Tribe's Inheritance Numbers 36

Nu 36:7 "So Shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers."

Chapter 36 revisits a question that was raised in chapter 27. The daughters of Zelophehad had no brothers and so were concerned about their inheritance. It was determined that their fathers part would go to them.

Now, the question is what happens to the inheritance if the girls marry outside the family in which case their husbands would be head of household and owner of the property. In this case, the girls were directed to pick their husbands from their fathers tribe and so keep the land in the family which they did.

We would expect a sort of summary at the end of Numbers but there is not one. The story continues into Deuteronomy and Joshua. In truth, the story continues right on through the Bible with the failure of Israel to follow the commands of God, the prophets that warned them and the prophecies of their restoration. Deuteronomy could be considered a summary of their times up to now. Moses deliverers a powerful sermon on past events and a warning of what would happen if the children of Israel rebelled.

So we leave Numbers for now and go on to the next book. Israel has progressed from the time of Abraham's wanderings. We saw Issac choose a bride and Jacob sleeping on a rock then wrestling with the Lord. From there, Israel is enslaved in Egypt and delivered with a mighty hand of God. They rebelled after the spies checked out Canaan and wondered for forty years. Now they have built the tabernacle and organized themselves into a mighty army. A few battles have honed their skills and given them confidence. They are at the door of Canaan and in the next book Moses will give his farewell sermon.

The redemption of the world, the promise of Abraham is in the people. Bethlehem is nearing.

Psalm 50:1-2 "The might God, even the Lord, hath spoken and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined."