Numbers 27:1

Numbers 27:1 says, Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.  The daughters of Zelophehad of the family of Manasseh came to Moses.  Verse two adds, And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,  They came to Moses, Eleazar, the princes and all the congregation by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, which would mean that they did this openly and before the house of God.  If we have problems today as followers of Christ, especially with our fellow Christians, we need to bring them before the congregation in God's house.  We do not need to make secretive deals nor talk about other Christians behind their backs.  Verse three continues, Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons.  They told Moses that their father had died in the wilderness, not as a result of the rebellion against God by those who followed Korah, but as a result of his own sin for refusing to go into the Promised Land for a lack of faith.  This was God's prescribed punishment for the whole generation that refused to go into the Promised Land, and if we refuse to accept Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and Lord today, this is what will keep us out of heaven, but it does not keep anyone else out.  They said their father had no sons to inherit the land promised to God's people.  Verse four asks, Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father. They asked Moses why the name of their father should be done away with because he had no son, and then asked Moses to give the inheritance of their father to them.  God's promise of salvation to all who put their faith in Jesus Christ applies equally to male and female.  Verse five adds, And Moses brought their cause before the LORD.  Moses did not give them his opinion, but brought the matter before the LORD.  If we have questions of faith today, we need to bring them before God, and not just give our opinion.  Verse six states, And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,  Verse seven adds, The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father’s brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them.  God told Moses that what the daughters of Zelophehad said was correct, and the inheritance of their father should pass to them.  In the kingdom of God, men and women are equal in inheriting everlasting life when they accept Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.  Verse eight continues, And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.  God told Moses to speak to the children of Israel and tell them that not just in this case, but in every case where a man died with no sons that the inheritance was to pass to the daughter or daughters if the man had any.  This was God's law.  When we look to God for answers, He will give them to us, and sometimes He will clarify things even beyond what we ask.  Verse nine says, And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren.  If the man had no sons or daughters, his inheritance was to be divided by his brothers, but it was not to become any less of a part of God's kingdom.  Verse ten adds, And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father’s brethren.  If the man had no brothers, his inheritance was to pass to his uncles.  In these two instances it does not mention daughters.  Verse eleven continues, And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the LORD commanded Moses.  If the man had no uncles to pass the land on to, then it was to pass to the kinsman closest to him.  This was to be God's statute forever.  We really don't have to worry about inheriting the things of this world, because as followers of Christ, male or female, we already have an inheritance of everlasting life in heaven.