Friday, October 18, 2019

Reading for October 26th

Read Joshua 19.1-51
In 19.1-51: The other six lots.
In verses 1-9: Because its territory lies inside that of Judah (vv. 1, 9), Simeon has no boundary description.
Its towns are listed in two districts (vv. 2-6 and 7).
In verses 6-10: For Zebulun, a detailed boundary description (vv. 10-14) is followed by a town list (v. 15).
The south border is traced westward from Sarid (vv. 10-11), then eastward from the same town (v. 12).
The east border is given in v. 13 and the north border is v. 14.
In verses 17-23: Issachar is described by a town list (vv. 18-21) followed by a small portion of north boundary (v. 22).
In verses 24--31: The boundary description for Asher is confusingly mingled with items from a town list.
In verses 32-29: The boundary description for Naphtali (vv. 33-34) is followed by a town list (vv. 35-38).
In verses 40-48: Dan's move north to a new home is reported in Judges 18.
In verse 51: The priest Eleazar cast the lot at the tent of meeting, which emphasizes that all was done in accordance with the will of God.
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