02/19/2026
Read before this Sunday's service (02/22/26) if possible. This is what Pastor Mark will be preaching about and will help you understand somethings that will happen in our service!
Og Is in Your Bible for a Reason
There are names in Scripture that we tend to skip over. We read them quickly, assume they are historical footnotes, and move on. But nothing is wasted in the Word of God. Every name, every battle, every strange detail is there because the Holy Spirit wanted it there.
Og is one of those names.
If you have ever read through the Torah, you have seen him. He was not just another king. He was a giant. A remnant of something ancient, something intimidating, something that looked impossible to defeat.
Let’s look at what the Bible actually says.
“For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of the giants. Indeed his bedstead was an iron bedstead… nine cubits is its length and four cubits its width, according to the standard cubit.”
— Deuteronomy 3:11 NKJV
Nine cubits. That is roughly thirteen to fourteen feet long. Scripture makes a point to tell us the size of his bed. Why? Because Og represented something massive. Something that towered over normal men. Something that looked undefeatable.
Og was the king of Bashan, a fortified region east of the Jordan. He ruled over sixty cities, all fortified with high walls, gates, and bars.
“All these cities were fortified with high walls, gates, and bars, besides a great many rural towns.”
— Deuteronomy 3:5 NKJV
So here is the picture. Israel is on the brink of promise. They are about to step into what God said was theirs. And standing in their way is a giant king with fortified cities and a legacy of intimidation.
Sound familiar?
Every generation faces its “Og.” Something that feels bigger than us. Cultural giants. Political giants. Financial giants. Ideological giants. Systems that seem too entrenched to move. Strongholds that look permanent.
But watch what happens next.
“So the Lord our God also delivered into our hands Og king of Bashan, with all his people, and we attacked him until he had no survivors remaining.”
— Deuteronomy 3:3 NKJV
It does not say Israel figured out a clever strategy. It does not say their strength was superior. It says the Lord delivered him.
That is the key.
Og represents the last stand of a dying system. The Bible calls him a remnant of the giants. He was a leftover from a previous era. He looked big, but he was not the future. He was a remnant.
Some of the things that intimidate the Church today are remnants. Loud. Intimidating. Massive in appearance. But remnants nonetheless.
You see this again when Moses recounts the victories.
“When you come near a city to fight against it, then proclaim an offer of peace to it.”
— Deuteronomy 20:10 NKJV
God always offers redemption first. Even in judgment, there is mercy. Even in confrontation, there is opportunity.
Here is the redemptive thread.
Og was defeated, and his land became an inheritance.
“And this land, which we possessed at that time… I gave to the Reubenites and the Gadites.”
— Deuteronomy 3:12 NKJV
What once belonged to a giant became part of Israel’s inheritance.
Catch that.
The territory of intimidation became the territory of promise.
The place of fear became the place of blessing.
The stronghold became an inheritance.
This is the pattern of God. The very area where the enemy tries to intimidate you is often the very area God intends to give you authority.
We saw it with David and Goliath. We see it with Og. We see it throughout Scripture.
“For the Lord your God is He who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.”
— Deuteronomy 20:4 NKJV
Og matters because he reminds us that giants fall. Not by might. Not by power. But because God fights for His people.
Now let us bring this into today.
There are giants in our culture. Giants of confusion. Giants of compromise. Giants of corruption. Giants of intimidation. Systems that look fortified with high walls and iron gates.
But if they stand in opposition to the purposes of God, they are not permanent. They are remnants.
We must not be intimidated by the size of the bed.
We must not measure the promise by the size of the opposition.
We must remember what Moses declared to Joshua:
“Do not fear them, for the Lord your God Himself fights for you.”
— Deuteronomy 3:22 NKJV
The Church does not advance by panic. The remnant does not advance by fear. We advance by faith. By obedience. By consecration.
Og fell because God had already determined the outcome.
And here is the redemptive part that I love.
The generation that first heard about giants at Kadesh Barnea ran in fear. They said, “We are like grasshoppers in our own sight.” They believed the report of intimidation.
But a new generation rose up. They faced Og. And they won.
The difference was not the size of the giant. The difference was the perspective of the people.
If you see yourself as a grasshopper, every problem looks like Og.
If you see yourself as covenant, every Og looks like a stepping stone.
You may be facing something tonight that feels massive. A financial situation. A ministry challenge. A cultural battle. A health report. A spiritual stronghold.
Remember this.
Og is in your Bible to tell you that the last giant standing is still no match for the covenant-keeping God.
The land of Bashan became inheritance.
The territory of intimidation became testimony.
And what the enemy meant to use as a final stronghold became a memorial of victory.
Do not fear the giants of this hour.
They may be tall. They may have iron beds and fortified cities. They may look entrenched.
But they are remnants.
And God is still delivering giants into the hands of His people.
