God Assigns our Battles. 神指定我们的战争
He instructed the nation not to meddle with the Edomites, the Moabites, or the Ammonites. The people were to behave themselves as godly pilgrims and avoid creating trouble. For a nation that enjoyed great victory in war, His instructions were probably hard to take, but God had better things for His people than the spoils of those nations. (See Rom. 12:18; Col. 4:5.) It is unwise to meddle in things that God commands us to avoid.
神指示以色列不得扰害以东人、摩押人或亚扪人。众百姓当作世上敬虔的客旅，遵守规矩，不得滋事。对于经历无数胜利的以色列而言，神此时的指示或许难以接受，但神对他们的计划，远胜于争战得来的掳掠之物。（参罗12:18；西4:5）。擅自掺和神要我们避开的事是不明智的。
God Assures our Victory. 神保证我们的胜利
When the Lord leads us into battle, we need not fear, for His commandment is His enablement. Israel defeated Sihon, and “there was not one city too strong” (v. 36) for God’s people. (See 1 John 5:1-4)
当主带领我们进入战场时，我们无需害怕，因为祂的命令就是祂大能的彰显。以色列击败了西宏，而“没有一座城墙是坚固得使神的子民不能攻取”的（36节）。（见约一5:1-4）
God Assigns our Inheritance. 神指定我们的产业
God promised to give the Trans-Jordan territory to the tribes of Reuben and Gad (Num. 32), and He kept His promise. (See Ps. 47:4; Acts 20:32; 1 Pet. 1:3–5.) God promises – we possess by faith!
神应许将横贯约旦境内赐给流便子孙和迦得子孙（民32），而祂遵守了自己的诺言（见诗47:4；徒20:32；彼前1:3-5）。神所应许的，我们凭着信心领受！
Praying the Scripture 用经文祷告
- Avoiding the Edomites 避开以东人 (vv. 1–8; Num. 20:14–21).
Moses was commanded by God not to declare war on the people of Edom and try to take their land. The Edomites were descended from Jacob’s brother, Esau, and therefore were related to the Jews (Gen. 36).
神吩咐摩西不可与以东人争战或尝试争夺他们的土地。由于以东人是雅各兄长以扫的子孙，所以以东人与犹太人是有亲属关系的（创36）。
- Avoiding the Moabites and Ammonites 避开摩押人和亚扪人 (vv. 9–23).
Just as the Edomites were not attacked and conquered because they were related to Jacob, so the Moabites and Ammonites were spared because they were the descendants of Lot, the nephew of Abraham (Gen. 19:30–38). It is interesting to note that the Lord is still merciful and compassionate to Jacob’s brother Esau and Abraham’s nephew Lot.
正如以东人因着与雅各的亲属关系不被攻击，摩押人和亚扪人也因为他们是亚伯拉罕侄子罗得的后裔（创19:30-38）而被赦了。有趣的是，我们可以发现主对雅各的哥哥以扫和亚伯拉罕的侄子罗得仍存有怜悯和慈悲之心。
- Defeating the Amorites 击败亚摩利人 (v. 24–3:11).
Sihon and Og were powerful kings in the region of the Amorites on the east side of the Jordan, and the Lord had determined to destroy them and their people. Liberal critics of the Bible express concern at the way Israel destroyed entire nations, killed “innocent people”, and confiscated their cities and their lands. But how “innocent” were these people? The critics of Scripture may not realize that the nations Israel encountered east of the Jordan and in Canaan itself were indescribably wicked. They were brutal people who sacrificed their own children to the false gods that they worshiped. Male and female prostitutes served in their temples and sexual intercourse was an important part of the Canaanite religion. Let pray that we do not jump to conclusion and blame God without a proper understanding of the Bible.
西宏和噩是约旦以东亚摩利区域的两位强大国王，而主已经决意要消灭他们和他们的子民。以色列人摧毁整个国家、杀害“无辜的人”，并抢夺他们城市和土地的方式，都受到了圣经自由主义评论家的异议。但是，亚摩利人究竟有多“无辜”呢？这些自由主义者可能没有意识到，以色列在约旦以东和迦南所遇到的国家到底有多邪恶。他们都是残暴的，将自己的孩子牺牲献给所敬拜的众假神。男女成为庙妓，性交更是迦南宗教重要的一部分。让我们祈祷，要正确理解圣经，不随意妄下结论责怪神。
