Joshua 19; Joshua 20; Joshua 21; Joshua 22; Joshua 23
Simeon, Zebulun, Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Dan receive their inheritances by lot. Six cities of refuge are appointed for those guilty of manslaughter. The Levites receive forty-eight cities with their suburbs. The Lord fulfills all his promises and gives Israel rest. The 2½ tribes are dismissed with a blessing. They build an altar of testimony by the Jordan to show they are the Lord’s people. It is not an altar for sacrifices or burnt offerings. Joshua exhorts Israel to be courageous, keep the commandments, love the Lord, and neither marry among nor cleave unto the remnants of the Canaanites who remain in the land. When the children of Israel serve other gods, they will be cursed and dispossessed.
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