Inheritance Joshua 13

Joshua 13:7 "Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes and the half tribe of Manasseh."

You might remember that part of Israel chose to stay on the other side of Jordan and receive their inheritance over there. The men of war, however, fight with the rest of Israel until there is an end to possessing the land.

Here Joshua is instructed to divide the land, even that which is not yet possessed. It will encourage those who have not yet conquered their inheritance to go forward.

I do not believe all the land listed has yet been possessed by Israel. There is discussion of this in footnotes of study Bibles and commentaries. As I understand it, it has to do with the various covenants that Israel was under. The Abrahamic Covenant being the last to be fulfilled when all the promised land is possed under the Messiah. It is a subject that can be studied for a long time.

This chapter is a good detailed list of the land promised to Israel and should be read along with the next chapter where the land is divided.

Psalms 24:1 "The earth is the LORD's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein."