Scripture: Joshua 12-19 Overview
Some History
Moses defeated Sihon and Og
Joshua defeated thirty-one kings
Inheritance East
Num 32 – Reuben, Gad, & Manasseh asked for land on the east of Jericho
Inheritance West
3 1/2 + 9 1/2 = ?
Levites were not given land
Caleb’s land – Kiriath-arba renamed Hebron
Josh 17:12-13 not all Canaanites were eliminated
Num 33:55 – barbs, thorns, & trouble
Josh 18 – whole congregation gathers at Shiloh
Survey of remaining land
7 more portions allotted
Josh 18:7 Levites had the Priesthood as their heritage.
Cast lots to decide the rest
Joshua was given Timnath-serah in Ephraim
Eleazar the priest was part of the distribution – God’s sovereignty
Our Inheritance
Heb 8:10 – Abraham looking forward to ultimate inheritance – city designed by God
Eph 1:11-14 – Jesus paid for our inheritance
Revelation – names in the book of life
Take Aways
Is your name in the Book of Life?
Are you faithful like God?
Do you trust God in your suffering?
