Joshua 17
Manasseh
1Then allotment was made to the people of Manasseh, for he was(BQ) the firstborn of Joseph. To(BR) Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead,(BS) were allotted Gilead and Bashan, because he was a man of war.
When we look at the first verse we wonder about the allotment being made to [...]
Entries from April 2009
April 29, 2009
Joshua 17-18: From Shiloh to Jerusalem
April 27, 2009
Joshua 15-16: Judah and Joseph
Joshua 15
(Courtesy of ESV Study Bible)
After being done with the allotment east of Jordan, we now turn to the allotment west of Jordan.
1. The Allotment for Judah
Side
Specific boundaries
South
1The allotment for the tribe of the people of Judah according to their clans reached southward(A) to the boundary of Edom, to(B) the [...]
April 25, 2009
Joshua 13-14: The New Heaven and Earth of all saints
Joshua 13
Land Still to Be Conquered (for the 9 tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh):
(COURTESY OF THE ESV STUDY BIBLE)
Joshua 12 was just a taster of these remaining chapters, as Joshua 13 opens with the statement that there remains much land to possess. What is more important is the LORD’s statement that [...]
April 23, 2009
Joshua 11-12: Firstfruits
Joshua 11
2. Conquests in Northern Canaan
1When Jabin, king of Hazor, heard of this, he(A) sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, 2and to the kings who were in the northern hill country, and in the(B) Arabah south of(C) Chinneroth, and in the lowland, [...]
April 21, 2009
Joshua 9-10: The suffering of the true King
Joshua 9
1As soon as all the kings who were beyond the Jordan(CV) in the hill country and in the lowland all along the coast(CW) of the Great Sea toward Lebanon,(CX) the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, heard of this, 2they gathered together as one to fight against [...]