Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Numbers 34:16

Numbers 34:16 says, And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,  Verse seventeen adds, These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.  God then told Moses the men who would divide the land for him were Eleazar the priest, and Joshua, who was to be Moses's replacement.  As we serve God today, we need to do so at His discretion and also realize that at some point, someone will replace us.  Verse eighteen continues, And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.  One prince from every tribe was to be chosen to represent the people as the land was divided.  The next several verses list the names of these princes, or men who were representing the tribes. Verse nineteen states, And the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.  Verse twenty, And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.  Verse twenty-one, Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.  Verse twenty-two, And the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli.  Verse twenty-three, The prince of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod.  Verse twenty-four, And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.  Verse twenty-five, And the prince of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.  Verse twenty-six, And the prince of the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan.  Verse twenty-seven,  And the prince of the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.  Verse twenty-eight, And the prince of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.  Verse twenty-nine, These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.  The division of the land was under God's guidance in all aspects, with representatives of all the people involved present.  God still leads His people in all aspects if we will only follow Him, and there should never be a reason for dissension if we do.

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