Week 66, Day 5: Judah’s portion
Today’s Reading: Joshua 15:1-63
Some thoughts from today’s reading…
This chapter details for us the border of the territory of Judah. It is hard to follow the exact lay of the territory from just reading the description. But you can easily tell from the description that the lay out of the land was very detailed. I was also struck by the number of cities inherited by Judah. Remember that in the counting of Israel before entering the land, Judah had 76,500 men in it, Num 26:22. The territory of Judah is one of the larger territories.
We also have a note given in this chapter regarding Jerusalem. It is interesting to read that Judah was unable to drive out the inhabitants of Jerusalem. I wonder if this was because of some lack of trust in Jehovah by the people of Judah or if this was due to some plan that God was setting into place for later.
Question: What problems could arise later for Israel if the territories were not clearly laid out?
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