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Joshua
Chapter 15
{Verses
1-12: Rest of the Story of Judah Getting Its Inheritance}
1
This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families;
even
to the border of Edom the desert of Zin southward
was
the uttermost part of the south coast.
2
And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea,
from
the bay that looked southward.
3
And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim,
and
passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto
Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron,
and
went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa.
4
From thence it passed toward Azmon,
and
went out unto the river of Egypt;
and
the goings out of that coast were at the sea.
This
shall be your south coast.
5
And the east border was the salt sea,
even
unto the end of Jordan.
And
their border in the north quarter
was
from the bay of the sea
at
the uttermost part of Jordan {the Jordan River}.
6
And the border went up to Bethhogla,
and
passed along by the north of Betharabah;
and
the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.
7
And the border went up toward Debir
from
the valley of Achan/Achor,
and
so northward, looking toward Gilgal,
that
is before the going up to Adummim,
which
is on the south side of the river.
And
the border passed toward the waters of Enshemesh,
and
the goings out thereof were at Enrogel.
8
And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom
unto
the south side of the Jebusite.
The
same is Jerusalem.
And
the border went up to the top of the mountain
that
lies before the valley of Hinnom westward,
which
is at the end of the valley of the giants northward.
9
And the border was drawn from the top of the hill
unto
the fountain of the water of Nephtoah,
and
went out to the cities of mount Ephron;
and
the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim.
10
And the border compassed from Baalah
westward
unto mount Seir,
and
passed along unto the side of mount Jearim,
which
is Chesalon, on the north side,
and
went down to Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah.
11
And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward
and
the border was drawn to Shicron,
and
passed along to mount Baalah,
and
went out unto Jabneel;
and
the goings out of the border were at the sea.
12
And the west border was to the great sea,
and
the coast thereof.
This
is the coast of the children of Judah
round
about according to their families.
{Verses
13: Rest of the Story of Caleb Continues from Chapter 14}
13~~And
unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh
he
gave a part among the children of Judah,
according
to the commandment of the Jehovah/God to Joshua,
even
the city of Arba {Kirjatharba}
{Arba means 'strength of Baal' - Satan's stronghold}
the
father of Anak, which city is Hebron {means fellowship}.
14~~And
Caleb {from chapter 14 we know he is 85 years old}
drove
thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai
{means 'my fine linen' - represents self-righteousness and pride -
they were the 'giants' that kept the Exodus Generation from conquering
the land God had promised them - Caleb overcame these giants},
and
Ahiman {means who is my brother - 'pride of heredity' - human abilities
instead of Trusting in the Lord - these will keep a believer from the
promised land - Caleb Faith Rested in the Lord and overcame},
and
Talmai {name means 'abounding in furrows' - great prosperity and
wealth in agriculture - represents 'details of life' - pride of possesson,
fame and achievement - eyes on money/things instead of God - keep us
from the promised land but Caleb overcame them all} ,
the
children of Anak {all tribes of giants}.
15~~
And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir
{name means 'oracle or voice-telling' - demon possession}
and
the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher {means 'the written book'}.
16~~And
Caleb said, "He that smites Kirjathsepher, and takes it,
to
him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife
{name means 'anklet' - a term of someone of great beauty
she represents great blessing - but she knows water is important - water
speaks of the water of the Word - no doctrine, no blessing}.
{Caleb
Gives His Beautiful and Smart Daughter for a Wife}
17~~And
Othniel {name means 'lion of God' -
a victorious strong believer serving the Lord}
the
son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it
and
he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
18~~And
it came to pass, as she came unto him,
that
she moved him to ask of her father a field
and
she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, "What do you want?"
19~~Who
answered, "Give me a blessing;
for
you have given me a south land.
Give
me also springs of water.
And
he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.
{Note: Othniel got a great wife. She was beautiful and smart. Without the water rights, the land was not worth much. Othniel comes up again in the book of Judges - he becomes one of the first judges/dictators of the land.}
{Verses
20-62: Breakdown of the Land to the Family of Judah}
20
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah
according
to their families.
21 And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,
22 And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,
23 And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,
24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,
25 And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor,
26 Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,
27 And Hazargaddah, and Heshmon, and Bethpalet,
28 And Hazarshual, and Beersheba, and Bizjothjah,
29 Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,
30 And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,
31 And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,
32 And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:
33 And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashmah,
34 And Zanoah, and Engannim, Tappuah, and Enam,
35 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,
36 And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages:
37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdalgad,
38 And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,
39 Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,
40 And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish,
41 And Gederoth, Bethdagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:
42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,
43 And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,
44 And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:
45 Ekron, with her towns and her villages:
46 From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages:
47 Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof:
48 And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,
49 And Dannah, and Kirjathsannah, which is Debir,
50 And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,
51 And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:
52 Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean,
53 And Janum, and Bethtappuah, and Aphekah,
54 And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:
55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,
56 And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,
57 Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:
58 Halhul, Bethzur, and Gedor,
59 And Maarath, and Bethanoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:
60 Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:
61 In the desert, Betharabah, Middin, and Secacah,
62 And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.
{Four
Areas of the Land Not Conquered}
63~~As
for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
the
children of Judah could not drive them out.
But
the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah
at
Jerusalem unto this day.
{Note: They held out until David Conquered them. The Philistines had 5 cities on the sea coast. They were not conquered. Third, the Canaanites in the valley of Jezreel (also called Izdralin (sp) then and called Armageddon today) were not driven out - they were trouble in the book of Judges. Fourth, in Tyre and Sidon. These four areas are the Subject of the book of Judges - the book of apostasy. They are covered in Judges 3:1-7.}
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