Joshua, 14

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Joshua allocates the land of Canaan by lot to the tribes of Judah and Simeon.

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The Inheritance of Caleb

1 And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them.

2 By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.

3 For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other side Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among them.

4 For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance.

5 As the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they divided the land.

6 Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadeshbarnea.

7 Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadeshbarnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart.

8 Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God.

9 And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children's for ever, because thou hast wholly followed the LORD my God.

10 And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old.

11 As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in.

12 Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the LORD spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and fenced: if so be the LORD will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the LORD said.

13 And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.

14 Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day, because that he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel.

15 And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.

Commentary

Joshua 14 is the account of the division of the land of Canaan among the tribes of Israel. This chapter is a reminder of the faithfulness of God in fulfilling His promises to His people. After the death of Moses, God had promised to give the land of Canaan to the Israelites, and He had faithfully kept His promise. In this chapter, we see the division of the land among the tribes of Israel. Each tribe was given a portion of the land according to the size of their population. This was a sign of God's faithfulness and provision for His people. He had promised to give them the land, and He had kept His promise. The chapter also reminds us of the importance of obedience. The Israelites were instructed to drive out the inhabitants of the land and to take possession of it. This was a difficult task, but it was necessary for them to obey God's commands in order to receive the blessings He had promised. Joshua 14 is a reminder of God's faithfulness and provision for His people. He had promised to give them the land of Canaan, and He had kept His promise. It also reminds us of the importance of obedience, as the Israelites were instructed to drive out the inhabitants of the land and to take possession of it. This chapter is a reminder of God's faithfulness and provision for His people, and a reminder of the importance of obedience.