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April 30 - Joshua 15 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello friends, it's Sean here. It's Thursday.
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  It's the 30th of April, the very last day of the month, and I am
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  so glad that you are joining me as we continue to hear about
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  God's gift. He is making a list.
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  He's checking it twice. He's going to find out who's
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  well, who's his beloved children, who He is going to
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  bless with these incredible gifts of land that He is
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  delivering to them just like He promised He would all those
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  generations ago. And he is coming good with his
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  promise and distributing this land.
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  And we're going to hear all about that for the other tribes
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  today. So settle yourself in as this is
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  distribution tastic as Joshua shares the news of the land that
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  is being attributed to Judah. So settle yourselves in and let
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  us read together Joshua chapter 15.
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  The allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah reached
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  southward to the border of Edom as far as the Wilderness of Zin.
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  The southern boundary began at the South Bay of the Dead Sea,
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  ran South of Scorpion Pass into the Wilderness of Zin, and then
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  went South of Kadeshbarnia to Hezron.
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  Then it went up to Ada, where it turned toward Karka.
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  From there it passed to Asmon until it finally reached the
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  brook of Egypt, which had followed to the Mediterranean
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  Sea. This was their southern
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  boundary. The eastern boundary extended
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  along the Dead Sea to the mouth of the Jordan River.
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  The northern boundary began at the Bay where the Jordan River
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  empties into the Dead Sea, went up from there to Beth Hogla,
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  then proceeded north of Beth Aruba to the stone of Bohan.
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  Bohan was Reuben's son. From that point it went through
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  the valley of Acor to Debba, turning N toward Gilgal, which
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  is across from the slopes of Adamam on the South side of the
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  valley. From there the boundary extended
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  to the springs at N Shemesh and on to N Rogul.
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  The boundary then passed through the valley of Ben Hinnom along
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  the southern slopes of the Jebusites, where the city of
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  Jerusalem is located. Then it went West to the top of
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  the mountain above the valley of Himmon and on up to the northern
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  end of the valley of Raphaeum. From there the boundary extended
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  from the top of the mountain to the spring at the waters of
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  Neftola, and from there to the towns of Mount Efron.
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  Then it turned toward Bala, that is, Kiryatjiram.
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  The boundary circled West of Bala to Mount Saya, passed along
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  to the town of Keselon on the northern slope of Mount Jerim,
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  and West down to Beth Shemesh and on to Timnah.
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  The boundary then proceeded to the slope of the north hill of
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  Ekron, where it turned towards Shekaron and Mount Baila.
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  It passed Jabneel and ended at the Mediterranean Sea.
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  The western boundary was the shoreline of the Mediterranean
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  Sea. These are the boundaries for the
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  clans of the tribe of Judah. The Lord commanded Joshua to
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  assign some of Judah's territory to Caleb, son of Japhane.
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  So Caleb was given the town of Kiriath ABBA, that is, Hebron,
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  which has been named after Anak's ancestor.
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  Caleb drove out the three groups of Anakites, the descendants of
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  Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmay, the sons of Anak.
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  From there, he went on to fight against the people living in the
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  town of Deba, formerly called Kiriath Sepha.
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  Caleb said I will give my daughter AXA in marriage to the
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  one who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepha.
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  Othneil, the son of Caleb's brother Kenaz, was the one who
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  conquered it, so AXA became Othneil's wife.
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  When AXA married Othneil, she urged him to ask her father for
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  a field. As she got down off her donkey,
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  Caleb asked her what's the matter?
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  She said Give me another gift. You have already given me land
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  in the Negev, now please give me springs of water too.
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  So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.
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  This was the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of
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  Judah. The towns of Judah situated
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  along the borders of Edom in the extreme South were Cabzil, Eda,
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  Jaga Kina, Damona, Adidar, Kadesh, Hazor Ethnan, Ziff,
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  Tellem, Bieloth, Hazor Hadata, Kiryoth, Hezron, that is Hazor
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  Imam, Shima, Moladar, Hazar, Gadar, Heshmon, Beth Pellet,
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  Hazar Shul, Besheba, Bisigothea, Baila, Lim Ezem, Eltalal,
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  Kassel, Horma, Ziklag, Madmanna, Sansana, Labayoth, Shilhim, Ain
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  and Rimon. 29 towns with their surrounding villages.
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  The following towns situated in the western foothills were also
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  given to Judah, Eshtail, Zora, Ashna, Zanoa, Enganan, Tapua,
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  Enam, Jarmouth, Adalam, Soko, Azaka, Shahraim, Aditheme,
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  Gedera and Gederotheme. 14 towns with their surrounding villages
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  Also included were Zenon, Hadashah, Migdalgad, Dillian,
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  Mizpah, Jokhthil, Lakish, Boskath, Eglon, Cabon, Limam,
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  Kitlish, Gederoth, Beth, Dagon, Nama and Makadah. 16 towns with
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  their surrounding villages. Besides these, there were Libna,
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  Etha, Ashan, Ittah, Ashnan, Nezib, Kayla, Aksib and Marasha.
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  9 towns with their surrounding villages The territory of the
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  tribe of Judah also included Ekron and its surrounding
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  settlements and villages. From Ekron, the boundary
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  extended West and included the towns near Ashdod with their
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  surrounding villages. It also included Ashdod with its
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  surrounding settlements and villages, and Gaza with its
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  settlements and villages as far as the brook of Egypt and along
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  the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
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  Judah also received the following towns in the Hill
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  Country, Shama, Jatta, Soka, Dana, Kiriathsana, that is,
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  Deba, Anab, Eshtemo, Anim, Goshen, Hollon and Gilo. 11
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  towns with their surrounding villages.
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  Also included there were the towns of Arab, Duma, Eshan,
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  Janib, Beth, Tapua, Afaka, Humta, Kiriath, ABBA, that is
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  Hebron and Zia, 9 towns with their surrounding villages.
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  Besides these, there were Mayon, Carmel, Zif, Jatta, Jezreel,
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  Jokdeum, Zanoa, Kane, Gibeah and Timna, 10 towns with their
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  surrounding villages. In addition, there were Halhol,
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  Bethzer, Gedor, Marath, Beth, Anoth and Eltekon, 6 towns with
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  their surrounding villages. There were also Kiriath Bal,
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  that is, Kiriathjiram and Raba, 2 towns with their surrounding
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  villages. In the wilderness, there were
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  the towns of Beth Arabah, Midden Sekakah, Nibhshan, the city of
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  Salt and Edgeddai, 6 towns with their surrounding villages.
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  But the tribe of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites who
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  lived in the city of Jerusalem. So the Jebusites lived there
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  among the people of Judah to this day.
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  Ah, Lord, what can seem like a long list of places is actually
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  this profound spiritual truth, this incredible gift that you
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  give your people, this long promised land that you have now
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  assigned to these tribes. But Lord, we hear that even
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  though it's assigned, for some reason, these people just won't
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  clear out of Jerusalem. So that even though you take us
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  places, Lord, there can still be challenges, there can still be
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  these uncomfortable spaces that we need to work through and
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  overcome. So, Lord, I pray that you
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  continue to give us your vision, your strength, your staying
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  power, so that as you lead us into places promised yet still
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  uncomfortable, that you can continue to inspire us to seek
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  out your purpose and your Kingdom's priorities as we live
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  for You. So that in this broken world of
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  ours, we can still shine spaces of grace, of forgiveness, of
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  mercy, the way you want us to be in this world.
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  Thank you for showing us exactly what it looks like to be people
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  of mercy and grace, because that's how you modelled your
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  life for us, Jesus. So we just praise you and thank
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  you for all that you show us all that you are and all that you've
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  done for us. In your name we pray Jesus,
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  Amen.