Title Judas' Portion/Joshua 15:1-15
Content 25. Judas' Portion
The land of Canaan was not completely conquered, but the distribution of the area was thoroughly carried out. came out before
After the distribution was made to the descendants of the two tribes of Joseph's descendants, Manasseh and Ephraim, and to Caleb,
Now it is distributed to the tribe of Judah. Here are a few things to consider:
1. Judah's Privilege
"You shall be a praise to your brother, Judah... Judas is a lion's cub" (Genesis 49:8-9). this is Jacob
This is the part about Judah in the blessing of the will. This means that Judah is superior to the other tribes, and they
It shows that there is a king who rules over Further, "Sor did not leave Judah" (Gen.
49:10), this fact culminates even more.
According to this prophecy, Judah is also unique in the portion of the land of Canaan. Judah occupied the southern part of the land of Canaan.
Their borders were (1) Edom at the southernmost point, and (2) the rest of the wilderness of Sin, and their border extended to the city of Egypt (v. this
It includes vast desert areas and shows that the area occupied is not fertile land but many desert areas.
give it away The tribes of Judah each show a connection. The tribes of Benjamin, Simeon, and Dan distributed their distribution near Judah
Issachar, Zebulun, and the tribes of Naphtali and Asher received distribution near the tribe of Joseph. Therefore, this
Joseph and the tribes of Judah were prepared first, and the land of the other tribes was divided around them.
doubled This will be Judah's scepter in the future, which God had prepared for this in advance.
will be.
God did not allow Jacob's will to remain as he had promised, but to carry out his will. here
Here we see how seriously God's great grace is exercised.
2. There is a detailed distribution
“These are the borders of the children of Judah, according to their families” (verse 12).
(1) “The border of the east is Yeomhae” (v. 5), which is reminiscent of Sodom and Gomorrah.
(2) The boundary of the husband is the Canaan region (verses 2-4).
(3) The northern boundary is the Stone of Reuben of the tribe of Bohan (verse 6).
(4) The western border was at first the Great Sea (v. 12), and later the tribe of Dan took up a significant part of the area.
it was
This shows that God's special providence was given to the tribe of Judah. This is the distribution process.
In Esau, Judah occupied something like the central region of all Israel, so it was difficult to rule over the various tribes.
Owning a place
God also gives amazing grace in such things.