Title: Portion of Ephraim / Joshua 16
Content 28. Ephraim's Portion
Joseph's descendants occupied the next noble place after Judah. Here too, they
They all come out next and testify to that fact. This is the first general reference to the descendants of Joseph.
An outline is given (verses 1 to 4), followed by the inheritance of Ephraim (verses 5 to 10), followed by the distribution of it.
continues in the sound field. The inheritance of the tribe of Ephraim was decided by lot, and the region was south of Benjamin and Dan.
came into contact with When they were numbered in the wilderness of Moab, Manasseh numbered 52,700 (Numbers 26:34), and Ephra
Lim numbered 32,500 (Numbers 26:37). Before Moses died, when he blessed these
ten thousand, thousands of Manasseh” (Deut. 33:17). This indicates that Ephraim’s blessing was greater.
show In ancient society, having a large family was viewed as a blessing. But later history
It shows that the population growth has changed from time to time according to the will of God.
Here Ephraim precedes the tribe of Manasseh. What catches our attention here is Ev.
It is a fact that famous places are included within the Lime area. The place is not mentioned here, but their
Within the borders, Ramah, the hometown of Samuel, and Shiloh, where the tabernacle was built, belonged to this place, and was the capital of Jeroboam.
Disra, Shechem, Mount Ebal, Mount Gerizim, and Sychar also belong to this region. Of particular interest to us is the heat
The tribe was specifically called "Ephraim."
God's providence is revealed in small places and also in large historical events. so we like
It should be remembered that not all events in history are coincidental.
All. God had in mind the time when the kingdom of Israel would be divided in the distant future, and from here the inheritance of Ephraim
you have decided
However, another characteristic here is that Ephraim received the inheritance, but even then Canaan said,
not” (verse 10). Not all of the inhabitants of the area were expelled, but God
He gave the area as an enterprise in advance and made it a settlement for them.