Numbers 32; Numbers 33; Numbers 34; Numbers 35; Numbers 36
Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh receive their inheritances east of the Jordan. They covenant to join other tribes in conquering Canaan. Israel’s journeys from Egypt to Canaan are reviewed. The people are commanded to drive out the inhabitants of the land. Any remaining inhabitants will vex Israel. Moses specifies the borders of Israel’s inheritance in Canaan and names the princes of the tribes who will divide the land. The Levites are to possess their own cities. Cities of refuge are established for those guilty of manslaughter. Murderers are to be executed by the revenger of blood. Some daughters in Israel are directed to marry within their own tribe. Inheritances are not to move from tribe to tribe.
Often we take too narrow a view of life like the little twig on the end of furthest limb of a tree. It is vital with buds and blossoms full and fragrant. However, it would be foolish for that little twig to say it had no need of the limb. Cut from the tree it could not survive a single day but it would wither and die. Its beauty and fragrance gone. To be fragrant foliage we must remain attached to the source of our strength. We must study the words of the prophets in the scriptures.
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