Josué 19

Josué 19

Vernon McGee - This section reveals how much detail God gave concerning Israel and the land. The land and the people go together. God not only gave them the land of Canaan, He also gave a particular area to a particular tribe. He gave each tribe a certain section of land. God was concerned about each individual and his possession. In this God has a lesson for you and me today. It tells us that God is concerned about our personal lives. My friend, for Him your private life is not private—He knows you like a book. A rather godless neighbor said to me one day, “I want to go out into the desert where I can be by myself, and away from everybody.” Well, that is a normal desire. We all need to get away from people once in awhile. But I reminded him—and I don’t think he appreciated it—that he wouldn’t get away from God. I said, “You can’t run away from Him, brother. He will be right out there in the desert waiting for you.” It is wonderful, friend, to get away from people like that, if we are getting away for fellowship with the Lord. (Joshua 19) GEORGE BUSH Notes Critical and Practical on the Book of Joshua - Chapter 19 These are the inheritances, &c. This verse is inserted as a general conclusion to all that has been thus far said of the distribution of the land among the several tribes. The writer now turns to another subject. Irving Jensen applies the truths revealed by the division of land to the tribes... Many illustrations may be derived from the multitude of details given in the descriptions of the allotments to the twelve tribes. Some of the large teachings suggested by the overall account are: 1. Sovereign Location The procedure of lots was to emphasize the Lord’s part in locating His people. Some locations were designed for chastisement (e.g., Simeon); some for reward (e.g., Judah - Ge 49:5-7); some for challenge (e.g., Asher with its bordering enemies). All were located with the destiny of being places where God could dwell in the midst, and reveal Himself to His people and to the world through history. 2. Gracious Inheritance Every land allocation, regardless of its description, was a gift of grace, undeserved, a dwelling place for a people who up till now had no home. There was a mine of blessing located in every land. 3. Inspiring Challenge Rest-land was not vacation-land. It was a land of opportunity, of proving God in the face of the enemies, of progressively growing stronger and purer in life and in worship. (ED: O HOW VITAL IT IS FOR SAINTS TO UNDERSTAND THIS POINT - WE ARE IN A WAR AND THE WORLD, FLESH AND DEVIL HATE US AND SEEK TO DEFILE OUR SOUL. WE NEED TO "PROVE GOD" IN THE FACE OF THESE POWERFUL ENEMIES - MEMORIZE AND MEDITATE ON ROMANS 8:13 - THEN READ COMMENTARY NOTES). 4. Beauty of Diversity As widely as the tribes differed one from the other in numerous respects, so the lands themselves were very diverse. This is a simple illustration of the beauty of God’s working one purpose in various ways, even as the Church today proclaims the one gospel of the one God, but by different methods (1 Cor. 12:5+). The individuality of each tribe teaches also the warm truth of God’s personal concern for each individual of His vast creation. 5. Strength of Unity The division of the land was made with a view toward unity. When a weaker tribe needed auxiliary strength, its stronger neighboring tribe assumed the protectorate of bordering towns. Two intimately friendly tribes (e.g., Dan and Naphtali) sometimes were located apart from each other, to cement the union of the whole nation. The strongest bond was the one tabernacle to serve the congregation of all the tribes. The potential of a strong nation of Israel blessed of God was great, if this unity of faith and fellowship would be nurtured. Joshua- Everyman's Bible Commentary: Rest-Land Won)