Lux Domini
While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover them within that time?

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Interpretation

One instance of the honour and respect we owe to God, as our God, is, rightly to employ what he gives us to possess. Receive it from him, use it for him, and part with it when he calls for it.

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This thought runs through Judges 11:24-28.

Glossary

Arnon Place
Biblical river. Modern identification: Wadi Mujib.
Heshbon Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Hesban.
Aroer Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Arair.