Joshua 13:24-32
This is what Moses had given to the tribe of Gad, clan by clan:
The territory of Jazer, all the towns of Gilead and half the Ammonite country as far as Aroer, near Rabbah; and from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir; and in the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth and Zaphon with the rest of the realm of Sihon king of Heshbon (the east side of the Jordan, the territory up to the end of the Sea of Kinnereth). These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the Gadites, clan by clan.
This is what Moses had given to the half-tribe of Manasseh, that is, to half the family of the descendants of Manasseh, clan by clan:
The territory extending from Mahanaim and including all of Bashan, the entire realm of Og king of Bashan—all the settlements of Jair in Bashan, sixty towns, half of Gilead, and Ashtaroth and Edrei (the royal cities of Og in Bashan). This was for the descendants of Makir son of Manasseh—for half of the sons of Makir, clan by clan.
This is the inheritance Moses had given when he was in the plains of Moab across the Jordan east of Jericho. But to the tribe of Levi, Moses had given no inheritance; the LORD, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, as he promised them.
As I read this passage, I begin to appreciate how precise the allotment of the lands were, that God alloted the lands through Moses precise down to the clans. It was not that case that the lands were allocated to the tribes and they were left to sort it out themselves. And if we read on further, we will understand that the lands were alloted according to the faithfulness of the twelve sons of Jacob.
One question here. How faithful are we to God, and to His lands, and to His harvest? This is a question that all of us have to ask ourselves at one point, especially if we yearn for more from God. Those who are faithful with little will in turn be given more.
Today I will stop here for the moment. But it is faithfulness that we need to think about, regardless where we are.
The territory of Jazer, all the towns of Gilead and half the Ammonite country as far as Aroer, near Rabbah; and from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir; and in the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth and Zaphon with the rest of the realm of Sihon king of Heshbon (the east side of the Jordan, the territory up to the end of the Sea of Kinnereth). These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the Gadites, clan by clan.
This is what Moses had given to the half-tribe of Manasseh, that is, to half the family of the descendants of Manasseh, clan by clan:
The territory extending from Mahanaim and including all of Bashan, the entire realm of Og king of Bashan—all the settlements of Jair in Bashan, sixty towns, half of Gilead, and Ashtaroth and Edrei (the royal cities of Og in Bashan). This was for the descendants of Makir son of Manasseh—for half of the sons of Makir, clan by clan.
This is the inheritance Moses had given when he was in the plains of Moab across the Jordan east of Jericho. But to the tribe of Levi, Moses had given no inheritance; the LORD, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, as he promised them.
As I read this passage, I begin to appreciate how precise the allotment of the lands were, that God alloted the lands through Moses precise down to the clans. It was not that case that the lands were allocated to the tribes and they were left to sort it out themselves. And if we read on further, we will understand that the lands were alloted according to the faithfulness of the twelve sons of Jacob.
One question here. How faithful are we to God, and to His lands, and to His harvest? This is a question that all of us have to ask ourselves at one point, especially if we yearn for more from God. Those who are faithful with little will in turn be given more.
Today I will stop here for the moment. But it is faithfulness that we need to think about, regardless where we are.
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