Sihon and Og

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1. Hope and Defeat - Moshe's Supplication

   Rav Yaacov Steinman

   After the victory over Sihon and Og, Moshe beseeches God to allow him to enter Eretz Yisrael, in the hopes that being part of the victory might change his fate. God’s negative answer to Moshe signifies to the nation as a whole that our moral relationship with God will determine the outcome of history and not the winds of fate.

2. Avoiding Another Kadesh Barnea

   Rabbi David Silverberg

   Moshe’s history lesson is designed to avoid a repetition of the sin of the spies. To this end, the conquering of the Emmorite kings is described as premeditated and the tension regarding the Eastern tribes is downplayed. The commentators offer various explanations as to the relationship of the appointing of judges to the sin of the spies.

3. The Generation who Left Egypt - People of War?

   Rabbi Shlomo Dov Rosen