Zelophehad Numbers 27

Numbers 27:8 "And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter."

Here a law is established for a situation not previously addressed. Zelophehad's daughters were in a family where there were no sons and their inheritance would be lost upon her father's death as would other families in the same situation. The Lord said they were right and made the proper adjustments.

v7 "The daughters of Zelophehad speak right..."

It continues with arrangements for most any situation where inheritance would be involved.

Moses prepare to die.

"v12 "And the Lord said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel. v13 And when thou hast seen it thou shalt be gathered unto thy people as Aaron thy brother was gathered."

Between this verse and when Moses dies there is considerable space in the Bible. We have yet to cover Deuteronomy.

When Moses heard this statement his first thought was not for himself. He must have been very tired by now and ready to go, but he was concerned for the people. It is then he asked the Lord for someone to lead the people in his place.

v16 "Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, v17 which may go out before them and which may lead them out and which may bring them in that the congregation of the Lord be not as sheep which have no shepherd.

So Joshua is appointed to lead the people and we will hear a lot about him later in the book named for him.

v20 "And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient."

The outline:
v1 The daughters of Zelophehad sue for an inheritance
v6 the law of inheritances
v12 Moses being told of his death, sueth for a successor
v18 Joshua is appointed to succeed him.

Ecclesiastes 4:6 "Better is an handful with quietness than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit."