In this episode the children of Gad and the children of Reuben asked Moses to give them the land of Sihon and Og, because the land was good for cattle and they had much cattle. Moses quickly rebuked them saying, “shall your brethren go to war while you sit here?” He said if they refused to go up and fight the others would get discouraged. If the Gadites and the Reubenites refused to cross over the Jordan the Israelites would lose over 88,000 fighting men. This was a big deal because God said, in Leviticus chapter 26 verse 8, that their enemies would fall before them by the sword. And 5 of them would chase 100 and 100 shall put 10,000 to flight. So if 88,000 men were missing from the battlefield, we can see why the others would become discouraged. But the men told Moses, they would surely cross over the Jordan to help their brethren fight for the promised land but first they wanted to build fenced cities for their families and their cattle. Moses agreed to give them the land, if they kept their part of the agreement.If they did not do what they said, they would not "officially" receive the land. All their labor would be in vain and they would receive land on the other side of the Jordan with the rest of the tribes. We note that the land they requested, was not a part of the land God promised to give Abraham and his descendants. But Shion and Og came out against them as they were marching toward the promised land. And by the strong arm of the Lord the Israelites defeated them and gained possession of their land, all their cattle and all their treasure.Several prophets wrote about Sihon and Og, and how God defeated them and gave the children of Israel their land. Nehemiah 9:22 Moreover thou gavest them kingdoms and nations, and didst divide them into corners: so they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.Those evil kings were bad tenants in the lands they occupied. They were extremely wicked and cruel. So they were judged and cast out of the land.God created the earth so he owns all the land. And He determined it was time to cast out those evil men and their people, the people they taught to be evil. So they were evicted, and God let new tenants, his children, the Israelites, move into the land.God has promised to give the earth and all its land to the righteous. This will occur because Jesus the Christ, the second Adam, defeated the prince of the world.He said, in John chapter 16 verse 11 and John chapter 12 verse 31, that the world has been judged and the prince of the world has been judged and cast out.So we are reminded in Psalms chapter 37, not to envy the wicked but commit our life to the Lord, delight in him, do good, for in just a little while, the wicked will be no more. And those who worship and serve the Living God will dwell in the land forever, free of all evil. Here’s the text:Psalms 37:1 A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.Psalms 37:2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.Psalms 37:3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.Psalms 37:4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.Psalms 37:5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.Psalms 37:6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.Psalms 37:7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.Psalms 37:8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.Psalms 37:9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth. Psalms 37:10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.Psalms 37:11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.