Meddle Mess
“Do not meddle with them, for I will not give you any of their land, no, not so much as one footstep, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.” Deuteronomy 2:5 NKJV Relationships in life, whether business, social, family, and corporate, are simply a meddle mess. If everyone can know and keep his ‘No Go’ area, there would be little to no headache, worry and anxiety, and useless rivalry. Unfortunately, most people are not wired to know, and those who know are often unwilling to keep to the divine revelation or guidance for reasons best known to them. For the Israelites, their ‘No Go’ areas were Mount Seir and Ar in Moab that have been given to the descendants of Esau and Lot respectively. Unless by any unprovoked attack from the Ammonites and Moabites, the Lord hasn’t given Israel these territories as a meddle mess; and so Israel need not negotiate a relationship that would anticipate in the future some mutual benefits. Invariably, benefits received f...