The KJV Holy Bible

 

Deuteronomy Chapter Three

 

1 Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.

2 And the Lord said unto me, Fear him not: for I will deliver him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.

3 So the Lord our God delivered into our hands Og also, the king of Bashan, and all his people: and we smote him until none was left to him remaining.

4 And we took all his cities at that time, there was not a city which we took not from them, threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.

5 All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many.

6 And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city.

7 But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey to ourselves.

8 And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that was on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon;

9 (Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;)

10 All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.

11 For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.

12 And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites.

13 And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants.

14 Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashanhavothjair, unto this day.

15 And I gave Gilead unto Machir.

16 And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;

17 The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdothpisgah eastward.

18 And I commanded you at that time, saying, The Lord your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war.

19 But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (for I know that ye have much cattle,) shall abide in your cities which I have given you;

20 Until the Lord have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you, and until they also possess the land which the Lord your God hath given them beyond Jordan: and then shall ye return every man unto his possession, which I have given you.

21 And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall the Lord do unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest.

22 Ye shall not fear them: for the Lord your God he shall fight for you.

23 And I besought the Lord at that time, saying,

24 O Lord God, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?

25 I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon.

26 But the Lord was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the Lord said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.

27 Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan.

28 But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see.

29 So we abode in the valley over against Bethpeor.

 

 

Esoteric Interpretation & Commentary

 

The Hermetic Blueprint of Deuteronomy Chapter Three: The Final Giant and the Architecture of the Transitional Mind 

"Chapter Three details the Conscious Mind's confrontation with the most massive, deeply entrenched blockage of the lower Astral plane: King Og of Bashan. This represents the destruction of ancient, rigid Karmic trauma. Following this victory, the Sovereign Will strategically partitions this Conquered Energetic Territory, assigning specific lower Intellectual Faculties to stabilize the physical vessel while the remaining Psyche prepares for the Ultimate Transition into Higher Consciousness."

 

 

Verses 1-11: The Destruction of Og and the Iron Framework of the Ego - "Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan came out against us... For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof..." 

Bashan represents the heavy, fertile, and deeply ingrained lower nature of the Subconscious. King Og is the final "giant"—a towering, ancient egoic complex built from generations of dense material logic and primal fear. His "bedstead of Iron" symbolizes the rigid, Unyielding Mental framework upon which this massive ego rests. Iron in alchemy often represents the harsh, restrictive Forces of base martial reality. The Sovereign Will utterly annihilates this structure, proving that no matter how massive or deeply rooted a Psychological blockage appears, it is Entirely Powerless against the Pure, High-Frequency current of the Divine Light.

 

 

Verses 12-20: The Division of the Eastern Territory and the Unified Effort - "And this land, which we possessed at that time... gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites... But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle... shall abide in your cities which I have given you; Until the Lord have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you..." 

The conquered territory east of the Jordan represents the Stabilized, Enlightened aspects of the lower, tangible Mind. The Sovereign Will assigns this territory to Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh—representing the foundational Active and Emotional Faculties. However, a strict Hermetic Law of Internal Unity is enforced: while their "wives and cattle" (the passive, receptive, and animalistic energies) remain to stabilize the physical vessel, the Active, Conscious Power of these faculties must cross the threshold armed. They cannot rest in their own Alchemical success; they must Actively assist the Higher Faculties in conquering the rest of the Psyche until Total Internal Equilibrium is Achieved.

 

 

Verses 21-29: The Transition of Authority and the View from Pisgah - "And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto these two kings... I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan... But the Lord was wroth with me for your sakes... Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes..." 

The Sovereign Will (Moses) Recognizes that its specific Alchemical function—navigating and transmuting the wilderness of the lower Astral plane—is complete. It petitions to enter the Promised Land (Pure Spiritual Consciousness), but the Universal Source denies this. The localized, striving Will must dissolve; it cannot cross the final threshold. Instead, it is commanded to ascend Pisgah (a State of Elevated Spiritual Vision) to observe the finalized state of the Microcosm. Total Magickal Authority is now transferred to Joshua (the Christos Frequency in Active, Self-Sustaining operation). The striving Mind ends, and the phase of Pure, Effortless Divine Manifestation begins.