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“Then we turned and went up toward Bashan. And Og, king of Bashan, came out against us with all his people, to battle at Edrei.
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But the LORD said to me, Do not fear him, for I have given him into your hand, with all his people and his land; and you shall do to him as you did to Sihon, king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon.
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So the LORD our God also gave Og, king of Bashan, with all his people into our hand, and we struck him down until no survivor was left.
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At that time we took all his cities; there was not a city that we did not take from them: sixty cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
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All these were fortified cities, with high walls, gates, and bars; besides these there were very many unwalled towns.
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We utterly destroyed them, as we did to Sihon, king of Heshbon, destroying every city: men, women, and children.
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But all the livestock and the spoil of the cities we took as plunder for ourselves.
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So at that time we took from the hand of those two Amorite kings the land beyond the Jordan, from the river Arnon to Mount Hermon
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— the Sidonians call Hermon Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir —,
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all the cities of the highlands, all Gilead, and all Bashan as far as Salecah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
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Only Og, king of Bashan, remained of the remnant of the Rephaim. Indeed, his bed was a bed of iron; is it not still in Rabbah of the Ammonites? Nine cubits was its length and four cubits its width, by the common cubit.”
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“And this land we took possession of at that time; from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half of the hill country of Gilead with its cities I gave to the Reubenites and the Gadites;
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and the rest of Gilead and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, that is, all the region of Argob, I gave to the half-tribe of Manasseh. — All Bashan is called the land of the Rephaim. —
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Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and called that region, namely Bashan, after his own name: Havvoth-jair, as it is to this day.
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To Machir I gave Gilead.
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And to the Reubenites and to the Gadites I gave part of Gilead, from here as far as the river Arnon, that is, the middle of the river and its border, and from there as far as the river Jabbok, the border of the Ammonites;”
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and the Arabah, the Jordan, and its border, from Kinnereth as far as the Sea of the Arabah, that is, the Salt Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah toward the east.
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At that time I commanded you, saying: The LORD your God has given you this land to possess; but you, all the men of valor, shall cross over armed before your brothers, the Israelites.
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Only your wives and your little ones, and your livestock—I know that you have much livestock—may remain in the cities that I have given you,
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until the LORD gives rest to your brothers as to you, and they also possess the land which the LORD your God gives them beyond the Jordan. Then you may return, each man to his own possession which I have given you.
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And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying: Your own eyes have seen all that the LORD your God did to these two kings. So will the LORD do to all the kingdoms into which you are going.
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Do not fear them, for the LORD your God, he it is who fights for you.”
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“And at that time I sought favor from the LORD, saying:
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O Lord GOD, you have begun to show your servant your greatness and your mighty hand; for what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do mighty deeds like yours?
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Let me cross over and see the good land beyond the Jordan, that good hill country, and Lebanon.
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But the LORD was angry with me because of you and would not listen to me. The LORD said to me: Enough! Speak no more to me of this matter.
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Go up to the top of Pisgah and lift up your eyes to the west, and to the north, and to the south, and to the east, and look carefully, for you shall not cross over this Jordan.
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But command Joshua, and strengthen and encourage him, for he shall cross over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land that you will see.
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So we stayed in the valley opposite Beth-peor.
🛡️🏔️🙏 Summary of Deuteronomy 3 – Victory over Og & Moses’ Exclusion from Canaan
Deuteronomy 3 continues the account of Moses’ leadership near the end of his life. This chapter includes:
- The conquest of Og, king of Bashan, the last giant king in the region east of the Jordan River.
- The division of the land to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh.
- Moses’ request to enter the Promised Land, but it was denied by God.
📌 1. Victory over Og, King of Bashan (verses 1–11)
- After defeating King Sihon (Deuteronomy 2), Israel continued the war against Og, the giant king of Bashan at Edrei.
- The LORD assured Moses:
“Do not fear him, for I have given him into your hand.”
- Israel won completely — all the cities in that region were captured (60 cities).
- Og was the last king of the Rephaim (giants), and his bed was made of iron — showing his extraordinary size.
🎯 The Lord gives victory even over enemies that seem “impossible” by human measure.
📌 2. Division of the Territory on the East Side of the Jordan (verses 12–20)
- The conquered territory was divided among:
The tribe of Reuben,
The tribe of Gad, and
Half the tribe of Manasseh (the sons of Machir).
- Although they received land earlier, they were required to fight alongside their brothers until all Israel received its inheritance.
🎯 Personal blessing must not make us selfish — we must still support the family of faith until all enter God’s promise.
📌 3. Moses’ Request Denied (verses 21–29)
- Moses pleaded with the Lord to be allowed to enter the land of Canaan:
“Let me cross over, so that I may see that good land…”
- But the Lord did not permit Moses to enter because of his earlier disobedience (Numbers 20), and allowed him only to see the land from Mount Pisgah.
- The Lord commanded Moses to strengthen and encourage Joshua, for he was the one who would bring the people into the land.
🎯 A true leader learns to let go of his own will, and to pass the baton to the next generation.
📖 Main Teaching
- No enemy is too great for the Lord — even a giant king can be defeated.
- Spiritual inheritance often comes through battles of faith, not comfort.
- True leadership includes preparing others to carry the mission forward.
- The Lord forgives, but the consequences of disobedience may still remain.
- Personal victory must not make us passive toward shared responsibility.
✨ Spiritual Meaning (New Testament)
- Og symbolizes a great spiritual enemy — “giants” in our lives — who can be overcome only by God’s power, not our own strength (Ephesians 6:10).
- Moses represents the Law, which could not bring the people into the promised land; only Joshua (Jesus in Hebrew) could.
- We learn to honor God’s authority, even when our prayers are not answered as we wish — Jesus himself said:
“Not my will, but Yours be done.” (Luke 22:42)
