Joshua 16-22- Inquire of the Lord while you wait!
After reading how the land was divided between the tribes in this week's reading, I bet some of you were thinking...."Do I really need to read all these names? I can't find a lot of practical application for myself in this reading, do I really need to keep reading?....." Come on, be honest, did you have any of those thoughts? Well, I have a challenge for you! If you feel you got nothing out of the reading take a look again, looking for these subjects: Thoughts on women's rights (chapter 17)? An acknowledgment for the need for capital punishment yet there is a time for not implementing capital punishment (chapter 19)? Did you notice to whom the cities of refuge were given? I thought it was interesting that the one's designate to be the priests (the intercessor between the people and God) would be the ones to receive those who needed mercy. Maybe God felt they were the best equipped to deal wtih the emotions involved in those cases, who knows, I jus