Joshua 15 - Allotment for Judah | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church
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Show Notes
In this video listen to Joshua 15 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.
In Joshua 15 is longest chapter in the book of Joshua - 63 verses. The borders of the tribes are now being described. Without a good knowledge of the geography of Canaan, this won’t mean much to readers. I encourage you to download a map of the division of the land which will give a sense of it.
The portion for JUdah was the largest of all the tribes, and actually encompassed Simeon’s portion. Simeon was given the smallest portion, and here we see a grace being illustrated that the weakest is placed with the strongest. This is the Lord’s manner. Caleb also promises his daughter as a wife to the man who conquers Kiriath Sepher with its giants. His nephew Othniel does so.
We see that it was a close relative who took up the challenge. Often good thinking resides in family, or at least it resides in the company one keeps. Bad thinking does the same. Then he says to his daughter “what do you want, and she wants springs as well as arid land. So should our attitude be toward the Lord, who figuratively says here “what do you want?”
This is alway the Lord’s question even though he knows all things. We see it in his healing ministry where he asks the blind man in Mark 10:15. He requires the blind man to say that he wants to see. So we are required to ask the Lord for what we want… and we want springs of living water.
Finally it mentions that Jebus “to this day” wasn’t yet conquered. To this day is of course in the time of Joshua. Later David conquers Jerusalem and makes it his capital.