We are coming near the end of the allocations for the people of Israel. Today’s task for Joshua is designating the cities of refuge. There are six cities of refuge spread throughout the land that God gave to Israel. These six cities are special. They are for the protection of anyone who ACCIDENTALLY kills someone […]
The land is now divided among all the tribes. Now it is Joshua’s turn to receive something for all he has done with Israel. Before reading this section I wondered if Joshua was expecting this. I contemplated whether this was a surprise to him or not. After reading our text I realized that it was […]
The final assignment of inheritance goes to Dan. No need to “pull the lot” for this one as Dan is the only tribe left to waiting. I feel for Dan on a couple of levels. First of all I feel like he is the last child on the playground to be picked for a team. […]
We are looking at the sixth lot today. It’s owner is Naphtali. What territory will they receive from Joshua? The lot for Naphtali is between his brother Asher and the Jordan. He is bounded on the bottom by his brothers Zebulun and Issachar. Issachar isn’t listed in our text but being he is right next […]
It is time for the fifth lot to be pulled in the assignment of territory in the Promised Land. And the winner is… Asher! Asher is given territory that still needed to be conquered. The region they were assigned wasn’t cleared during the campaigns that Joshua led. But by the time Israel is split into […]
