These three chapters continue with the allocation of land, some of which had not even been mapped out yet.
Did you notice that the tribe of Ephraim was unable to drive the Canaanites out of Gezer, but were able to force them to be slaves? The tribe of Manasseh was also unable to drive out the Canaanites, but eventually forced them to be slaves.
I was glad to see that the agreement with the five daughters of Zelophehad was honored. They were given a grant of land along with their uncles, as the Lord had commanded.
In chapter 18, we find that seven of the tribes had not yet received their allotment. Three men from each of the seven tribes formed a group who went out to explore the land and map it. Joshua said he would cast sacred lots to assign the land to each tribe and, when they returned, he did.
Tomorrow, it’s Joshua 19 – 21.
Christmas Presents
Today, I finished the first of 18 Christmas presents I will be making for family and friends. I’m really pleased at how it turned out and would tell you what it is and show you a picture, but don’t want to give away the surprise. It was quite an undertaking since I didn’t use a pattern for the article or a pattern for the image; I just created the object from bulk leather and drew a design to put on it. It took 4 – 5 hours to lace it.
All of the parts I need, except one have been measured and cut out. It’s just a matter of making the design, copying it to the leather, carving the design, stamping it, dyeing or coloring it, and assembling it. I’m trying to make unique designs or a combination of a unique design and a pattern, rather than just using patterns.
Just think: I only have to do this seventeen more times.
Until next time…
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