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Joshua
Chapter 17
1 There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.
2
There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by
their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of
Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of
Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida:
these
were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families.
3 But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
4 And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, "Jehovah/God commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren." Therefore according to the commandment of Jehovah/God he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
5 And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan.
6 Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead.
7 And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that lies before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of Entappuah.
8 Now Manasseh had the land of Tappuah but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim.
9 And the coast descended unto the river Kanah, southward of the river. These cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh. The coast of Manasseh also was on the north side of the river, and the outgoings of it were at the sea.
10 Southward it was Ephraim's, and northward it was Manasseh's, and the sea is his border; and they met together in Asher on the north, and in Issachar on the east.
11 And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.
12 Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
13 Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were very strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute; but did not utterly drive them out.
{1/2
Tribe of Manasseh Complains}
14~~And
the children of Joseph spoke unto Joshua, saying,
"Why
have you given me but one lot and one portion to inherit,
seeing
I am a great people,
forasmuch
as Jehovah/God has blessed me hitherto?"
{Note: They were blessed in the past. Principal: Past successes do not guarantee future blessings. A mature believer can fall backward. We walk ONE day at a time with the Lord. And, secondly the sin of pride. They are under a delusion because their numbers are more than the other tribes.}
15~~And
Joshua answered them,
"If
you be a great people,
then
get you all up to the wood country,
and
cut down for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites
and
of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for you
{Joshua is saying there is plenty of land to expand to the north
back up your mighty words with mighty deeds}."
16~~And
the children of Joseph said,
"The
hill is not enough for us.
And
all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley
have
chariots of iron,
both
they who are of Bethshean and her towns,
and
they who are of the valley of Jezreel."
{Now saying the hill is not enough because the valley of Jezreel (also called Izdralin (sp) then and called Armageddon today) is not conquered. Now the truth comes out. They have their eyes on chariots and are afraid instead of trusting in the Lord.}
17-18~~And
Joshua spoke unto the house of Joseph,
even
to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying,
"You
are a great people, and have great power.
You
shall not have one lot only {you carve out the rest}. 18~~
But
the mountain shall be yours;
for
it is a wood, and you shall cut it down.
And
the outgoings of it shall be yours.
For
you shall drive out the Canaanites,
though
they have iron chariots,
and
though they be strong.
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