The tribe of Simeon is next to receive their inheritance. Theirs is unique among all the others as it is surrounded on all sides by another tribe. Judah was given a VERY large portion. So large that they couldn’t care for all of it. The people were occupying the outer reaches and the center portion […]
The time has come to assign the inheritance to the last of the tribes of Israel. Benjamin’s lot is first up. His portion lay between Joseph’s families and Judah. Here we go with geography and topography again! I am not even going to attempt to figure it all out. SCORES of scholars haven’t been able […]
God’s house comes to rest. No more will it be moved about as Israel wanders. Now it’s time for the rest of Israel to find their homes. Seven tribes remain without an assigned inheritance. God chose Shiloh for the resting place of the Tabernacle. It will stay here until David brings it to Jerusalem. This […]
Joseph’s descendants are the next to receive their inheritance. The remaining half of Manasseh and all of Ephraim are up. But they are not satisfied with what they are given. When Jacob blessed Joseph’s sons he put his right hand on Ephraim’s head and his left on Manasseh’s. This was backwards for their birth order […]
Joshua assigns Judah their portion. Caleb, the leader of Judah asked for Hebron and now Joshua deals with the rest of that tribe. Let’s start off by saying I am NOT good with geography. I cannot tell you which map is right in its representation of what Joshua allotted to Judah. I can say that […]
