Chukat Part 4: Can You Pivot Like Moses?

Fresh off the big news that he won't be going into Israel, Moses gets right back to work, for the very people that caused him to lose his chance to go into Israel. Being able to pivot immediately instead of lingering in the expired situation is the mark of the truly great. Moses reaches out to Edom and asks for permission to pass through their land on the way to Israel. Edom, being Edom, says no with a capital N.