God instructs His people to set aside cities for the Levites. Six of these cities are cities of refuge for anyone who accidentally kills someone. The Levites are not to be given an inheritance among the other tribes. They will not personally possess land in their own names or even their family’s name. Instead they […]
God establishes who the chief among the chiefs is to be for each tribe. He appointed one as head over all to divide the land. This is one sure way to keep fighting down. Let God appoint the heads of the tribes. The original heads of the tribes have died off in the wilderness. These […]
God sets the boundaries for the land Israel will inhabit. He marks off all four directions with specific landmarks they could easily identify. God didn’t give Israel free rein to take over as much territory as they wanted wherever they wanted. He set down boundaries for them. But they would have to do the work […]
God commanded Israel to make a clean sweep of the land. They were to drive out ALL the inhabitants from the Promised Land. I don’t know what it is about this one section of the world but God had plans for it. Of all the places on planet Earth that God could have chosen, He […]
God had Moses keep track of every place the Israelites camped along the way. He wanted an accurate record for the people to look back on. One problem we face is that the names of the places have changed over time and their exact locations can’t be certain. But then that isn’t a horrible problem […]
