The land taken from Og and Sihon was good for cattle so Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh requested that the land become their inheritance instead of territory within the Promised Land of Canaan. At first Moses thought this was a rebellion like the one forty years before when Israel refused to enter the land, but the petitioners quickly explained they were willing to enter Canaan with the rest of Israel to take possession of the Promised Land, but afterwards they wished to return eastward across the Jordan. Their request was granted on condition they kept this promise.
Moses was distraught that he was not permitted to cross the river Jordan into the Promised Land, and he petitioned God to be allowed to do so. His request was refused but he was told that before he died he would see the land from the top of the mountain range, Pisgah. From there, looking across the Jordan, he would see the northern, southern, eastern, and western parts of the Promised Land. He could not enter into the land and his place as leader would be taken by Joshua who would take the people across the Jordan. Moses, despite his disappointment, was to encourage and strengthen Joshua for the task before him. We can see a reason in God’s purpose for Moses not entering the land in that he was typical of Jesus who ascended to Heaven, just as Moses ascended the mountain, after his “wilderness journey”. Jesus will come again to his inheritance of the Promised Land, and Moses will be there for the apostles saw him with Jesus in vision of that future time Matthew 17:3Waiting for response for Matthew 17:3
Verses 1,3,11
Waiting for response for Deuteronomy 3:1,3,11Og, king of Bashan, was a giant who fought against Israel, and was overthrone. Having defeated both Sihon (recorded in the previous chapter) and Og, Israel gained possession of all Gilead and Bashan on the east of Jordan.