1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,800 Hello, this is Father Paul and I'm glad we're taking this journey together to read the Bible 2 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:07,800 in a year. 3 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:12,360 Today's reading is from Joshua chapter 17 through 19. 4 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:16,440 Chapter 17 There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh, 5 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:21,200 for he was the firstborn of Joseph, namely for Makir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father 6 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:26,880 of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he was given Gilead and Bashan. 7 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:30,840 And there was a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families, for 8 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:36,760 the children of Abiezer, the children of Helik, the children of Asriel, the children of Shechem, 9 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:40,400 the children of Hefer, and the children of Shemeda. 10 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:44,760 These were the male children of Manasseh, the son of Joseph according to their families. 11 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:49,480 But Zeal of Edad, the son of Hefer, the son of Gilead, the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh, 12 00:00:49,480 --> 00:00:53,760 had no sons but only daughters, and these are the names of his daughters. 13 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:58,480 Makla, Noah, Hogla, Milka, and Tirza. 14 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:02,280 And they came near before Eliezer the priest, before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the 15 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:07,960 rulers saying, The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers. 16 00:01:07,960 --> 00:01:11,680 Therefore according to the commandment of the Lord, he gave them an inheritance among 17 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:13,360 their father's brothers. 18 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:18,320 Ten shares fell to Manasseh besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other 19 00:01:18,320 --> 00:01:22,900 side of the Jordan, because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among 20 00:01:22,900 --> 00:01:27,400 his sons, and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead. 21 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:32,440 And the territory of Manasseh was from Asher to Mechmetot that lies east of Shechem, and 22 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:36,200 the border went along south to the inhabitants of Ain Tapwa. 23 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:39,920 Manasseh had the land of Tapwa, but Tapwa on the border of Manasseh belonged to the 24 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:45,400 children of Ephraim, and the border descended to the brook Kana, southward to the brook. 25 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:48,720 These cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh. 26 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:53,080 The border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook, and it ended at the sea. 27 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:58,440 Southward it was Ephraim's, northward it was Manasseh's, and the sea was its border. 28 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:03,400 Manasseh's territory was adjoining Asher on the north and Issachar on the east, and 29 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:10,560 in Issachar and in Asher, Manasseh had Bechin and its towns, Ibleem and its towns, the inhabitants 30 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:16,880 of Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of Ain Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of Tanak 31 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:22,720 and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns, three hilly regions. 32 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:26,920 Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities, but the 33 00:02:26,920 --> 00:02:31,280 Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land, and it happened when the children of 34 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:36,200 Israel grew strong that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not utterly drive 35 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:37,200 them out. 36 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:42,040 Then the children of Joseph spoke to Joshua saying, Why have you given us only one lot 37 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:46,760 and one share to inherit, since we are a great people, inasmuch as the Lord has blessed us 38 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:47,760 until now? 39 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:52,040 So Joshua answered them, If you are a great people, then go up to the forest country and 40 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:56,720 clear a place for yourself there in the land of the parasites and the giants, since the 41 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:59,620 mountains of Ephraim are too confined for you. 42 00:02:59,620 --> 00:03:03,840 But the children of Joseph said, The mountain country is not enough for us, and all the 43 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:08,800 Canaanites who dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both those who are 44 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:13,680 of Bechin and its towns, and those who are of the valley of Jezreel. 45 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:18,040 Then Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph to Ephraim and Manasseh, saying, You are a great 46 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:22,800 people and have great power, you shall not only have one lot, but the mountain country 47 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:27,560 shall be yours, although it is wooded, you shall cut it down, and its farthest extent 48 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:32,160 shall be yours, for you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots 49 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:34,280 and are strong. 50 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:37,520 Chapter 18 Now the whole congregation of the children 51 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:42,400 of Israel assembled together at Shiloh and set up the tabernacle of meeting there, and 52 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:44,320 the land was subdued before them. 53 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:48,840 But there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes which had not yet received their 54 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:49,840 inheritance. 55 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:53,640 Then Joshua said to the children of Israel, How long will you neglect to go and possess 56 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:56,840 the land which the Lord God of your fathers has given you? 57 00:03:56,840 --> 00:04:00,460 Pick out from among you three men for each tribe, and I will send them. 58 00:04:00,460 --> 00:04:04,680 They shall rise and go through the land, survey it according to their inheritance and come 59 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:08,600 back to me, and they shall divide it into seven parts. 60 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:12,320 Israel shall remain in their territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain 61 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:14,040 in their territory on the north. 62 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:18,480 You shall therefore survey the land in seven parts and bring the survey here to me, that 63 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:22,280 I may cast lots for you here before the Lord our God. 64 00:04:22,280 --> 00:04:27,080 But the Levites have no part among you, for the priesthood of the Lord is their inheritance, 65 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:31,560 and Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance beyond the 66 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:35,740 Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave them. 67 00:04:35,740 --> 00:04:40,240 Then the men arose to go away, and Joshua charged those who went to survey the land, 68 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:45,440 saying, Go, walk through the land, survey it, and come back to me, that I may cast lots 69 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:48,120 for you here before the Lord in Shiloh. 70 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:52,360 So the men went, passed through the land, and wrote the survey in a book in seven parts 71 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:55,880 by cities, and they came to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh. 72 00:04:55,880 --> 00:05:01,080 Then Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord, and there Joshua divided the land 73 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:04,240 to the children of Israel according to their divisions. 74 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:08,640 Now the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families, 75 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:12,480 and the territory of their lot came out between the children of Judah and the children of 76 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:13,480 Joseph. 77 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:17,800 Their border on the north side began at the Jordan, and the border went up to the side 78 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:21,840 of Jericho on the north, and went up through the mountains westward. 79 00:05:21,840 --> 00:05:24,200 It ended at the wilderness of Beit Abin. 80 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:29,600 The border went over from there toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Bethel, southward, 81 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:32,080 and the border descended to Ataroth Adar. 82 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:36,040 There the hill that lies on the south side of lower Bethuron. 83 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:40,560 Then the border extended around the west side to the south, from the hill that lies before 84 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:46,040 Bethuron southward, and it ended at Kirjas Baal, which is Kirjas Jerim, a city of the 85 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:47,360 children of Judah. 86 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:49,120 This was the west side. 87 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:54,080 The south side began at the end of Kirjas Jerim, and the border extended on the west 88 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:57,580 and went out to the spring of the waters of Neftuah. 89 00:05:57,580 --> 00:06:01,520 Then the border came down to the end of the mountain that lies before the valley of the 90 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:06,360 son of Hinnom, which is in the valley of the Rephaim on the north, descended to the valley 91 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:12,240 of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusite city on the south, and descended to Ein Rogel. 92 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:17,880 And it went around from the north, went out to Ein Shemesh, and extended toward Geliloth, 93 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:23,000 which is before the ascent of Adumim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of 94 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:24,000 Reuben. 95 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:29,160 Then it passed along toward the north side of Araba, and went down to Araba, and the 96 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:32,560 border passed along to the north side of Beit Hogla. 97 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:37,600 Then the border ended at the north bay at the salt sea, at the south end of the Jordan. 98 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:39,680 This was the southern boundary. 99 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:42,520 The Jordan was its border on the east side. 100 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:47,200 This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to its boundaries all around, 101 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:49,080 according to their families. 102 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:52,640 Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were 103 00:06:52,640 --> 00:07:03,160 Jericho, Beit Hogla, Emek Kiziz, Beit Araba, Zemarim, Bethel, Avim, Para, Ofra, Kifar Hamuni, 104 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:04,760 Ofni, and Gabba. 105 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:07,040 12 cities with their villages. 106 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:17,960 Gibyan, Rama, Beirut, Mizba, Kifira, Moza, Rekem, Erpil, Tarala, Zeila, Elif, Jebus, 107 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:23,520 which is Jerusalem, Gibyat, and Kirjat, 14 cities with their villages. 108 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:28,440 This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families. 109 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:30,120 Chapter 19. 110 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:34,200 The second Lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of the children of Simeon according 111 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:38,360 to their families, and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of 112 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:39,360 Judah. 113 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:48,760 They had in their inheritance Bir Sheba, Mulada, Hazar Shual, Bala, Ezem, El Tulaad, Betul, 114 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:57,280 Horma, Ziklag, Beit Markabut, Hazar Sousa, Beit Leboet, and Cherokin, 13 cities and their 115 00:07:57,280 --> 00:07:58,280 villages. 116 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:04,000 Ein, Ramon, Etair, and Ashan, 4 cities and their villages, and all the villages that 117 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:07,440 were all around these cities as far as Balad Beir. 118 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:09,060 Rama of the south. 119 00:08:09,060 --> 00:08:13,240 This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families. 120 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:16,880 The inheritance of the children of Simeon was included in the share of the children 121 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:20,600 of Judah, for the share of the children of Judah was too much for them. 122 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:24,520 Therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of that 123 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:25,520 people. 124 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:29,520 The third Lot came out for the children of Zabalun according to their families, and the 125 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:32,960 border of their inheritance was as far as Sarid. 126 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:38,040 Their border went toward the west, and to Marala went to Dabashit and extended along 127 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:40,540 the brook that is east of Joknim. 128 00:08:40,540 --> 00:08:45,760 Then from Sarid it went eastward, toward the sunrise along the border of Sislot-Tabor, 129 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:49,280 and went toward Dabirat bypassing Jaffia. 130 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:54,660 And from there it passed along on the east of Gad-Hephir toward Eitkatin and extended 131 00:08:54,660 --> 00:08:56,840 to Ramon which borders on Niyah. 132 00:08:56,840 --> 00:09:01,480 Then the border went around it on the north side of Hanatun, and it ended in the valley 133 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:03,080 of Yeftayel. 134 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:10,200 Third were Kata, Nalal, Shimran, Idala, and Bethlehem, twelve cities with their villages. 135 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:14,360 This was the inheritance of the children of Zabalun according to their families, these 136 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:16,320 cities with their villages. 137 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:20,960 The fourth Lot came out to Issachar for the children of Issachar according to their families. 138 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:27,960 And their territory went to Jezreel and included Kessalot, Shunem, Hafraim, Shion, Anaarat, 139 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:35,520 Rabit, Kishion, Abez, Remait, Ein Ganim, Ein Hada, and Beth Pazez. 140 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:39,800 And the border reached to Tabor, Shahazima, and Beth Shemesh. 141 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:44,120 Their border ended at the Jordan, sixteen cities with their villages. 142 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:48,840 This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, 143 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:51,160 the cities and their villages. 144 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:55,780 The fifth Lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families. 145 00:09:55,780 --> 00:10:03,520 And their territory included Helkat, Hali, Betayn, Akhshaf, Alam Malik, Amad, and Mishel. 146 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:08,040 It reached to Mount Carmel westward along the brook Shehor-Lebnat. 147 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:12,760 It turned toward the sunrise to Beit Dagon and it reached to Zabalun and to the valley 148 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:13,760 of Jifta-Ael. 149 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:20,980 Then northward beyond Beit Emek and Niayel, bypassing Kabul which was on the left including 150 00:10:20,980 --> 00:10:26,360 Ebron, Rehab, Hamon, and Cana as far as greater Sidon. 151 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:30,160 And the border turned to Rama and to the fortified city of Tyre. 152 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:35,740 Then the border turned to Hosa and ended at the sea by the region of Aqzeb. 153 00:10:35,740 --> 00:10:41,240 Also Uma, Afik, and Rehab were included, twenty-two cities with their villages. 154 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:45,560 This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, 155 00:10:45,560 --> 00:10:47,620 these cities with their villages. 156 00:10:47,620 --> 00:10:52,760 The sixth lot came out to the children of Naftali, for the children of Naftali according to their 157 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:59,600 families and their border began at Halif enclosing the territory from the turban tree in Zananeem, 158 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:03,360 Adami-Nikeb, and Jabnil as far as Lakoum. 159 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:04,820 It ended at the Jordan. 160 00:11:04,820 --> 00:11:10,440 From Halif the border extended westward to Aznot-Tabor and went out from there toward 161 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:11,560 Hukok. 162 00:11:11,560 --> 00:11:16,280 It adjoined Zabalun on the south side and Asher on the west side and ended at Judah 163 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:18,560 by the Jordan toward the sunrise. 164 00:11:18,560 --> 00:11:27,680 And the fortified cities are Zidim, Zeir, Hamat, Rakat, Shinaret, Adama, Rama, Hazor, 165 00:11:27,680 --> 00:11:36,640 Kedish, Idri, En-Hazor, Iran, Migdal-Eil, Horem, Beit-Anat, and Beit-Shemesh. 166 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:38,380 Nineteen cities with their villages. 167 00:11:38,380 --> 00:11:42,900 This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naftali according to their families, 168 00:11:42,900 --> 00:11:44,960 the cities and their villages. 169 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:49,320 The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, 170 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:56,360 and the territory of their inheritance was Zora, Isht'aul, Irshemesh, Shalabin, Aijalon, 171 00:11:56,360 --> 00:12:08,640 Jetla, Elon, Timna, Ekran, El-Teka, Gibbeton, Balat, Jihud, Bene-Barak, Gatrimon, Mejarcon, 172 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:11,400 and Rakon with the region near Jopa. 173 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:15,480 And the border of the children of Dan went beyond these because the children of Dan went 174 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:20,400 up to fight against Leshem and took it, and they struck it with the edge of the sword, 175 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:22,520 took possession of it and dwelt in it. 176 00:12:22,520 --> 00:12:26,160 They called Leshem Dan after the name of Dan their father. 177 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:30,440 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, 178 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:32,640 these cities with their villages. 179 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:36,640 When they had made an end of dividing the land as an inheritance according to their 180 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:41,360 borders, the children of Israel gave an inheritance among them to Joshua the son of Nun, a court 181 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:42,360 official. 182 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:46,400 According to the word of the Lord, they gave him the city which he asked for, Timna, Sarah, 183 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:50,080 in the mountains of Ephraim, and he built the city and dwelt in it. 184 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:54,280 These were the inheritances which Eliezer the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the 185 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:58,680 heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel divided as an inheritance 186 00:12:58,680 --> 00:13:03,500 by Lot in Shiloh before the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 187 00:13:03,500 --> 00:13:11,040 So they made an end of dividing the country. 188 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:14,640 I hope you enjoyed today's reading as much as I did and I look forward to seeing you 189 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:16,960 again tomorrow to continue on our journey. 190 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:43,960 God bless you and have a great day.