This chapter, found in page 101 of the NKJV Bible I have for this four-translation project, page 129 of the NASB Bible (Old Testament), pages 202-203 of my VOICE copy, and pages 207-208 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy, provides details of how Israel was going to live in the land of Canaan in terms of physical geography, and God also divided the land according to where the 12 tribes would live. This should be a boring premise, like the one with most of the Leviticus chapters, but I’ve had on-and-off interests in geography for as long as I can remember, yet for many people it can be tedious to read this, and I don’t blame them! However, this was a rather special case, since Jesus hadn’t died for all mankind yet, and He was to be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2). It eventually happened, the veil was torn, and He rose again to reign forever one day, so we don’t need borders for nations, now. Indeed, Ephesians 2:19-22 says there’s no distinction between Jewish and Gentile humans, and those who receive Jesus, our Cornerstone (verse 20), are built into a lovely kingdom 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 I’ve felt, since I received Him, that there should be no hostility to someone else because they look different. Indeed, everyone is facing a battle we know nothing about. Too bad offence can erupt like a volcano 🌋 with enough force to blow up a small planet in the universe, though. For the truth in 1 Corinthians 8:7 about food offered to idols is not only not common knowledge, but also, that verse is used as a platitude to bar those seeking truth about anything in the name of not being offensive. And I’ve seen people try and stop me from discovering more practical methods to implement good things by means of this. They even referenced 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 then try to tear me apart with every phrase Paul had written there! This… attack on the Word of the Lord Jesus… is unforgivable. Indeed, they’ve removed that part of the Scripture for themselves and have thus incurred the wrath of God in deleting the space in New Jerusalem He would’ve had for them (see Revelation 22:18-19). For their hearts have no love in them, and their souls delight in my ruin, so they abide in spiritual death in every way (1 John 3:14).
Speaking of drawing borders, the world’s divided into all sorts of social and economical barriers within each nation, whose borders were drawn because of the Tower of Babel incident in Genesis 11. But from the beginning this wasn’t so, for if Adam and Eve hadn’t eaten the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil until much later, there would be a lot of diversity among humans living together in perfect peace and harmony with God and there would be no land borders… until someone eats that fruit, of course. Then someone may resist it long enough for the guys to chant for their death and evil would succeed… I don’t know. I’m no expert in interpreting the Divine; I’m not that knowledgeable. But Satan probably would’ve had his way with mankind eventually 🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️ Jesus would know a whole lot more than me for sure. And I bet Enoch would’ve had all sorts of interesting information to share in his walk with God for hundreds of years before he was taken up to Heaven (Genesis 5:23-24).
I don’t have many other words to say here, so eventually, I’ll be back with chapter 35 about Levitical cities and cities of refuge… this is going to be interesting.
In Christ,
Ron Outland
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