Historical Books Joshua Chapter 16

 

 

HISTORICAL BOOKS

JOSHUA 

CHAPTER 

16

 

Before reflecting on this chapter I would like to share this joke with you:

What is the difference between a fisherman and a bad boy at school?

One bates his hooks and the other one hates his books!

1. The allotment of the Josephites went from the Jordan by Jericho, east of the waters of Jericho into the wilderness, going up from Jericho into the hill country to Bethel; 2. then going from Bethel to Luz, it passes along to Ataroth, the territory of the Archites; 3. then it goes down westward to the territory of the Japhletites, as far as the territory of Lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer, and it ends at the sea.

 (Historical Books Joshua Chapter 16 verses 1 to 3) 

 

Oh God my Father the territory of the Josephites resembles the trajectory of our lives, at times we are on the upper plains of life and at other times, we are in the valley of indecision or in the inner caves and ravines of our solitude. My greatest consolation is in You and Your presence Amen.

 

4. The Josephites -Manasseh and Ephraim-received their inheritance. 5. The territory of the Ephramites by their families was as follows: the boundary of their inheritance on the east was Ataroth-addar as far as Upper Beth-horon, 6. and the boundary goes from there to the sea; on the north is Michmethath; then on the east boundary makes a turn toward Taanath-shiloh, and passes along beyond it on the east to Janoah, 7. then it goes down from Janoah to Ataroth, and to Naarah, and touches Jericho, ending at the Jordan. 8. From Tappuah the boundary goes westward to the Wadi Kanah, and ends at the sea. Such is the inheritance of the tribe of the Ephramites by their families, 9. together with the towns that were set apart for the Ephramites within the inheritance of the Manassites, all those towns with their villages. 10. They did not, however, drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer; so the Canaanites have lived within Ephraim to this day but have been made made to do forced labor.

 

 (Historical Books Joshua Chapter 16 verses 4 to 10)

  

Oh God my Father at times You give us the opportunity to conquer ourselves as in the case of Your people whom You led to conquer the promised land, however their may be areas in our personality that we may have to accept and live with, however for You nothing is impossible and even the most difficult and challenging areas of our lives You can heal us off in Your good time Amen.

 

I would like to end this chapter with the following prayer: 

 Oh God, my Father I thank You for being with me throughout all the stages of my life, since the time of my birth to the present day. I also thank You for those situations which I consider as being a success and more for those that  I considered as being failures because they were not according to my agenda.  Amen