XVIII. (1) AT SHILOH. — _Seilûn_ (sheet 14), about ten miles due south of Shechem, in the territory of Ephraim. The inheritance of the tribe of Judah was determined in Gilgal. The assignment of the central part of the country to Ephraim and Manasseh brought the leaders of Israel into that district,... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THERE REMAINED... SEVEN TRIBES, WHICH HAD NOT YET RECEIVED... INHERITANCE. — This statement is well worthy of notice, as illustrating the character of the Israelites in a manner which is thoroughly true to nature. The conquest of the Canaanitish armies being completed, the two leading divisions... [ Continue Reading ]
AND JOSHUA SAID... — Joshua, who took no inheritance for himself until all the tribes had received their portions, was free from the selfishness of the other leaders. He could not rest until he had finished the work that was given him to do. He therefore ordered that the rest of the territory should... [ Continue Reading ]
(5-10) THEY SHALL DIVIDE IT INTO SEVEN PARTS. — The several tribes were not permitted _to_ choose their own portions. In Numbers 26:54, we read: “To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance.... notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot.” These... [ Continue Reading ]
THE INHERITANCE OF BENJAMIN. (11-28) THE LOT OF THE TRIBE OF THE CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN. — It can have been by no accident that their lot came forth “between Judah and Joseph.” No wiser method could have been devised to secure an united Israel than thus to make Benjamin the link between the two most... [ Continue Reading ]