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The Book of Numbers 0006 - Lesson 4
Scripture Passage:
Numbers 33:50-56; Numbers 34:1-29 Attached Audio:
Chapter 33 (Continued)
The Journeys of the Children of Israel (Continued)
- WHEN YE ARE PASSED OVER JORDAN (Numbers 33:50-56 [50] And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
[51] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan;
[52] Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places:
[53] And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it.
[54] And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.
[55] But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.
[56] Moreover it shall come to pass, that I shall do unto you, as I thought to do unto them.
See All...) - Drive Out the Inhabitants (Numbers 33:50-53 [50] And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
[51] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan;
[52] Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places:
[53] And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it.
See All...). - Destroy all their pictures (Numbers 33:52Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places:
See All...). - Destroy all their molten images (Numbers 33:52Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places:
See All...). - Quite pluck down all their high places (Numbers 33:52Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places:
See All...). - Dispossess the inhabitants (Numbers 33:53And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it.
See All...). - Divide the Land (Numbers 33:54And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.
See All...). - Land to be divided by lot
- Portions based on the size of the tribe
- Inheritance based on the lot
- Failure to Drive Out the Inhabitants (Numbers 33:55-56 [55] But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.
[56] Moreover it shall come to pass, that I shall do unto you, as I thought to do unto them.
See All...) - Those which remain will be pricks in your eyes (Numbers 33:55But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.
See All...). - Those which remain will be thorns in your sides (Numbers 33:55But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.
See All...). - Those which remain will vex you (Numbers 33:55But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.
See All...). - The Lord shall do unto Israel what He thought to do unto the inhabitants of the land (Numbers 33:56Moreover it shall come to pass, that I shall do unto you, as I thought to do unto them.
See All...).
Chapter 34
The Land of Inheritance
- THE LAND OF INHERITANCE (Numbers 34:1-2 [1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:)
See All...) - A Commandment from God (Numbers 34:1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
See All...) - Inheritance of the Land of Canaan (Numbers 34:2Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:)
See All...) - THE SOUTHERN BORDER (Numbers 34:3-5 [3] Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:
[4] And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:
[5] And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea.
See All...) - The South Quarter (Numbers 34:3Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:
See All...) - Wilderness of Zin
- By the coast of Edom
- The Border (Numbers 34:3-5 [3] Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:
[4] And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:
[5] And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea.
See All...) - The outmost coast of the Salt Sea eastward (Numbers 34:3Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:
See All...) - To the ascent of Akrabbim (Numbers 34:4And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:
See All...) - Passing on to Zin (Numbers 34:4And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:
See All...) - South of Kadeshbarnea (Numbers 34:4And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:
See All...) - Going on to Hazaraddar (Numbers 34:4And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:
See All...) - Passing on to Azmon (Numbers 34:4And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:
See All...) - The border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of Egypt and the goings out of it shall be at the sea (Numbers 34:5And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea.
See All...). - THE WESTERN BORDER (Numbers 34:6And as for the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border.
See All...) - The Great Sea
- Shall Be the Western Border
- THE NORTHERN BORDER (Numbers 34:7-9 [7] And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor:
[8] From mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad:
[9] And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazarenan: this shall be your north border.
See All...) - From the Great Sea to Mount Hor (Numbers 34:7And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor:
See All...) - From Mount Hor to the Entrance of Hamath (Numbers 34:8From mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad:
See All...) - Going to Zedad (Numbers 34:8From mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad:
See All...) - Going On to Ziphron (Numbers 34:9And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazarenan: this shall be your north border.
See All...) - The Goings Out Shall be Hazarenan (Numbers 34:9And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazarenan: this shall be your north border.
See All...) - THE EASTERN BORDER (Numbers 34:10-12 [10] And ye shall point out your east border from Hazarenan to Shepham:
[11] And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:
[12] And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about.
See All...) - From Hazarenan to Shepham (Numbers 34:10And ye shall point out your east border from Hazarenan to Shepham:
See All...) - From Shepham to Riblah (Numbers 34:11And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:
See All...) - It Shall Reach unto the Side of the Sea of Chinnereth Eastward (Numbers 34:11And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:
See All...). - The Border Shall Go Down to Jordan (Numbers 34:12And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about.
See All...). - The Goings Out of It Shall Be the Salt Sea (Numbers 34:12And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about.
See All...). - THE RECIPIENTS OF THE INHERITANCE (Numbers 34:13-15 [13] And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:
[14] For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:
[15] The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.
See All...) - Those Receiving the Inheritance (Numbers 34:13And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:
See All...) - The land which the Lord commanded to be given
- Given to the nine-and-a-half tribes
- The Inheritance of the Others (Numbers 34:14-15 [14] For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:
[15] The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.
See All...) - The two-and-a-half tribes (Numbers 34:14For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:
See All...) - The children of Reuben
- The children of Gad
- The half tribe of Manasseh
- Their inheritance (Numbers 34:14-15 [14] For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:
[15] The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.
See All...) - Already received (Numbers 34:14For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:
See All...) - On the east side of Jordan (Numbers 34:15The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.
See All...) - THE GROUP RESPONSIBLE FOR DIVIDING THE LAND (Numbers 34:16-29 [16] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[17] These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.
[18] And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.
[19] And the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
[20] And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.
[21] Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.
[22] And the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli.
[23] The prince of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod.
[24] And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.
[25] And the prince of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.
[26] And the prince of the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan.
[27] And the prince of the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.
[28] And the prince of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.
[29] These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.
See All...) - The Heads of the Division Process (Numbers 34:16-18 [16] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[17] These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.
[18] And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.
See All...) - Eleazar the priest (Numbers 34:17These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.
See All...) - Joshua the son of Nun (Numbers 34:17These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.
See All...) - One prince of every tribe (Numbers 34:18And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.
See All...) - The Princes of the Tribes (Numbers 34:19-28 [19] And the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
[20] And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.
[21] Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.
[22] And the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli.
[23] The prince of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod.
[24] And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.
[25] And the prince of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.
[26] And the prince of the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan.
[27] And the prince of the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.
[28] And the prince of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.
See All...) - Judah (Numbers 34:19And the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
See All...) - Caleb
- The son of Jephunneh
- Simeon (Numbers 34:20And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.
See All...) - Shemuel
- The son of Ammihud
- Benjamin (Numbers 34:21Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.
See All...) - Elidad
- The son of Chislon
- Dan (Numbers 34:22And the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli.
See All...) - Bukki
- The son of Jogli
- Manasseh (Numbers 34:23The prince of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod.
See All...) - Hanniel
- The son of Ephod
- Ephraim (Numbers 34:24And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.
See All...) - Kemuel
- The son of Shiphtan
- Zebulun (Numbers 34:25And the prince of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.
See All...) - Elizaphan
- The son of Parnach
- Issachar (Numbers 34:26And the prince of the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan.
See All...) - Paltiel
- The son of Azzan
- Asher (Numbers 34:27And the prince of the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.
See All...) - Ahihud
- The son of Shelomi
- Naphtali (Numbers 34:28And the prince of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.
See All...) - Pedahel
- The son of Ammihud
- Ordered by the Commandment of the Lord (Numbers 34:29These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.
See All...)
Proverbs 24:23
These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.