Numbers 34:1-2 The LORD said to Moses, “Command the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter Canaan, the land that will be allotted to you as an inheritance is to have these boundaries….
I feel like I am in the last 20 pages of a really good book. I want to gallop through the rest of the story and see how it unfolds. The Israelites can practically taste their inheritance. It’s right there. This chapter feels like a breath, a pause, a grounding, rooting in truth. It feels like a terribly important moment.
Numbers 34:13a Moses commanded the Israelites: “Assign this land as an inheritance….”
The LORD reminds them in the first two verses that the Promised Land is an inheritance, a gift. They didn’t earn it. They didn’t do anything the deserve it. It is a gift. But once it is given, they become stewards of that gift. It is their job to look after the gift, to nurture it and care for it so that it flourishes and can be passed on to others.
Numbers 34:13b “…The LORD has ordered that it be given to the nine-and-a-half tribes….”
Lord, Thank You for this day, for this scripture, for the reminder that You have gifted us so much in this world—not because we earned it or deserve it but because You love us so deeply. Help us to remember that we are stewards of Your gifts. Help us to nurture and care for these gifts so that we can pass them on to future generations. Draw us closer. Amen.
Numbers 34:16-17 The LORD said to Moses, “These are names of the men who are to assign the land for you as an inheritance: Eleazer the priest and Joshua son of Nun.”
Have a blessed day.
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