Daily reading
Today’s reading is: Josh. 12:7-15:19
Video
Joshua Chapter Twelve
(Outline continues from yesterday)
- Thirty-one kings west of the Jordan (Josh. 12:7-24).
Joshua Chapter Thirteen
- Chapter Thirteen begins the division of the land, into the inheritance of the tribes of Israel.
- The Lord addressed Joshua in his old age, and charged him with passing the colors to the next generation (Josh. 13:1).
- Unconquered land remained (Josh. 13:2-6).
- The land was to be apportioned, so that each tribe could occupy their territory, and complete the Canaanite extermination.
- Nine and one-half tribes west of the Jordan still needed their inheritance (Josh. 13:7).
- Reuben, Gad, and ½ Manasseh already had their land-grant, east of the Jordan (Josh. 13:8-33).
- The Transjordan conquest was an incomplete conquest, but Reuben, Gad, and ½ Manasseh wanted the land anyway (Josh. 13:13).
- Joshua confirmed the instructions of Moses, and released Reuben, Gad, and ½ Manasseh from any further military obligations west of the Jordan.
Joshua Chapter Fourteen
- The land division continues, with the land west of Jordan (Josh. 14:1-5).
- Eleazar the priest has supreme spiritual authority.
- Joshua has supreme temporal authority.
- The heads of the households assist Eleazar and Joshua in the land allocation (Num. 34:17-29).
- Caleb makes a land request, which is granted and blessed by Joshua (Josh. 14:6-15).
Joshua Chapter Fifteen
- The first lot for land division went to Judah (Josh. 15:1-63).
- The tribal borders are established within the conquest borders previously stipulated (Josh. 15:1-12 cf. Num. 34:1-12).
- The Request of Caleb is confirmed, and details are provided for Caleb’s victories over the giants of Hebron (Josh. 15:13-20).
- Arba, the fallen angel who procreated Anak (v.13).
- Anak, the nephelim son of Arba (v.13).
- Anak’s clan chieftains: Sheshai, Ahiman, Talmai (v.14). Anakim are part of the Nephelim (Num. 13:33) + Anakim are regarded as Rephaim (Dt. 2:11).
(Chapter Fifteen continues tomorrow)