Beginning of the End - Ellen G. White

size even in a nation of giants.
But the cloudy pillar moved forward, and the Hebrew soldiers
advanced to Edrei, where the giant king waited for them. Og had
skillfully chosen the place of battle. The city of Edrei stood on the
border of a high, broad flatland rising abruptly from the plain and
covered with jagged rocks. It could be approached only by narrow
pathways, steep and difficult to navigate. In case of defeat, his
forces could find refuge in that wilderness of rocks where it would
be impossible for strangers to follow.
Moses Trusted God
Confident of success, the king came out with an immense army
on the open plain. When the Hebrews looked at that giant of giants
towering above the soldiers of his army, when they saw the
seemingly invincible fortress with unseen thousands entrenched
behind it, the hearts of many quaked with fear. But Moses was calm
and firm; the Lord had said concerning the king of Bashan, "Do not
fear him: for I have delivered him and all his people and his land
into your hand; you shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the
Amorites."
No mighty giants, walled cities, armed hosts, nor rocky
fortresses could stand before the Captain of the Lord's host. The
Lord led the army, and the Lord conquered in behalf of Israel. The
giant king and his army were destroyed, and the Israelites soon took
possession of the whole country. Thus that strange people who had
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