Inspire: Joshua, Judges & Ruth 978-1-4964-7519-0 - Flipbook - Page 45
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And the Lord gave them rest on every side, just as he had solemnly promised
their ancestors. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the Lord
helped them conquer all their enemies. 45 Not a single one of all the good promises
the Lord had given to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; everything he had
spoken came true.
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The Eastern Tribes Return Home
Then Joshua called together the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe
of Manasseh. 2 He told them, “You have done as Moses, the servant of
the Lord, commanded you, and you have obeyed every order I have given you.
3 During all this time you have not deserted the other tribes.
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You have been careful
to obey the commands
of theL ORD your God
right up to the present day.
And now the Lord your God has given the other tribes rest, as he promised them.
So go back home to the land that Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave you as your
possession on the east side of the Jordan River. 5 But be very careful to obey all the
commands and the instructions that Moses gave to you. Love the Lord your God,
walk in all his ways, obey his commands, hold firmly to him, and serve him with
all your heart and all your soul.” 6 So Joshua blessed them and sent them away,
and they went home.
7 Moses had given the land of Bashan, east of the Jordan River, to the half-tribe
of Manasseh. (The other half of the tribe was given land west of the Jordan.) As
Joshua sent them away and blessed them, 8 he said to them, “Go back to your
homes with the great wealth you have taken from your enemies—the vast herds
of livestock, the silver, gold, bronze, and iron, and the large supply of clothing.
Share the plunder with your relatives.”
9 So the men of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the rest of
Israel at Shiloh in the land of Canaan. They started the journey back to their own
land of Gilead, the territory that belonged to them according to the Lord’s command through Moses.
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The Eastern Tribes Build an Altar
10 But while they were still in Canaan, and when they came to a place called Geliloth near the Jordan River, the men of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh stopped to build a large and imposing altar.
11 The rest of Israel heard that the people of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of
Manasseh had built an altar at Geliloth at the edge of the land of Canaan, on the
west side of the Jordan River.
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So the whole community of Israel
gathered at Shiloh and
prepared to go to war against them.
