I'm going to generalize chapters 18-21, because they are mostly the division of land between the remaining tribes. But there are a couple things I wanted to point out.
In Chapter 18, I was grabbed by verse 3. God has led His people to this land. He has prepared it through the labor of others so that it is ready to just move in. He didn't make them work for it--He fought for them and delivered the enemies into their hand. And now, when all they have to do is claim the prize, they are sitting on the sidelines. How long will you put off accepting the gift that God has given you?
Isn't this exactly the way we react to God's free gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ? The work has been done on our behalf. All we have to do is accept it--to give God the credit for what He's done, and admit that we need it in the first place. But, either that sounds too easy, or we're too proud that we can't do it ourselves. We just wait around, dead in our transgression, and not willing to hold out our arms and accept life. For free. I see that vividly here.
Chapter 19 The division of the land between these tribes.
Chapter 20 Appointing the cities of refuge.
Chapter 21 Each tribe of Israel was required to give of their land to the Levites.
verses 43-45 It was God's plan. It was God's preparation and might that made it happen. It was God's promise that was kept. All that was required of them was to follow and obey. If they were obedient, they got to be a part of God's glory. The same is true for us.
Next time Joshua 22-24 and a look back.
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