“So the men went and passed up and down in the land and wrote in a book a description of it by towns in seven divisions. Then they came to Joshua to the camp at Shiloh, and Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord. And there Joshua apportioned the land to the…
Month: February 2020
Joshua 17
This chapter details the inheritance of the half-tribe of Manasseh, and some final details for both tribes of Joseph. “Then the people of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, ‘Why have you given me but one lot and one portion as an inheritance, although I am a numerous people, since all along the Lord has blessed…
A Prayer for Perseverance and Patience
Father God, our Lord and King, Holy is Your name. Please help us to rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, and be constant in prayer. We wish to walk in a manner fully pleasing to You, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in knowledge of You. Please help us not to grow…
Joshua 16
This short (10 verse) chapter describes the inheritance of Ephraim, one of the two tribes of Joseph. “The people of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance. However, they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites have lived in the midst of Ephraim to this day but have been…
A Prayer of Thanksgiving
We give thanks to You O Lord, for You are good, and Your steadfast love endures forever. We thank You Lord for Your wondrous works to the children of man. You satisfy our longing souls, and fill our hungry souls with good things. And may Your peace, which surpasses all understanding, guard our hearts and…
Joshua 15
This chapter details the borders of Judah, and the cities they were given as their allotment. “This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Judah according to their clans. 21 The cities belonging to the tribe of the people of Judah in the extreme south, toward the boundary of Edom, were… in…
Joshua 14
“Then the people of Judah came to Joshua… And Caleb… said to him, ‘You know what the Lord said to Moses… I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me… to spy out the land, and I brought him word again as it was in my heart. And Moses swore…
Joshua 13
This chapter details the many nations and people groups that remain in Canaan (including the Philistines, Sidonians and Amorites), as well as the lands that had already been distributed as an inheritance. “Now Joshua was old and advanced in years, and the Lord said to him, ‘You are old and advanced in years, and there…
A Prayer for Blessing
Taste and see that the Lord our eternal refuge is good, and give thanks for that goodness, for his steadfast love endures forever. Blessed are you who trusts in the Lord, you are like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear drought, for you will…
Joshua 12
This chapter contains a recap of the kings defeated by Israel under the leadership of Moses and Joshua. “Now these are the kings of the land whom the people of Israel defeated and took possession of their land beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise, from the Valley of the Arnon to Mount Hermon, with all…