HISTORICAL BOOKS
JOSHUA
CHAPTER
18
1. Then the whole congregation of the Israelites assembled at Shiloh, and set up the tent of the meeting there. The land subdued before them.
(Historical Books Joshua Chapter 18 verse 1)
Oh God, my Father how nice it is to offer a celebration of thanksgiving to You my God and Father, especially when considering how much You love, care and cater for our needs. Amen.
2. There remained among the Israelites seven tribes whose inheritance had not yet been apportioned. 3. So Joshua said to the Israelites, "How long will you be slack about going in and taking possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your ancestors, has given you?
(Historical Books Joshua Chapter 18 verses 2 to 3)
Oh God my Father, You might have the same question for us. You might ask us, "How long will You delay Your Salvation, why do You not accept me as Your one and only God believe in Me and be saved? Moreover, I have already redeemed You with my blood. I have done my part in full, now it is Your turn!
4. Provide three men from each tribe, and I will send them out that they may begin to go throughout the land, writing a description of it with a view to their inheritances. Then come back to me. 5. They shall divide it into seven portions, Judah continuing in its territory on the south, and the house of Joseph in their territory on the north.
(Historical Books Joshua Chapter 18 verses 4 to 5)
Oh God, my Father even though You love us so much that You provide us with the necessary resources, in order to reach our aims, You still require that we carry out our part in the quest or assignment. It is not fair of us to dump our agendas totally on You and wait for all to happen as if by magic Amen.
6. You shall describe the land in seven divisions and bring the description here to me; and I will cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.
(Historical Books Joshua Chapter 18 verse 6)
Oh God my Father if we would also make it a good practice to bring a written account of our plans, and agendas before You in a spirit of prayer so that You will help us to discern, which of our plans to pursue, and which not. I thank You for giving me the Bible for before making a decision I open the Bible at random about three times and reflect on the verses that You always inspire me to read and act accordingly. If the verses are positive I act positively if I do not still understand what You mean to tell me I postpone my decision. If I feel my heart beating stronger than my brain I will also postpone the idea for over anxiety is not positive and reliable to act on. It is only when the pathway is clear that I end up acting, and during the interim period I always experienced, You at work my God and Father.
7. The Levites have no portion among you, for the priesthood of the Lord is their heritage; and Gad and Reuben have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan eastward, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them."
(Historical Books Joshua Chapter 18 verse 7)
Oh God my Father when I have You as my inheritance, I am lacking in nothing else, because I have all I need. With You by my side, I am loved and protected. Thank You, my God and Father.
8. So the men started on their way; and Joshua charged those who went to write the description of the land, saying. "Go throughout the land and write a description of it, and come back to me; and I will cast lots for you before the LORD in Shiloh."
(Historical Books Joshua Chapter 18 verse 8)
Oh God my Father this morning You taught me a very important lesson in problem-solving. When I find myself facing a problem as in the case of Joshua and his people in the conquest of the promised land. I am, to calm down and ask myself the crucial question, "What is really the problem? What are the issues that are causing the problem to persist? Once I have written in a spirit of prayer all the elements of the problem, with the help of God, I can then start tackling one issue after each other by giving a priority to the issues ranking them from the highest to the lowest in numerical or alphabetical order in order to have a system that shows me from where to start and where to end until all the issues of the problem and the problem itself is resolved. Amen. When all the tasks have been accomplished and even throughout the process, we are to celebrate in faith and thanks-giving for God is already promised to help us resolve the problem Amen.
9. So the men went and traversed the land and set down in a book a description of it by towns in seven divisions; then they came back to Joshua in the camp at Shiloh. 10. and Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD and there Joshua apportioned the land to the Israelites, to each a portion.
(Historical Books Joshua Chapter 18 verses 9 to 10)
Oh God my Father, may it be that after we have done the ground work or data collection process, may we still be humble enough to place the final decision before You in order to finalise the decision according to Your will and not to mine Amen.
11. The lot of the tribe of Benjamin according to its families came up, and the territory allotted to it fell between the tribe of Judah and the tribe of Joseph. 12. On the north side their boundary began at the Jordan; then the boundary goes up to the slope of Jericho on the north, then up through the hill country westward; and it ends at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
(Historical Books of Joshua Chapter 18 verses 11 to 12)
Oh God my Father, by means of lots the tribe of Benjamin inherited the mentioned land, I pray that according to Your will we all inherit our place in heaven so that together we will dwell in our promised land along with You, Your mother and all the other prophets and Saints Amen.
13. From there the boundary passes along southward in the direction of Luz, to the slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) then the boundary goes down to Ataroth-addar, on the mountain that lies south of Lower Beth-horon.
(Historical Books Joshua Chapter 18 verse 13)
Oh God my Father in the physical world there are many boundaries and territories that are to be respected in order to ensure stability and peace in the world. However, among ourselves, we may also set boundaries. We may argue that we may have a relationship with a person, but that person has sensitive areas that due to their sensitivity one cannot discuss them. I pray oh God that we do not make boundaries for You as we do with each other Amen.
14. Then the boundary goes in another direction, turning on the western side southward from the mountain that lies to the south, opposite Beth-horon, and it ends at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a town belonging to the tribe of Judah.
(Historical Books Joshua Chapter 18 verse 14)
Oh God even before we were born You had already planned the place we were to be born in along with the boundaries and location of the region where they were to inhabit in a land that was not even yet promised to them Amen, how great is Your Name my God and Father. In order to view a map of the territory of Benjamin please click on the following link and follow coordinate D1 as displayed on the map of Canaan.
Map of Canaan territory of Benjamin
15. The southern side begins at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim; and the boundary goes from there to Ephron, to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah; 16. then the boundary goes down to the border of the mountain that overlooks the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is at the north end of the valley of Rephaim; and it then goes down the valley of Hinnom, south of the slope of the Jebusites, and downward to En-rogel; 17. then it bends in a northerly direction going on to En-shemesh, and from there goes to Geliloth, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim; then it goes down to the Stone of Bohan, Reuben's son; 18. and passing on to the north of the slope of Beth-arabah it goes down to the Arabah; 19. then the boundary passes on to the north of the slope of Beth-hoglah; and the boundary ends at the northern bay of the Dead Sea, at the south end of the Jordan; this is the southern border. 20. The Jordan forms its boundary on the eastern side. This is the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin, according to its families, boundary by boundary all around.
(Historical Books Joshua Chapter 18 verse to 20)
Oh God my Father, the boundary of benjamin reminds me of the path that I lead in life, There are moments when I am on top of the mountains or on a high ridge, there are other moments when I walk on plain smooth or rough terrain, there are moments when I am going down sleep slopes much to my regret and there are those lonely moments when I am in the valley of death surrounded by the desolation of my sins, however having said this Your river of life-giving water is always nearby inviting me to drink repent and sustain my soul. Amen, Thank You, Jesus.
21. Now the towns of the tribe of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz, 22. Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, 23. Avvim, Parah. Oprah, 24. Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba-twelve towns with their villages: 25. Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, 26. Mizpeh, Chepirah, Mozah, 27. Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, 28. Zela, Haeleph, Jebus (that is Jerusalem). Gibeah and Kiriath-jearim fourteen towns with their villages. This is the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin according to its families.
(Historical Books Joshua Chapter 18 verses 21 to 28)
Oh God my Father, I would like to end this chapter with the following prayer:-
Oh God my Father many times we pray that You help us in this situation, or to perform that task or to be successful in this or that career, and then when the opportunity arrives, we become afraid and start doubting You even though we see that the possibilities are ideal to what we expected or had in mind. Oh God, You are the Master Planner and have planned all according to what is good for us. You are aware of our needs, our wants and desires and also of our weaknesses, doubts and physical limitations and also of our good intentions. I pray oh God my Father that we learn how to place our trust in You in all situations even though at times we may not understand what is going on and where you might be in the same situation. Help us to completely place our trust in You my, God and Father. Amen
2. There remained among the Israelites seven tribes whose inheritance had not yet been apportioned. 3. So Joshua said to the Israelites, "How long will you be slack about going in and taking possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your ancestors, has given you?
(Historical Books Joshua Chapter 18 verses 2 to 3)
Oh God my Father, You might have the same question for us. You might ask us, "How long will You delay Your Salvation, why do You not accept me as Your one and only God believe in Me and be saved? Moreover, I have already redeemed You with my blood. I have done my part in full, now it is Your turn!
4. Provide three men from each tribe, and I will send them out that they may begin to go throughout the land, writing a description of it with a view to their inheritances. Then come back to me. 5. They shall divide it into seven portions, Judah continuing in its territory on the south, and the house of Joseph in their territory on the north.
(Historical Books Joshua Chapter 18 verses 4 to 5)
Oh God, my Father even though You love us so much that You provide us with the necessary resources, in order to reach our aims, You still require that we carry out our part in the quest or assignment. It is not fair of us to dump our agendas totally on You and wait for all to happen as if by magic Amen.
6. You shall describe the land in seven divisions and bring the description here to me; and I will cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.
(Historical Books Joshua Chapter 18 verse 6)
Oh God my Father if we would also make it a good practice to bring a written account of our plans, and agendas before You in a spirit of prayer so that You will help us to discern, which of our plans to pursue, and which not. I thank You for giving me the Bible for before making a decision I open the Bible at random about three times and reflect on the verses that You always inspire me to read and act accordingly. If the verses are positive I act positively if I do not still understand what You mean to tell me I postpone my decision. If I feel my heart beating stronger than my brain I will also postpone the idea for over anxiety is not positive and reliable to act on. It is only when the pathway is clear that I end up acting, and during the interim period I always experienced, You at work my God and Father.
7. The Levites have no portion among you, for the priesthood of the Lord is their heritage; and Gad and Reuben have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan eastward, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them."
(Historical Books Joshua Chapter 18 verse 7)
Oh God my Father when I have You as my inheritance, I am lacking in nothing else, because I have all I need. With You by my side, I am loved and protected. Thank You, my God and Father.
8. So the men started on their way; and Joshua charged those who went to write the description of the land, saying. "Go throughout the land and write a description of it, and come back to me; and I will cast lots for you before the LORD in Shiloh."
(Historical Books Joshua Chapter 18 verse 8)
Oh God my Father this morning You taught me a very important lesson in problem-solving. When I find myself facing a problem as in the case of Joshua and his people in the conquest of the promised land. I am, to calm down and ask myself the crucial question, "What is really the problem? What are the issues that are causing the problem to persist? Once I have written in a spirit of prayer all the elements of the problem, with the help of God, I can then start tackling one issue after each other by giving a priority to the issues ranking them from the highest to the lowest in numerical or alphabetical order in order to have a system that shows me from where to start and where to end until all the issues of the problem and the problem itself is resolved. Amen. When all the tasks have been accomplished and even throughout the process, we are to celebrate in faith and thanks-giving for God is already promised to help us resolve the problem Amen.
9. So the men went and traversed the land and set down in a book a description of it by towns in seven divisions; then they came back to Joshua in the camp at Shiloh. 10. and Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD and there Joshua apportioned the land to the Israelites, to each a portion.
(Historical Books Joshua Chapter 18 verses 9 to 10)
Oh God my Father, may it be that after we have done the ground work or data collection process, may we still be humble enough to place the final decision before You in order to finalise the decision according to Your will and not to mine Amen.
11. The lot of the tribe of Benjamin according to its families came up, and the territory allotted to it fell between the tribe of Judah and the tribe of Joseph. 12. On the north side their boundary began at the Jordan; then the boundary goes up to the slope of Jericho on the north, then up through the hill country westward; and it ends at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
(Historical Books of Joshua Chapter 18 verses 11 to 12)
Oh God my Father, by means of lots the tribe of Benjamin inherited the mentioned land, I pray that according to Your will we all inherit our place in heaven so that together we will dwell in our promised land along with You, Your mother and all the other prophets and Saints Amen.
13. From there the boundary passes along southward in the direction of Luz, to the slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) then the boundary goes down to Ataroth-addar, on the mountain that lies south of Lower Beth-horon.
(Historical Books Joshua Chapter 18 verse 13)
Oh God my Father in the physical world there are many boundaries and territories that are to be respected in order to ensure stability and peace in the world. However, among ourselves, we may also set boundaries. We may argue that we may have a relationship with a person, but that person has sensitive areas that due to their sensitivity one cannot discuss them. I pray oh God that we do not make boundaries for You as we do with each other Amen.
14. Then the boundary goes in another direction, turning on the western side southward from the mountain that lies to the south, opposite Beth-horon, and it ends at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a town belonging to the tribe of Judah.
(Historical Books Joshua Chapter 18 verse 14)
Oh God even before we were born You had already planned the place we were to be born in along with the boundaries and location of the region where they were to inhabit in a land that was not even yet promised to them Amen, how great is Your Name my God and Father. In order to view a map of the territory of Benjamin please click on the following link and follow coordinate D1 as displayed on the map of Canaan.
Map of Canaan territory of Benjamin
15. The southern side begins at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim; and the boundary goes from there to Ephron, to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah; 16. then the boundary goes down to the border of the mountain that overlooks the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is at the north end of the valley of Rephaim; and it then goes down the valley of Hinnom, south of the slope of the Jebusites, and downward to En-rogel; 17. then it bends in a northerly direction going on to En-shemesh, and from there goes to Geliloth, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim; then it goes down to the Stone of Bohan, Reuben's son; 18. and passing on to the north of the slope of Beth-arabah it goes down to the Arabah; 19. then the boundary passes on to the north of the slope of Beth-hoglah; and the boundary ends at the northern bay of the Dead Sea, at the south end of the Jordan; this is the southern border. 20. The Jordan forms its boundary on the eastern side. This is the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin, according to its families, boundary by boundary all around.
(Historical Books Joshua Chapter 18 verse to 20)
Oh God my Father, the boundary of benjamin reminds me of the path that I lead in life, There are moments when I am on top of the mountains or on a high ridge, there are other moments when I walk on plain smooth or rough terrain, there are moments when I am going down sleep slopes much to my regret and there are those lonely moments when I am in the valley of death surrounded by the desolation of my sins, however having said this Your river of life-giving water is always nearby inviting me to drink repent and sustain my soul. Amen, Thank You, Jesus.
21. Now the towns of the tribe of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz, 22. Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, 23. Avvim, Parah. Oprah, 24. Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba-twelve towns with their villages: 25. Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, 26. Mizpeh, Chepirah, Mozah, 27. Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, 28. Zela, Haeleph, Jebus (that is Jerusalem). Gibeah and Kiriath-jearim fourteen towns with their villages. This is the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin according to its families.
(Historical Books Joshua Chapter 18 verses 21 to 28)
Oh God my Father, I would like to end this chapter with the following prayer:-
Oh God my Father many times we pray that You help us in this situation, or to perform that task or to be successful in this or that career, and then when the opportunity arrives, we become afraid and start doubting You even though we see that the possibilities are ideal to what we expected or had in mind. Oh God, You are the Master Planner and have planned all according to what is good for us. You are aware of our needs, our wants and desires and also of our weaknesses, doubts and physical limitations and also of our good intentions. I pray oh God my Father that we learn how to place our trust in You in all situations even though at times we may not understand what is going on and where you might be in the same situation. Help us to completely place our trust in You my, God and Father. Amen
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