Deuteronomy 2:31

31 The LORD said to me, "I have begun to give you Sihon and his country. Go ahead! Take possession of his land."

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 as the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir, and the Moabites, who live in Ar, did for us. We'll keep going until we cross the Jordan River into the land the LORD our God is giving us."

30 But King Sihon of Heshbon wouldn't allow us to pass through. The LORD your God made him stubborn and overconfident in order to hand him over to you, as he has now done.

31 The LORD said to me, "I have begun to give you Sihon and his country. Go ahead! Take possession of his land."

32 Sihon and all his troops came out to meet us in battle at Jahaz.

33 The LORD our God gave Sihon to us, and we defeated him, his sons, and all his troops.