Day 87 of My 4th Bible Study Journey - 27 March 2024 reflections
Day 87, 27 March 2024
1) Joshua 19, Joshua 20, Joshua 21 , 1 Chron 6:54-81
JOSHUA 19
Allotment for Simeon
1 Ch 4:28-33
1 (Jos 19:9) The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of Simeon
according to their clans. Their inheritance was within the inheritance
of the tribe of Judah.
2 (1Ch 4:28-30) Their inheritance was Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah,
3 Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem,
4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,
5 Ziklag, Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susah,
6 Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen: thirteen cities and their villages;
7 (Jos 15:42) Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan: four cities
and their villages;
8 and all the villages that were around
these cities as far as Baalath Beer, Ramah of the Negev.
This was the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon according to their clans.
9 Simeon received a portion of the inheritance of Judah,
for the inheritance of Judah was too large for them,
so Simeon inherited land in the midst of the inheritance of Judah.
[1] And the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of the
children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was
within the inheritance of the children of Judah.
[2] And they had in their inheritance Beer-sheba, or Sheba, and Moladah,
[3] And Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Azem,
[4] And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,
[5] And Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah,
[6] And Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages:
[7] Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:
[8] And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath-beer,
Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of
Simeon according to their families.
[9] Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the
children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for
them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the
inheritance of them.
Allotment for Zebulun
10 The third lot came up for Zebulun according to their clans.
Their territory extended to Sarid,
11 (Jos 12:22) and their border ascended westward to Maralah,
reaching Dabbesheth and the valley east of Jokneam.
12 From Sarid the border turned east to the border of Kisloth Tabor,
out to Daberath, and up to Japhia.
13 From there it passes east to Gath Hepher and Eth Kazin.
It turns out to Rimmon and turns toward Neah.
14 The boundary turns north to Hannathon
and extends to the Valley of Iphtah El;
15 (Jos 11:1) and Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah,
and Bethlehem: twelve cities and their villages.
16 This was the inheritance of the tribe of Zebulun
according to their clans: these cities and their villages.
[10] And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to
their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid:
[11] And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to
Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam;
[12] And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of
Chisloth-tabor, and then goeth out to daberath, and goeth up to Japhia,
[13] And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittah-hepher, to
Ittah-kazin, and goeth out to Remmon-methoar to Neah;
[14] And the border compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon: and the
outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthah-el:
[15] And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem:
twelve cities with their villages.
[16] This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their
families, these cities with their villages.
Allotment for Issachar
17 The fourth lot came out for Issachar, for the tribe of Issachar
according to their clans.
18 (1Sa 28:4; 2Ki 4:8) Their territory included Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,
19 Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,
20 Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,
21 Remeth, En Gannim, En Haddah, and Beth Pazzez.
22 (Jdg 4:6) The border touches Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh,
then extends to the Jordan: sixteen cities and their villages.
23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Issachar according
to their clans: the cities and their villages.
[17] And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar
according to their families.
[18] And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,
[19] And Hapharaim, and Shion, and Anaharath,
[20] And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,
[21] And Remeth, and En-gannim, and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez;
[22] And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Beth-shemesh; and
the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with their
villages.
[23] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar
according to their families, the cities and their villages.
Allotment for Asher
24 The fifth lot came out for the tribe of Asher according to their clans.
25 Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Akshaph,
26 (1Ki 18:20; 18:42) Allammelek, Amad, and Mishal. On the west their
border touches Carmel and Shihor Libnath.
27 (1Ki 9:13) Then it turns eastward, goes to Beth Dagon, and touches
Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah El northward to Beth Emek and Neiel;
then it continues in the north to Kabul,
28 (Jdg 1:31; Jos 11:8) Abdon, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.
29 (Jdg 1:31; 2Sa 5:11) Then the border turned to Ramah, reaching
the fortified city of Tyre. Then the border turned to Hosah,
and ended at the Mediterranean Sea by the region of Akzib,
30 Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob: twenty-two cities and their villages.
31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Asher according
to their clans: these cities and their villages.
[24] And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher
according to their families.
[25] And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,
[26] And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward,
and to Shihor-libnath;
[27] And turneth toward the sunrising to Beth-dagon, and reacheth to
Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah-el toward the north side of
Beth-emek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,
[28] And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;
[29] And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and
the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from
the coast to Achzib:
[30] Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their
villages.
[31] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according
to their families, these cities with their villages.
Allotment for Naphtali
32 The sixth lot came out for the tribe of Naphtali according to their clans.
33 (Jdg 4:11) Their border runs from Heleph, from the oak of Zaanannim,
to Adami Nekeb and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum, and extends to the Jordan.
34 (Dt 33:23) The border turns west to Aznoth Tabor, goes out from there
to Hukkok, and touches Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west, and Judah
at the Jordan on the east.
35 (Jos 11:2; Ge 10:18) Their fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath,
Rakkath, Kinnereth,
36 (Jos 11:1) Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,
37 Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor,
38 Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh:
nineteen cities and their villages.
39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Naphtali according
to their clans: the cities and their villages.
[32] The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the
children of Naphtali according to their families.
[33] And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami,
Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan:
[34] And then the coast turneth westward to Aznoth-tabor, and goeth out from
thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side, and reacheth to
Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrising.
[35] And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and
Chinnereth,
[36] And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,
[37] And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor,
[38] And Iron, and Migdal-el, Horem, and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh;
nineteen cities with their villages.
[39] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali
according to their families, the cities and their villages.
Allotment for Dan
40 The seventh lot came out for the tribe of Dan according to their clans.
41 The territory of their inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,
42 (Jdg 1:35) Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,
43 (Ge 38:12) Elon, Timnah, Ekron,
44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
45 (Jos 21:24) Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon,
46 (Jnh 1:3) Me Jarkon, and Rakkon, along with the territory near Joppa.
47 (Jdg 1:34-35) Yet the tribe of Dan lost their territory, so they went up
to wage war against Leshem and captured it. They attacked it
with the edge of the sword, took possession of it, and settled there.
They called Leshem Dan after the name of Dan their father.
48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Dan according to their clans:
these cities and their villages.
[40] And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan
according to their families.
[41] And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and
Ir-shemesh,
[42] And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
[43] And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
[44] And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
[45] And Jehud, and Bene-berak, and Gath-rimmon,
[46] And Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.
[47] And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them:
therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it,
and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt
therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.
[48] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according
to their families, these cities with their villages.
The Allotment for Joshua
49 When they had finished allotting the land according to its boundaries,
the children of Israel gave an inheritance among them to Joshua son of Nun.
50 (Jos 24:30; Jdg 2:9) According to the word of the Lord, they gave him
the city for which he asked: Timnath Serah in the hill country of Ephraim.
He built up the city and lived in it.
51 (Jos 14:1; 18:10) These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest,
Joshua son of Nun, and the family leaders of the Israelite tribes assigned
by lot in Shiloh before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
So they completed dividing the land.
[49] When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their
coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun
among them:
[50] According to the word of the LORD they gave him the city which he
asked, even Timnath-serah in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt
therein.
[51] These are the inheritances which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son
of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of
Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the
door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing
the country.
JOSHUA 20
Cities of Refuge
Nu 35:9-34; Dt 4:41-43; 19:1-14
1 Then the Lord said to Joshua,
2 (Nu 35:6; Dt 4:41-43) "Say to the children of Israel,
'Choose refuge cities, as I told you through Moses,
3 so that anyone who kills a person without intent
and unknowingly may flee there. They shall be your refuge
from the avenger of blood.
4 (Jer 38:7; Ru 4:1-2) " 'The refugee can flee to one of these cities
then stand at the entrance of the city gate and tell his case
to the city elders. They will take him into the city
and give him a place to stay, and he will live with them.
5 (Nu 35:12) When the avenger of blood comes after him,
they shall not hand over the manslayer to him,
for he struck down his neighbor unintentionally
with no premeditated malice.
6 (Nu 35:12; 35:24-25) He shall live in that city
until he stands before the congregation for judgment,
until the death of the high priest serving at that time.
Then the manslayer may return to his home
and to his city from which he had fled.'"
7 (Jos 21:11; 21:32; 1Ch 6:76) They selected Kedesh in Galilee in the hill
country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim,
and Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
8 (Jos 21:36; 1Ch 6:78) Across the Jordan east of Jericho, theyselected
Bezer in the wilderness plain from the tribe of Reuben,
Ramoth in Gilead from thetribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan
from the tribe of Manasseh.
9 (Nu 35:15) These were the cities designated for all the children
of Israel and resident foreigners living among them,
to which anyone who killed someone inadvertently could flee
and not die at the hand of the avenger of blood
until he stood before the congregation.
Joshua 20
[1] The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,
[2] Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of
refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:
[3] That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may
flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.
[4] And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the
entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of
the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and
give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
[5] And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not
deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour
unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.
[6] And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation
for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those
days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his
own house, unto the city from whence he fled.
[7] And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in
mount Ephraim, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.
[8] And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in
the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in
Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of
Manasseh.
[9] These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for
the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person
at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of
blood, until he stood before the congregation.
JOSHUA 21
Cities for the Levites
(1Ch 6:54-80)
1 (Jos 14:1; 17:4) The family leaders of the Levites approached Eleazar
the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the family leaders of the Israelite tribes.
2 (Jos 18:1) At Shiloh in the land of Canaan they said to them,
"Through Moses the Lord commanded that we be given cities
in which to live and grazing lands for our livestock."
3 So according to the word of the Lord, out of their inheritance
the children of Israel gave the Levites these cities and their grazing lands.
4 The lot came out for the clans of the Kohathites,
so the Levites who were descendants of Aaron received an allotment
of thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
5 (Jos 21:20-26) The remaining descendants of Kohath received an allotment
of ten cities from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan,
and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
6 (Jos 21:27-33) The descendants of Gershon received an allotment of thirteen
cities from the clans of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali,
and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
7 (Jos 21:34-40) Descendants of Merari by their clans received an allotment
of twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
8 (Jos 21:3) The children of Israel allotted the Levites these cities
and their grazing lands, as the Lord commanded through Moses.
9 From the tribes of Judah and Simeon they assigned
the following cities with these names.
10 (Jos 21:4) They were assigned to the descendants of Aaron,
to the clans of the Kohathites of the tribe of Levi,
for theirs was the first lot.
11 (1Ch 6:55; Lk 1:39) They assigned them Kiriath Arba
(Arba was the father of Anak), which is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah,
and the grazing lands around it.
12(Now they had assigned the city's fields and its surrounding villages
to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his property.)
13 (Jos 15:42; 10:29) So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they assigned
Hebron (a refuge city for people who committed manslaughter),
Libnah with its pastures,
14 (Jos 15:48; 15:50) Jattir, Eshtemoa,
15 (Jos 15:49; 15:51) Holon, Debir,
16 (Jos 15:10; 15:55) Ain, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh, together with the grazing
lands of each: nine cities from these two tribes.
17 (Jos 9:3; 18:24-25) From the tribe of Benjamin they assigned Gibeon, Geba,
18 Anathoth, and Almon, together with the grazing lands of each: four cities.
19 Altogether the descendants of Aaron received thirteen cities
and their grazing lands.
20 (1Ch 6:66) The rest of the Levites from the clans of the descendants
of Kohath received cities allotted from the tribe of Ephraim.
21 (Jos 20:7) They assigned them Shechem (a refuge city for people
who committed manslaughter) in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer,
22 Kibzaim, and Beth Horon, together with the grazing lands
of each: four cities.
23 From the tribe of Dan they assigned Eltekeh, Gibbethon,
24 Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon, together with the grazing lands
of each: four cities.
25 From the half-tribe of Manasseh they assigned Taanach and Gath Rimmon,
together with the grazing lands of each: two cities.
26 Altogether the rest of the clans of the descendants of Kohath
received ten cities and their grazing lands.
27 (1Ch 6:71) From the half-tribe of Manasseh they assigned
to the descendants of Gershon (one of the Levite clans):
Golan in Bashan (a refuge city for people who committed manslaughter)
and Be Eshterah, together with the grazing lands of each: two cities.
28 From the tribe of Issachar they assigned Kishion, Daberath,
29 Jarmuth, and En Gannim, together with the grazing lands
of each: four cities.
30 From the tribe of Asher they assigned Mishal, Abdon,
31 Helkath, and Rehob, together with the grazing lands of each: four cities.
32 (Jos 20:7; 1Ch 6:76) From the tribe of Naphtali they assigned Kedesh
in Galilee (a refuge city for people who committed manslaughter),
Hammoth Dor, and Kartan, together with the grazing lands
of each: three cities.
33 Altogether the Gershonites according to their clans received
thirteen cities and their grazing lands.
34 (1Ch 6:77) From the tribe of Zebulun they assigned to the descendants
of Merari (the remaining Levites): Jokneam, Kartah,
35 Dimnah, and Nahalal, together with the grazing lands of each: four cities.
36 (Jos 20:8; Dt 4:43) From the tribe of Reuben they assigned Bezer, Jahaz,
37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath, together with the grazing lands
of each: four cities.
38 (Ge 32:2) From the tribe of Gad they assigned Ramoth in Gilead
(a refuge city for people who committed manslaughter), Mahanaim,
39 Heshbon, and Jazer, together with the grazing lands
of each: four cities in all.
40 So twelve cities were allotted for the descendants of Merari
according to their clans (the remaining Levite clans).
41 Altogether the Levites received 48 cities and their grazing lands
within the possessions of the children of Israel.
42 Each of these cities had grazing lands surrounding them.
It was this way with all these cities.
43 (Ge 13:15; 28:4) The Lord gave Israel all the land that He swore
to give to their fathers. They took possession of it and lived in it.
44 (Jos 11:23) The Lord gave them rest all around, according to all
that He swore to their fathers. Not a man among their enemies stood
before them, and the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hands.
45 (Jos 23:14-15; 1Ki 8:56) Not a single word of all the good things
that the Lord had spoken to the children of Israel failed.
They all came to pass.
Joshua 21
[1] Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the
priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of
the tribes of the children of Israel;
[2] And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The
LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the
suburbs thereof for our cattle.
[3] And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their
inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.
[4] And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the
children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of
the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of
Benjamin, thirteen cities.
[5] And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of
the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe
of Manasseh, ten cities.
[6] And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe
of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of
Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
[7] The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben,
and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
[8] And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities
with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
[9] And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the
tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by
name,
[10] Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites,
who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
[11] And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is
Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about
it.
[12] But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to
Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
[13] Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her
suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,
[14] And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
[15] And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
[16] And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh
with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
[17] And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with
her suburbs,
[18] Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
[19] All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen
cities with their suburbs.
[20] And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained
of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the
tribe of Ephraim.
[21] For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a
city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,
[22] And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs; four
cities.
[23] And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with
her suburbs,
[24] Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
[25] And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and
Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
[26] All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the
children of Kohath that remained.
[27] And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out
of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her
suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beesh-terah with her
suburbs; two cities.
[28] And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with
her suburbs,
[29] Jarmuth with her suburbs, En-gannim with her suburbs; four cities.
[30] And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her
suburbs,
[31] Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.
[32] And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs,
to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth-dor with her suburbs, and
Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
[33] All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were
thirteen cities with their suburbs.
[34] And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the
Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah
with her suburbs,
[35] Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.
[36] And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah
with her suburbs,
[37] Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.
[38] And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a
city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
[39] Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.
[40] So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which
were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve
cities.
[41] All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of
Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
[42] These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus
were all these cities.
[43] And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto
their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
[44] And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware
unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before
them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
[45] There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto
the house of Israel; all came to pass.
1 Chron 6:54-81
54 (Ge 25:16) And these are their dwelling places according to their walled
settlements in their territory, for they were given to them, namely
to the sons of Aaron and to the families of the Kohathites, by lot.
55 (Jos 14:13) They gave them Hebron in the land of Judah,
and its surrounding outlands.
56 (Jos 15:13) But the open fields of the city, and its villages,
they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
57 (Jos 15:48; 21:13-14) To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah
with the cities of refuge: Hebron and Libnah with its outlands,
Jattir and Esh-temoa with their outlands,
58 (Jos 10:3) Hilen with its outlands, Debir with its outlands,
59 (Jos 21:16; 15:42) Ashan with its outlands, and Beth Shemesh
with its outlands.
60 (Jer 1:1) From the tribe of Benjamin, they gave Geba with its outlands,
Alemeth with its outlands, and Anathoth with its outlands.
All their cities throughout their families were thirteen.
61 To the sons of Kohath, those remaining from the family of that tribe,
they gave ten cities by lot from half the tribe of Manasseh.
62 To the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, they gave
from the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe
of Naphtali, and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities in all.
63 (Jos 21:7; 21:34-40) To the sons of Merari, throughout their families,
they gave by lot from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad,
and from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities in all.
64 (Jos 21:41-42; 21:3) Thus, the sons of Israel gave cities with their
outlands to the Levites.
65 They gave by lot from the tribe of the sons of Judah,
and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon,
and from the tribe of the sons of Benjamin,
these cities, which are called by their names.
66 Then some from the families of the sons of Kohath
received cities for their territory from the tribe of Ephraim.
67 (Jos 21:21) They gave to them with the cities of refuge:
Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim with its outlands,
Gezer with its outlands,
68 Jokmeam with its outlands, Beth Horon with its outlands,
69 (Jos 10:12) Aijalon with its outlands, and Gath Rimmon with its outlands.
70 Also the half-tribe of Manasseh gave Aner with its outlands
and Bileam with its outlands for the remaining family of the sons of Kohath.
71 (Jos 21:27; 9:10) To the sons of Gershom, the family of the half-tribe
of Manasseh gave Golan in Bashan with its outlands and Ashtaroth
with its outlands.
72 From the tribe of Issachar, they received Kedesh
with its outlands, Daberath with its outlands,
73 Ramoth with its outlands, and Anem with its outlands.
74 From the tribe of Asher, they received Mashal with its outlands,
Abdon with its outlands,
75 Hukok with its outlands, and Rehob with its outlands.
76 (Jos 21:32) From the tribe of Naphtali, they received Kedesh in Galilee
with its outlands, Hammon with its outlands, and Kiriathaim with its outlands.
77 (Jos 21:34-35) To the remaining sons of Merari, the tribe of Zebulun gave
Rimmono with its outlands and Tabor with its outlands.
78 (Jos 20:8) Then on the other side of the Jordan opposite Jericho,
to the east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer
in the wilderness with its outlands, Jahzah with its outlands,
79 Kedemoth with its outlands, and Mephaath with its outlands.
80 (Ge 32:2; 2Ki 9:1) And from the tribe of Gad, they received Ramoth
in Gilead with its outlands, Mahanaim with its outlands,
81 (Jos 21:39) Heshbon with its outlands, and Jazer with its outlands.
54 Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their
coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for their's
was the lot.
55 And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof
round about it.
56 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb
the son of Jephunneh.
57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron,
the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa,
with their suburbs,
58 and Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,
59 and Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs:
60 and out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth
with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs.
All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
61 And unto the sons of Kohath, which were left of the family of that tribe,
were cities given out of the half tribe, namely,
out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.
62 And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families out of the tribe
of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali,
and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
63 Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families,
out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the
tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
64 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities
with their suburbs.
65 And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah,
and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of
the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names.
66 And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of
their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.
67 And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount
Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,
68 and Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs,
69 and Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs:
70 and out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs,
and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant
of the sons of Kohath.
71 Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe
of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:
72 and out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs,
Daberath with her suburbs,
73 and Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs:
74 and out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs,
and Abdon with her suburbs,
75 and Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs:
76 and out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs,
and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.
77 Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe
of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:
78 and on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan,
were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with
her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,
79 Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs:
80 and out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs,
and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
81 and Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs.
[The preistly line of Israel]
2) Our Daily Bread for 27 March 2024 titled
Fruitful Believers in Christ
Mark 11:12-20
Mark 11:12-14
The Cursing of the Fig Tree
Mt 21:18-19
12 (Mt 4:2; 21:18-22) On the next day when they had returned from Bethany,
He was hungry.
13 (Lk 13:6-9) Seeing from afar a fig tree with leaves, He went to see
if perhaps He might find anything on it. When He came to it,
He found nothing except leaves, for it was not the season for figs.
14 (Mt 21:19) Jesus said to it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again."
And His disciples heard it.
[12] And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:
[13] And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he
might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but
leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.
[14] And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter
for ever. And his disciples heard it.
Mark 11:15-19
The Cleansing of the Temple
Mt 21:12-17; Lk 19:45-48; Jn 2:13-22
15 (Mt 21:12-16) And they came to Jerusalem. Jesus went into the temple
and began to drive out those who sold and bought in the temple, and He
overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of those who sold
doves.
16 And He would not allow anyone to carry any vessel through the temple.
17 (Isa 56:7; Jer 7:11) And He taught them, and said, "Is it not written,
'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations'
(Isa 56:7.)? But you have made it a 'den of thieves.'(Jer 7:11). "
18 (Mt 7:28; Mk 12:12) The scribes and chief priests heard it
and looked for a way to kill Him. For they feared Him,
because all the people were astonished at His teaching.
19 (Lk 21:37; Mk 11:11) When evening came, He went out of the city.
[15] And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began
to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the
tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;
[16] And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the
temple.
[17] And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be
called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of
thieves.
[18] And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might
destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at
his doctrine.
[19] And when even was come, he went out of the city.
Mark 11:20
The Lesson From the Fig Tree
Mt 21:20-22
20 In the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree withered
from the roots.
[20] And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up
from the roots.
Cindy was excited for her new job in a nonprofit company. What an opportunity
to make a difference! She soon discovered her coworkers didn't share her
enthusiasm. They mocked the company's mission and made excuses for their poor
performance as they looked elsewhere for more lucrative positions. Cindy
wished she'd never applied for this job. What looked great from afar
was disappointing up close.
This was Jesus' problem with the fig tree mentioned in today's story
(Mark 11:13). It was early in the season, yet the tree's leaves signaled it
might have early figs. Nope. The tree had sprouted leaves, but it hadn't yet
produced fruit. Disappointed, Jesus cursed the tree, "May no one ever eat
fruit from you again" (v. 14). By the next morning the tree had
entirely withered (v. 20).
Christ once fasted fourty days, so He knew how to go without food.
Cursing the fig tree was not about His appetite. It was an object lesson.
The tree represented Israel, which had the trappings of true religion
but had lost the point. They were about to kill their Messiah,
the Son of God. How more barren could they be?
We may look good from afar, but Jesus comes near, looking for fruit that
only His Spirit can produce. Our fruit need not be spectacular. But it must
be supernatural, such as love, joy, and peace in hard times (Galatians 5:22).
Relying on the Spirit, we can bear fruit even then for Jesus.
By: Mike Wittmer
Reflect & Pray
What fruit do others see in you? How might you be more fruitful?
Holy Spirit, prune me so I might bear more fruit.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 4 - freedom from Fear
Psalms 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom will I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom will I be afraid?
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Marcy was afraid of the dark. As a child she slept with a nightlight on,
and even she matured, she still had a fear of dark places.
When she was at home alone, she kept all the lights on,
and a small lamp at her bedside glowed through the night.
The psalmist David reflects that common fear of darkness when he says
"The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear?"
David does not say, "The Lord brings light," but "The Lord is my light".
God is the source of understanding and security in our lives.
He is the One who can expose and deal with our fears.
When we are afraid - afraid of losing a job or a loved one,
afraid of making mistakes, afraid of being hurt, afraid of what others may
say about us - we can turn to the Lord who can handle our fears.
He is a "stronghold", a fortress of protection around us,
and in him we are safe.
Often we turn to other places for our security - to the bank account,
to a spouse or loved one, to the approval of the world.
We mistakenly think that these sources can provide a foundation of defence
against uncertainty of life. But when we find that people disappoint us, money
loses its value, and the praise of others is fleeting,
we must turn again to the true source of security, God alone.
Application
a) What sources of security have I trusted in besides God?
What was the result of that trust?
b) In what ways have I depended upon God for my security?
c) What spiritual truths can I see now that I could not see
when I lived in darkness?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Proverbs 22:7
7 The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is servant to the lender.
7 The rich ruleth over the poor,
And the borrower is servant to the lender.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Saddened by Loss
John 14:1 - 7
1 "Let not your heart be troubled. You believe in God. Believe also in Me.
2 In My Father's house are many dwelling places.
If it were not so, I would have told you.
I am going to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again
and receive you to Myself,
that where I am, you may be also.
4 You know where I am going, and you know the way."
5 Thomas said to Him, "Lord, we do not know
where You are going. How can we know the way?"
6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth,
and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
7 If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.
From now on you do know Him and have seen Him."
1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so,
I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again,
and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest;
and how can we know the way?
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:
no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also:
and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Saskatchewan
Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400
est Muslim Population 17279
CNMM Networks: Saskatoon
Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past
5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have
focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts
of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres
of worship and an Islamic madrassah (school) located right next to a
Christian school.
Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up
in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young
women who were wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.
Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to Islam.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Adding further
Pray for Earthquake Victims in Turkey & Syria
Psalm 103:2-4
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all His benefits,
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) who forgives all your iniquities,
who heals all your diseases,
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
[2] Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
[3] Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
[4] Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with
lovingkindness and tender mercies;
The destructive earthquakes of early 2023 were traumatic for many people in
both Turkey and Syria. In Turkey, there were at least 50783 deaths
and 107204 injuries recorded. In Syria, there were over 8000 deaths
and over 5000 injuries. Adding to this tragedy, millions of Turks and Syrians
lost their homes, as hundreds of thousands of buildings, clinics,
and hospitals were destroyed.
The survivors are still suffering from the implications of the trauma they
experienced. Many have lost their hope for the future, in addition to homes
and loved ones. Particularly in Syria, where hardly any help arrived and
people in need were helpless in the face of massive destruction.
Yet even in this chaos, God has been working. Christians in Syria and Turkey
opened their hearts and offered refuge to the homeless survivors
in monasteries and churches. And stories of miraculous rescues spread far
and wide.
Sahin, the first follower of Christ in his family, was despised by his family
and friends because of his faith. But when he and his family lost their home
in the earthquake, Sahin's Christian friends helped to organize tents for him
and his relatives, friends, and neighbors. Their helpfulness impressed
Sahin's family and friends and opened their hearts to the message of Jesus.
How to Pray
Pray that those affected by the earthquake will receive the help
they need including new infrastructure and homes, and physical
and mental healing.
Pray for God to continue to pour out comfort, grace,
and care on victims in Turkey and Syria.
Pray that churches will be a testimony of love, mercy,
and goodness and that people will become open to the gospel
as a result of their love and testimony.
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 27 of the Month
a) Pray that God's Spirit will melt the pride that causes many to
hold to wrong opinions of Christ and His Salvation.
(
2 Cor 10:4-5
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,
but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds,
5 casting down imaginations and every high thing
that exalts itself against the knowledge of God,
bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
4 (for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,
but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5casting down imaginations, and every high thing
that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God,
and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
)
b) Pray that the Lord will awaken a desire in the hearts of those who
are lost to seek Him and to seek The Truth.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and ask Him how you can be used for His glory.
Pray to the Lord and Thank Him for He is order.
Pray to the Lord: "Holy Spirit, prune me so I might bear more fruit."
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him for He is Your strength and Salvation.
Pray to the Lord and pray to neither be borrower nor lender.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Lord is preparing a place for
you in Heaven.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Pray that those affected by the earthquake will receive the help
they need including new infrastructure and homes, and physical
and mental healing.
Pray for God to continue to pour out comfort, grace,
and care on victims in Turkey and Syria.
Pray that churches will be a testimony of love, mercy,
and goodness and that people will become open to the gospel
as a result of their love and testimony.
Pray that God's Spirit will melt the pride that causes many to
hold to wrong opinions of Christ and His Salvation.
Pray that the Lord will awaken a desire in the hearts of those who
are lost to seek Him and to seek The Truth.
Pray that believers in the Maldives at risk of imprisonment or expulsion
for following Christ will be wise and courageous witnesses.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
1) Joshua 19, Joshua 20, Joshua 21 , 1 Chron 6:54-81
JOSHUA 19
Allotment for Simeon
1 Ch 4:28-33
1 (Jos 19:9) The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of Simeon
according to their clans. Their inheritance was within the inheritance
of the tribe of Judah.
2 (1Ch 4:28-30) Their inheritance was Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah,
3 Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem,
4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,
5 Ziklag, Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susah,
6 Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen: thirteen cities and their villages;
7 (Jos 15:42) Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan: four cities
and their villages;
8 and all the villages that were around
these cities as far as Baalath Beer, Ramah of the Negev.
This was the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon according to their clans.
9 Simeon received a portion of the inheritance of Judah,
for the inheritance of Judah was too large for them,
so Simeon inherited land in the midst of the inheritance of Judah.
[1] And the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of the
children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was
within the inheritance of the children of Judah.
[2] And they had in their inheritance Beer-sheba, or Sheba, and Moladah,
[3] And Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Azem,
[4] And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,
[5] And Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah,
[6] And Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages:
[7] Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:
[8] And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath-beer,
Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of
Simeon according to their families.
[9] Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the
children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for
them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the
inheritance of them.
Allotment for Zebulun
10 The third lot came up for Zebulun according to their clans.
Their territory extended to Sarid,
11 (Jos 12:22) and their border ascended westward to Maralah,
reaching Dabbesheth and the valley east of Jokneam.
12 From Sarid the border turned east to the border of Kisloth Tabor,
out to Daberath, and up to Japhia.
13 From there it passes east to Gath Hepher and Eth Kazin.
It turns out to Rimmon and turns toward Neah.
14 The boundary turns north to Hannathon
and extends to the Valley of Iphtah El;
15 (Jos 11:1) and Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah,
and Bethlehem: twelve cities and their villages.
16 This was the inheritance of the tribe of Zebulun
according to their clans: these cities and their villages.
[10] And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to
their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid:
[11] And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to
Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam;
[12] And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of
Chisloth-tabor, and then goeth out to daberath, and goeth up to Japhia,
[13] And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittah-hepher, to
Ittah-kazin, and goeth out to Remmon-methoar to Neah;
[14] And the border compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon: and the
outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthah-el:
[15] And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem:
twelve cities with their villages.
[16] This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their
families, these cities with their villages.
Allotment for Issachar
17 The fourth lot came out for Issachar, for the tribe of Issachar
according to their clans.
18 (1Sa 28:4; 2Ki 4:8) Their territory included Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,
19 Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,
20 Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,
21 Remeth, En Gannim, En Haddah, and Beth Pazzez.
22 (Jdg 4:6) The border touches Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh,
then extends to the Jordan: sixteen cities and their villages.
23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Issachar according
to their clans: the cities and their villages.
[17] And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar
according to their families.
[18] And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,
[19] And Hapharaim, and Shion, and Anaharath,
[20] And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,
[21] And Remeth, and En-gannim, and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez;
[22] And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Beth-shemesh; and
the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with their
villages.
[23] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar
according to their families, the cities and their villages.
Allotment for Asher
24 The fifth lot came out for the tribe of Asher according to their clans.
25 Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Akshaph,
26 (1Ki 18:20; 18:42) Allammelek, Amad, and Mishal. On the west their
border touches Carmel and Shihor Libnath.
27 (1Ki 9:13) Then it turns eastward, goes to Beth Dagon, and touches
Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah El northward to Beth Emek and Neiel;
then it continues in the north to Kabul,
28 (Jdg 1:31; Jos 11:8) Abdon, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.
29 (Jdg 1:31; 2Sa 5:11) Then the border turned to Ramah, reaching
the fortified city of Tyre. Then the border turned to Hosah,
and ended at the Mediterranean Sea by the region of Akzib,
30 Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob: twenty-two cities and their villages.
31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Asher according
to their clans: these cities and their villages.
[24] And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher
according to their families.
[25] And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,
[26] And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward,
and to Shihor-libnath;
[27] And turneth toward the sunrising to Beth-dagon, and reacheth to
Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah-el toward the north side of
Beth-emek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,
[28] And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;
[29] And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and
the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from
the coast to Achzib:
[30] Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their
villages.
[31] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according
to their families, these cities with their villages.
Allotment for Naphtali
32 The sixth lot came out for the tribe of Naphtali according to their clans.
33 (Jdg 4:11) Their border runs from Heleph, from the oak of Zaanannim,
to Adami Nekeb and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum, and extends to the Jordan.
34 (Dt 33:23) The border turns west to Aznoth Tabor, goes out from there
to Hukkok, and touches Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west, and Judah
at the Jordan on the east.
35 (Jos 11:2; Ge 10:18) Their fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath,
Rakkath, Kinnereth,
36 (Jos 11:1) Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,
37 Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor,
38 Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh:
nineteen cities and their villages.
39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Naphtali according
to their clans: the cities and their villages.
[32] The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the
children of Naphtali according to their families.
[33] And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami,
Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan:
[34] And then the coast turneth westward to Aznoth-tabor, and goeth out from
thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side, and reacheth to
Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrising.
[35] And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and
Chinnereth,
[36] And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,
[37] And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor,
[38] And Iron, and Migdal-el, Horem, and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh;
nineteen cities with their villages.
[39] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali
according to their families, the cities and their villages.
Allotment for Dan
40 The seventh lot came out for the tribe of Dan according to their clans.
41 The territory of their inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,
42 (Jdg 1:35) Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,
43 (Ge 38:12) Elon, Timnah, Ekron,
44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
45 (Jos 21:24) Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon,
46 (Jnh 1:3) Me Jarkon, and Rakkon, along with the territory near Joppa.
47 (Jdg 1:34-35) Yet the tribe of Dan lost their territory, so they went up
to wage war against Leshem and captured it. They attacked it
with the edge of the sword, took possession of it, and settled there.
They called Leshem Dan after the name of Dan their father.
48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Dan according to their clans:
these cities and their villages.
[40] And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan
according to their families.
[41] And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and
Ir-shemesh,
[42] And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
[43] And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
[44] And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
[45] And Jehud, and Bene-berak, and Gath-rimmon,
[46] And Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.
[47] And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them:
therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it,
and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt
therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.
[48] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according
to their families, these cities with their villages.
The Allotment for Joshua
49 When they had finished allotting the land according to its boundaries,
the children of Israel gave an inheritance among them to Joshua son of Nun.
50 (Jos 24:30; Jdg 2:9) According to the word of the Lord, they gave him
the city for which he asked: Timnath Serah in the hill country of Ephraim.
He built up the city and lived in it.
51 (Jos 14:1; 18:10) These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest,
Joshua son of Nun, and the family leaders of the Israelite tribes assigned
by lot in Shiloh before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
So they completed dividing the land.
[49] When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their
coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun
among them:
[50] According to the word of the LORD they gave him the city which he
asked, even Timnath-serah in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt
therein.
[51] These are the inheritances which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son
of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of
Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the
door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing
the country.
JOSHUA 20
Cities of Refuge
Nu 35:9-34; Dt 4:41-43; 19:1-14
1 Then the Lord said to Joshua,
2 (Nu 35:6; Dt 4:41-43) "Say to the children of Israel,
'Choose refuge cities, as I told you through Moses,
3 so that anyone who kills a person without intent
and unknowingly may flee there. They shall be your refuge
from the avenger of blood.
4 (Jer 38:7; Ru 4:1-2) " 'The refugee can flee to one of these cities
then stand at the entrance of the city gate and tell his case
to the city elders. They will take him into the city
and give him a place to stay, and he will live with them.
5 (Nu 35:12) When the avenger of blood comes after him,
they shall not hand over the manslayer to him,
for he struck down his neighbor unintentionally
with no premeditated malice.
6 (Nu 35:12; 35:24-25) He shall live in that city
until he stands before the congregation for judgment,
until the death of the high priest serving at that time.
Then the manslayer may return to his home
and to his city from which he had fled.'"
7 (Jos 21:11; 21:32; 1Ch 6:76) They selected Kedesh in Galilee in the hill
country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim,
and Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
8 (Jos 21:36; 1Ch 6:78) Across the Jordan east of Jericho, theyselected
Bezer in the wilderness plain from the tribe of Reuben,
Ramoth in Gilead from thetribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan
from the tribe of Manasseh.
9 (Nu 35:15) These were the cities designated for all the children
of Israel and resident foreigners living among them,
to which anyone who killed someone inadvertently could flee
and not die at the hand of the avenger of blood
until he stood before the congregation.
Joshua 20
[1] The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,
[2] Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of
refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:
[3] That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may
flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.
[4] And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the
entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of
the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and
give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
[5] And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not
deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour
unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.
[6] And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation
for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those
days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his
own house, unto the city from whence he fled.
[7] And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in
mount Ephraim, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.
[8] And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in
the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in
Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of
Manasseh.
[9] These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for
the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person
at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of
blood, until he stood before the congregation.
JOSHUA 21
Cities for the Levites
(1Ch 6:54-80)
1 (Jos 14:1; 17:4) The family leaders of the Levites approached Eleazar
the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the family leaders of the Israelite tribes.
2 (Jos 18:1) At Shiloh in the land of Canaan they said to them,
"Through Moses the Lord commanded that we be given cities
in which to live and grazing lands for our livestock."
3 So according to the word of the Lord, out of their inheritance
the children of Israel gave the Levites these cities and their grazing lands.
4 The lot came out for the clans of the Kohathites,
so the Levites who were descendants of Aaron received an allotment
of thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
5 (Jos 21:20-26) The remaining descendants of Kohath received an allotment
of ten cities from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan,
and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
6 (Jos 21:27-33) The descendants of Gershon received an allotment of thirteen
cities from the clans of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali,
and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
7 (Jos 21:34-40) Descendants of Merari by their clans received an allotment
of twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
8 (Jos 21:3) The children of Israel allotted the Levites these cities
and their grazing lands, as the Lord commanded through Moses.
9 From the tribes of Judah and Simeon they assigned
the following cities with these names.
10 (Jos 21:4) They were assigned to the descendants of Aaron,
to the clans of the Kohathites of the tribe of Levi,
for theirs was the first lot.
11 (1Ch 6:55; Lk 1:39) They assigned them Kiriath Arba
(Arba was the father of Anak), which is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah,
and the grazing lands around it.
12(Now they had assigned the city's fields and its surrounding villages
to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his property.)
13 (Jos 15:42; 10:29) So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they assigned
Hebron (a refuge city for people who committed manslaughter),
Libnah with its pastures,
14 (Jos 15:48; 15:50) Jattir, Eshtemoa,
15 (Jos 15:49; 15:51) Holon, Debir,
16 (Jos 15:10; 15:55) Ain, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh, together with the grazing
lands of each: nine cities from these two tribes.
17 (Jos 9:3; 18:24-25) From the tribe of Benjamin they assigned Gibeon, Geba,
18 Anathoth, and Almon, together with the grazing lands of each: four cities.
19 Altogether the descendants of Aaron received thirteen cities
and their grazing lands.
20 (1Ch 6:66) The rest of the Levites from the clans of the descendants
of Kohath received cities allotted from the tribe of Ephraim.
21 (Jos 20:7) They assigned them Shechem (a refuge city for people
who committed manslaughter) in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer,
22 Kibzaim, and Beth Horon, together with the grazing lands
of each: four cities.
23 From the tribe of Dan they assigned Eltekeh, Gibbethon,
24 Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon, together with the grazing lands
of each: four cities.
25 From the half-tribe of Manasseh they assigned Taanach and Gath Rimmon,
together with the grazing lands of each: two cities.
26 Altogether the rest of the clans of the descendants of Kohath
received ten cities and their grazing lands.
27 (1Ch 6:71) From the half-tribe of Manasseh they assigned
to the descendants of Gershon (one of the Levite clans):
Golan in Bashan (a refuge city for people who committed manslaughter)
and Be Eshterah, together with the grazing lands of each: two cities.
28 From the tribe of Issachar they assigned Kishion, Daberath,
29 Jarmuth, and En Gannim, together with the grazing lands
of each: four cities.
30 From the tribe of Asher they assigned Mishal, Abdon,
31 Helkath, and Rehob, together with the grazing lands of each: four cities.
32 (Jos 20:7; 1Ch 6:76) From the tribe of Naphtali they assigned Kedesh
in Galilee (a refuge city for people who committed manslaughter),
Hammoth Dor, and Kartan, together with the grazing lands
of each: three cities.
33 Altogether the Gershonites according to their clans received
thirteen cities and their grazing lands.
34 (1Ch 6:77) From the tribe of Zebulun they assigned to the descendants
of Merari (the remaining Levites): Jokneam, Kartah,
35 Dimnah, and Nahalal, together with the grazing lands of each: four cities.
36 (Jos 20:8; Dt 4:43) From the tribe of Reuben they assigned Bezer, Jahaz,
37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath, together with the grazing lands
of each: four cities.
38 (Ge 32:2) From the tribe of Gad they assigned Ramoth in Gilead
(a refuge city for people who committed manslaughter), Mahanaim,
39 Heshbon, and Jazer, together with the grazing lands
of each: four cities in all.
40 So twelve cities were allotted for the descendants of Merari
according to their clans (the remaining Levite clans).
41 Altogether the Levites received 48 cities and their grazing lands
within the possessions of the children of Israel.
42 Each of these cities had grazing lands surrounding them.
It was this way with all these cities.
43 (Ge 13:15; 28:4) The Lord gave Israel all the land that He swore
to give to their fathers. They took possession of it and lived in it.
44 (Jos 11:23) The Lord gave them rest all around, according to all
that He swore to their fathers. Not a man among their enemies stood
before them, and the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hands.
45 (Jos 23:14-15; 1Ki 8:56) Not a single word of all the good things
that the Lord had spoken to the children of Israel failed.
They all came to pass.
Joshua 21
[1] Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the
priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of
the tribes of the children of Israel;
[2] And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The
LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the
suburbs thereof for our cattle.
[3] And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their
inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.
[4] And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the
children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of
the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of
Benjamin, thirteen cities.
[5] And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of
the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe
of Manasseh, ten cities.
[6] And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe
of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of
Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
[7] The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben,
and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
[8] And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities
with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
[9] And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the
tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by
name,
[10] Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites,
who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
[11] And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is
Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about
it.
[12] But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to
Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
[13] Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her
suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,
[14] And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
[15] And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
[16] And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh
with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
[17] And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with
her suburbs,
[18] Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
[19] All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen
cities with their suburbs.
[20] And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained
of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the
tribe of Ephraim.
[21] For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a
city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,
[22] And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs; four
cities.
[23] And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with
her suburbs,
[24] Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
[25] And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and
Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
[26] All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the
children of Kohath that remained.
[27] And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out
of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her
suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beesh-terah with her
suburbs; two cities.
[28] And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with
her suburbs,
[29] Jarmuth with her suburbs, En-gannim with her suburbs; four cities.
[30] And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her
suburbs,
[31] Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.
[32] And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs,
to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth-dor with her suburbs, and
Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
[33] All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were
thirteen cities with their suburbs.
[34] And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the
Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah
with her suburbs,
[35] Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.
[36] And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah
with her suburbs,
[37] Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.
[38] And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a
city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
[39] Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.
[40] So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which
were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve
cities.
[41] All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of
Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
[42] These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus
were all these cities.
[43] And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto
their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
[44] And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware
unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before
them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
[45] There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto
the house of Israel; all came to pass.
1 Chron 6:54-81
54 (Ge 25:16) And these are their dwelling places according to their walled
settlements in their territory, for they were given to them, namely
to the sons of Aaron and to the families of the Kohathites, by lot.
55 (Jos 14:13) They gave them Hebron in the land of Judah,
and its surrounding outlands.
56 (Jos 15:13) But the open fields of the city, and its villages,
they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
57 (Jos 15:48; 21:13-14) To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah
with the cities of refuge: Hebron and Libnah with its outlands,
Jattir and Esh-temoa with their outlands,
58 (Jos 10:3) Hilen with its outlands, Debir with its outlands,
59 (Jos 21:16; 15:42) Ashan with its outlands, and Beth Shemesh
with its outlands.
60 (Jer 1:1) From the tribe of Benjamin, they gave Geba with its outlands,
Alemeth with its outlands, and Anathoth with its outlands.
All their cities throughout their families were thirteen.
61 To the sons of Kohath, those remaining from the family of that tribe,
they gave ten cities by lot from half the tribe of Manasseh.
62 To the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, they gave
from the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe
of Naphtali, and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities in all.
63 (Jos 21:7; 21:34-40) To the sons of Merari, throughout their families,
they gave by lot from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad,
and from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities in all.
64 (Jos 21:41-42; 21:3) Thus, the sons of Israel gave cities with their
outlands to the Levites.
65 They gave by lot from the tribe of the sons of Judah,
and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon,
and from the tribe of the sons of Benjamin,
these cities, which are called by their names.
66 Then some from the families of the sons of Kohath
received cities for their territory from the tribe of Ephraim.
67 (Jos 21:21) They gave to them with the cities of refuge:
Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim with its outlands,
Gezer with its outlands,
68 Jokmeam with its outlands, Beth Horon with its outlands,
69 (Jos 10:12) Aijalon with its outlands, and Gath Rimmon with its outlands.
70 Also the half-tribe of Manasseh gave Aner with its outlands
and Bileam with its outlands for the remaining family of the sons of Kohath.
71 (Jos 21:27; 9:10) To the sons of Gershom, the family of the half-tribe
of Manasseh gave Golan in Bashan with its outlands and Ashtaroth
with its outlands.
72 From the tribe of Issachar, they received Kedesh
with its outlands, Daberath with its outlands,
73 Ramoth with its outlands, and Anem with its outlands.
74 From the tribe of Asher, they received Mashal with its outlands,
Abdon with its outlands,
75 Hukok with its outlands, and Rehob with its outlands.
76 (Jos 21:32) From the tribe of Naphtali, they received Kedesh in Galilee
with its outlands, Hammon with its outlands, and Kiriathaim with its outlands.
77 (Jos 21:34-35) To the remaining sons of Merari, the tribe of Zebulun gave
Rimmono with its outlands and Tabor with its outlands.
78 (Jos 20:8) Then on the other side of the Jordan opposite Jericho,
to the east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer
in the wilderness with its outlands, Jahzah with its outlands,
79 Kedemoth with its outlands, and Mephaath with its outlands.
80 (Ge 32:2; 2Ki 9:1) And from the tribe of Gad, they received Ramoth
in Gilead with its outlands, Mahanaim with its outlands,
81 (Jos 21:39) Heshbon with its outlands, and Jazer with its outlands.
54 Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their
coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for their's
was the lot.
55 And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof
round about it.
56 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb
the son of Jephunneh.
57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron,
the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa,
with their suburbs,
58 and Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,
59 and Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs:
60 and out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth
with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs.
All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
61 And unto the sons of Kohath, which were left of the family of that tribe,
were cities given out of the half tribe, namely,
out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.
62 And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families out of the tribe
of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali,
and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
63 Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families,
out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the
tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
64 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities
with their suburbs.
65 And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah,
and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of
the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names.
66 And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of
their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.
67 And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount
Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,
68 and Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs,
69 and Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs:
70 and out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs,
and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant
of the sons of Kohath.
71 Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe
of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:
72 and out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs,
Daberath with her suburbs,
73 and Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs:
74 and out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs,
and Abdon with her suburbs,
75 and Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs:
76 and out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs,
and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.
77 Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe
of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:
78 and on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan,
were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with
her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,
79 Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs:
80 and out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs,
and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
81 and Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs.
[The preistly line of Israel]
2) Our Daily Bread for 27 March 2024 titled
Fruitful Believers in Christ
Mark 11:12-20
Mark 11:12-14
The Cursing of the Fig Tree
Mt 21:18-19
12 (Mt 4:2; 21:18-22) On the next day when they had returned from Bethany,
He was hungry.
13 (Lk 13:6-9) Seeing from afar a fig tree with leaves, He went to see
if perhaps He might find anything on it. When He came to it,
He found nothing except leaves, for it was not the season for figs.
14 (Mt 21:19) Jesus said to it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again."
And His disciples heard it.
[12] And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:
[13] And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he
might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but
leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.
[14] And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter
for ever. And his disciples heard it.
Mark 11:15-19
The Cleansing of the Temple
Mt 21:12-17; Lk 19:45-48; Jn 2:13-22
15 (Mt 21:12-16) And they came to Jerusalem. Jesus went into the temple
and began to drive out those who sold and bought in the temple, and He
overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of those who sold
doves.
16 And He would not allow anyone to carry any vessel through the temple.
17 (Isa 56:7; Jer 7:11) And He taught them, and said, "Is it not written,
'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations'
(Isa 56:7.)? But you have made it a 'den of thieves.'(Jer 7:11). "
18 (Mt 7:28; Mk 12:12) The scribes and chief priests heard it
and looked for a way to kill Him. For they feared Him,
because all the people were astonished at His teaching.
19 (Lk 21:37; Mk 11:11) When evening came, He went out of the city.
[15] And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began
to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the
tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;
[16] And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the
temple.
[17] And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be
called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of
thieves.
[18] And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might
destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at
his doctrine.
[19] And when even was come, he went out of the city.
Mark 11:20
The Lesson From the Fig Tree
Mt 21:20-22
20 In the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree withered
from the roots.
[20] And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up
from the roots.
Cindy was excited for her new job in a nonprofit company. What an opportunity
to make a difference! She soon discovered her coworkers didn't share her
enthusiasm. They mocked the company's mission and made excuses for their poor
performance as they looked elsewhere for more lucrative positions. Cindy
wished she'd never applied for this job. What looked great from afar
was disappointing up close.
This was Jesus' problem with the fig tree mentioned in today's story
(Mark 11:13). It was early in the season, yet the tree's leaves signaled it
might have early figs. Nope. The tree had sprouted leaves, but it hadn't yet
produced fruit. Disappointed, Jesus cursed the tree, "May no one ever eat
fruit from you again" (v. 14). By the next morning the tree had
entirely withered (v. 20).
Christ once fasted fourty days, so He knew how to go without food.
Cursing the fig tree was not about His appetite. It was an object lesson.
The tree represented Israel, which had the trappings of true religion
but had lost the point. They were about to kill their Messiah,
the Son of God. How more barren could they be?
We may look good from afar, but Jesus comes near, looking for fruit that
only His Spirit can produce. Our fruit need not be spectacular. But it must
be supernatural, such as love, joy, and peace in hard times (Galatians 5:22).
Relying on the Spirit, we can bear fruit even then for Jesus.
By: Mike Wittmer
Reflect & Pray
What fruit do others see in you? How might you be more fruitful?
Holy Spirit, prune me so I might bear more fruit.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 4 - freedom from Fear
Psalms 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom will I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom will I be afraid?
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Marcy was afraid of the dark. As a child she slept with a nightlight on,
and even she matured, she still had a fear of dark places.
When she was at home alone, she kept all the lights on,
and a small lamp at her bedside glowed through the night.
The psalmist David reflects that common fear of darkness when he says
"The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear?"
David does not say, "The Lord brings light," but "The Lord is my light".
God is the source of understanding and security in our lives.
He is the One who can expose and deal with our fears.
When we are afraid - afraid of losing a job or a loved one,
afraid of making mistakes, afraid of being hurt, afraid of what others may
say about us - we can turn to the Lord who can handle our fears.
He is a "stronghold", a fortress of protection around us,
and in him we are safe.
Often we turn to other places for our security - to the bank account,
to a spouse or loved one, to the approval of the world.
We mistakenly think that these sources can provide a foundation of defence
against uncertainty of life. But when we find that people disappoint us, money
loses its value, and the praise of others is fleeting,
we must turn again to the true source of security, God alone.
Application
a) What sources of security have I trusted in besides God?
What was the result of that trust?
b) In what ways have I depended upon God for my security?
c) What spiritual truths can I see now that I could not see
when I lived in darkness?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Proverbs 22:7
7 The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is servant to the lender.
7 The rich ruleth over the poor,
And the borrower is servant to the lender.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Saddened by Loss
John 14:1 - 7
1 "Let not your heart be troubled. You believe in God. Believe also in Me.
2 In My Father's house are many dwelling places.
If it were not so, I would have told you.
I am going to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again
and receive you to Myself,
that where I am, you may be also.
4 You know where I am going, and you know the way."
5 Thomas said to Him, "Lord, we do not know
where You are going. How can we know the way?"
6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth,
and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
7 If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.
From now on you do know Him and have seen Him."
1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so,
I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again,
and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest;
and how can we know the way?
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:
no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also:
and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Saskatchewan
Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400
est Muslim Population 17279
CNMM Networks: Saskatoon
Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past
5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have
focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts
of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres
of worship and an Islamic madrassah (school) located right next to a
Christian school.
Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up
in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young
women who were wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.
Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to Islam.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Adding further
Pray for Earthquake Victims in Turkey & Syria
Psalm 103:2-4
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all His benefits,
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) who forgives all your iniquities,
who heals all your diseases,
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
[2] Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
[3] Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
[4] Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with
lovingkindness and tender mercies;
The destructive earthquakes of early 2023 were traumatic for many people in
both Turkey and Syria. In Turkey, there were at least 50783 deaths
and 107204 injuries recorded. In Syria, there were over 8000 deaths
and over 5000 injuries. Adding to this tragedy, millions of Turks and Syrians
lost their homes, as hundreds of thousands of buildings, clinics,
and hospitals were destroyed.
The survivors are still suffering from the implications of the trauma they
experienced. Many have lost their hope for the future, in addition to homes
and loved ones. Particularly in Syria, where hardly any help arrived and
people in need were helpless in the face of massive destruction.
Yet even in this chaos, God has been working. Christians in Syria and Turkey
opened their hearts and offered refuge to the homeless survivors
in monasteries and churches. And stories of miraculous rescues spread far
and wide.
Sahin, the first follower of Christ in his family, was despised by his family
and friends because of his faith. But when he and his family lost their home
in the earthquake, Sahin's Christian friends helped to organize tents for him
and his relatives, friends, and neighbors. Their helpfulness impressed
Sahin's family and friends and opened their hearts to the message of Jesus.
How to Pray
Pray that those affected by the earthquake will receive the help
they need including new infrastructure and homes, and physical
and mental healing.
Pray for God to continue to pour out comfort, grace,
and care on victims in Turkey and Syria.
Pray that churches will be a testimony of love, mercy,
and goodness and that people will become open to the gospel
as a result of their love and testimony.
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 27 of the Month
a) Pray that God's Spirit will melt the pride that causes many to
hold to wrong opinions of Christ and His Salvation.
(
2 Cor 10:4-5
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,
but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds,
5 casting down imaginations and every high thing
that exalts itself against the knowledge of God,
bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
4 (for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,
but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5casting down imaginations, and every high thing
that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God,
and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
)
b) Pray that the Lord will awaken a desire in the hearts of those who
are lost to seek Him and to seek The Truth.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and ask Him how you can be used for His glory.
Pray to the Lord and Thank Him for He is order.
Pray to the Lord: "Holy Spirit, prune me so I might bear more fruit."
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him for He is Your strength and Salvation.
Pray to the Lord and pray to neither be borrower nor lender.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Lord is preparing a place for
you in Heaven.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Pray that those affected by the earthquake will receive the help
they need including new infrastructure and homes, and physical
and mental healing.
Pray for God to continue to pour out comfort, grace,
and care on victims in Turkey and Syria.
Pray that churches will be a testimony of love, mercy,
and goodness and that people will become open to the gospel
as a result of their love and testimony.
Pray that God's Spirit will melt the pride that causes many to
hold to wrong opinions of Christ and His Salvation.
Pray that the Lord will awaken a desire in the hearts of those who
are lost to seek Him and to seek The Truth.
Pray that believers in the Maldives at risk of imprisonment or expulsion
for following Christ will be wise and courageous witnesses.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God