Deuteronomy 2:31

31 "Then the Lord said to me, 'See, I have begun to give Sihon and his land to you. Begin to take possession of it.'

Deuteronomy 2:31 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 2:31

And the Lord said unto me
After or about the time when the messengers were sent to Sihon, perhaps when they had returned and had brought his answer:

behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before thee;
by hardening his heart, which was a sure token of his ruin, and a leading step to the delivery of him into the hands of Israel:

begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land;
move towards it and enter into it, not fearing any opposition made by him.

Deuteronomy 2:31 In-Context

29 just as the descendants of Esau who live in Seir did for us, and the Moabites who live in Ar, until we cross the Jordan into the land the Lord our God is giving us.'

30 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us travel through his land, for the Lord your God made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate in order to hand him over to you, as has now taken place.

31 "Then the Lord said to me, 'See, I have begun to give Sihon and his land to you. Begin to take possession of it.'

32 So Sihon and his whole army came out against us for battle at Jahaz.

33 The Lord our God handed him over to us, and we defeated him, his sons, and his whole army.