Chapter 19 continues a description of the allotment of land to the tribes that had not received anything yet. Did you notice that the tribe of Simeon was given land originally allotted to the tribe of Judah, because the land was too large for Judah.
The last tribe to receive an allotment was Dan. We see that Dan had trouble taking possession of what they were allotted so they attacked the town of Laish, captured it and killed the people who lived there. Renaming the town Dan, they settled there.
Even Joshua received an allocation of land because the Lord said he could have any town he wanted. This land was picked out by Joshua, but all of the other allocations were made by sacred lot.
I’m sure George Zimmerman, who is accused of killing Treyvon Martin, would approve of the designation of cities of refuge. He could sure use one now – a place to go, safe from relatives seeking revenge for the person killed until he could be tried.
The Levites were also granted towns and land where they could live and pasture their livestock. These areas were designated by clan – some for the Kohathites, some for the Gershonites, and some for the Merarites. Did you notice that within these allocations, mention was made of the land given to Caleb son of Jephunneh?
Joshua 21:45 concludes in this way: “Not a single one of all the good promises the Lord had given to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; everything he had spoken came true.”
Tomorrow, it’s Joshua 22 – 24 and then we will begin to study the book of Judges.
Until next time…
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