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| 1 And, these, are the inheritances which the sons of Israel received in the land of Canaan,–which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the ancestral heads of the tribes of the sons of Israel gave them to inherit. |
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| 2 By lot, was their inheritance divided,–as Yahweh commanded by the hand of Moses, unto the nine tribes and unto the half tribe. |
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| 3 For Moses had given the two tribes and the half tribe their inheritance over the Jordan,–but, unto the Levites, gave he no inheritance in their midst; |
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| 4 for the sons of Joseph became two tribes: Manasseh and Ephraim,–so they gave no portion to the Levites in the land, save only cities to dwell in, with the pasture lands thereof, for their cattle and for their substance. |
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| 5 As Yahweh commanded Moses, so, did the sons of Israel,–when they apportioned the land. |
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| 6 Then came near the sons of Judah unto Joshua in Gilgal, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, the Kenizzite, said unto him,–Thou, knowest the word which Yahweh spake unto Moses the man of God in my behalf and in thine in Kadesh-barnea. |
Caleb – A descendant of Abraham through the rejected son Esau, and adopted into the tribe of Judah. His faithfulness and reward have special meaning to us who by nature are children of wrath, typified by Esau. R3091:1
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| 7 Forty years old, was I when Moses the servant of Yahweh sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land,–so I brought him back word, as was in my heart. |
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| 8 But, my brethren who had been up with me, made the heart of the people melt,–whereas, I, wholly followed Yahweh my God. |
My brethren – Note the absence of any evil speaking against those who sinned. R3091:6
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| 9 So then Moses sware on that day saying, Surely, the land on which thy foot hath trodden, unto thee, shall belong, for an inheritance, and unto thy sons, unto times age-abiding,–because thou hast wholly followed Yahweh my God. |
Thine inheritance – Caleb did not expect, and was not promised, a heavenly inheritance. R4071:2
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| 10 Now, therefore lo! Yahweh hath kept me alive as he spake these forty and five years from the time Yahweh spake this word unto Moses, while Israel journeyed in the desert. Now, therefore lo! I–today, am eighty and five years old: |
These 45 years – Link No. 22 in the true Bible chronology. B48
From the sending of the spies to the division of the land, leaving one year from the leaving of Egypt to the sending of the spies. HG44:3
Forty-six years after the exodus. R1980:3; B48
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| 11 I remain, today, as courageous as on the day when Moses sent me, as my strength was then, so also my strength is now,–for war, both to go out and to come in. |
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| 12 Now, therefore, give me this mountain, whereof Yahweh spake, on that day,–for, thou thyself, didst hear, on that day, that, Anakim, were there, and great cities fortified, if so be Yahweh be with me, then shall I dispossess them, as spake Yahweh. |
Anakims – Among these entrenched enemies are traditions of men, religious customs, nominalism, sectarian pride, ambition and love of show. R3091:5
I shall be able – This well illustrates the progress of the spiritual Israelite. He looks back to the beginning of his experiences and rejoices that the Lord has kept him and has faith to see himself victor over the strongest and most entrenched enemies of the flesh. R3091:5
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| 13 So Joshua blessed him, and gave Hebron unto Caleb son of Jephunneh, for an inheritance. |
Joshua blessed him – In order to inherit the promises we, like Caleb, must have faith in God and a corresponding obedience. R3092:4
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| 14 For this cause, hath Hebron belonged unto Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenezzite, for an inheritance, unto this day,–because he wholly followed Yahweh, God of Israel. |
Wholly followed – These words have special weight in view of the fact that Caleb was only an Israelite by adoption. R3091:1
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| 15 Now, the name of Hebron, was formerly, City of Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim, was he. And, the land, had rest from war. |
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