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SEEING I AM A GREAT PEOPLE - The assertion can hardly have been
warranted by facts, for at the census Numbers 26 the two tribes of
Manasseh and Ephraim together were not greatly more numerous than the...
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5. THE PORTION OF MANASSEH
CHAPTER 17
_ 1. Their names (Joshua 17:1)_
2. Their border (Joshua 17:7)
3. The complaint and the answer (Joshua 17:14)
Half of the tribe of Manasseh had their inheritan
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CHILDREN OF JOSEPH. sons of Joseph, i.e. Manasseh. Note their
selfishness, so well reproved by Joshua (verses: Joshua 17:15), who
was of that tribe himself.
PORTION. Hebrew "line", put by Figure of s...
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Complaint of the Children of Joseph
14. _And the children of Joseph_ The descendants of Joseph, i.e. the
patriarchs of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, were not satisfied
with the portion which Jos...
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_VER._ 14. _AND THE CHILDREN OF JOSEPH SPAKE UNTO JOSHUA,_ &C.— The
children of Ephraim and Manasseh, just spoken of, came to Joshua, and
complained, that the portion which had fallen to them in commo...
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_The Complaint of the Children of Joseph Joshua 17:14-18_
14 And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou
given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great
pe...
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17:14 great (a-26) Or 'numerous;' and so vers. 15,17....
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TERRITORIES OF THE WESTERN TRIBES
Chs. 14-19 inclusive describe the allotment of territories to the
Western Tribes. There are two assignments. The first, embracing Judah
and Joseph, is described as ta...
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COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES!
JOSHUA
_BRIAN ROWLANDS_
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CHAPTER 17
V1 Joshua gave part of the land west of...
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וַֽ יְדַבְּרוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יֹוסֵ֔ף אֶת
־יְהֹושֻׁ֖עַ...
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CHAPTER XXV.
THE INHERITANCE OF JOSEPH.
Joshua Chs. 16, 17.
NEXT to Judah, the most important tribe was Joseph; that is, the
double tribe to which his two sons gave names, Ephraim and Manasseh.
In p...
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AN ENLARGED INHERITANCE
Joshua 17:14
The greatness of the children of Joseph did not arise from their
numbers; for, according to Numbers 26:1, the two tribes, united, did
not much exceed the tribe of...
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It is interesting to note that in the territory allotted to Manasseh,
some of the cities of Ephraim are included; and, moreover, that some
of the cities of Manasseh are within the territory of Asher a...
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And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou
given me [but] one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I [am] a
great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath (h) blessed me hitherto?...
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Spoke. Septuagint, "contradicted Josue." In effect, they spoke with a
good deal of emotion. --- Portion. Hebrew, "cord." (Calmet) --- They
addressed themselves to the general, before their territory w...
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The narrowness of Joseph's boundaries may serve to teach us that even
in Canaan causes arise to displease. Alas! there is nothing perfect
here below! In the Canaan above Jesus hath ample space, and ma...
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In the wars of Jehovah it was not always a question of hostile power.
Indeed this is not the most serious evil which the people of God have
to encounter in this world. The very same principle which wa...
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14._And the children of Joseph spoke unto Joshua, _etc Although they
clothe their complaint with some color of excuse, yet they dishonestly
disguise the fact, that more was comprehended in one lot tha...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 12 THROUGH 24.
Chapter 12 is only a summary of their conquests. The Holy Ghost not
only gives us the victory over our enemies, but makes us understand
and kno...
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AND THE CHILDREN OF JOSEPH SPAKE UNTO JOSHUA,.... Which some
understand of the children of Manasseh only; and, indeed, the
complaint and arguments used, as well as some circumstances in the
account, b...
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And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou
given me [but] one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I [am] a
great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto?
Ve...
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_Children of Joseph_ That is, of Ephraim and Manasseh. _Spake unto
Joshua_ That is, expostulated with him, when they went and saw that
portion which was allotted them, and found it much short of their...
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1 The lot of Manasseh.
8 His coast.
12 The Canaanites not driuen out.
14 The children of Ioseph obtaine another lot.
1 THERE was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; ([NOTE: Genesis
41:51; Genesis...
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Joshua's Advice to the Children of Joseph...
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And the children of Joseph, the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, SPAKE
UNTO JOSHUA, SAYING, WHY HAST THOU GIVEN ME BUT ONE LOT AND ONE
PORTION TO INHERIT, for the two tribes had been treated as one in...
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THE WESTERN HALF TRIBE OF MANASSEH
(vs.1-13)
Manasseh's territory was immediately north of Ephraim, spreading from
the Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea. Manasseh means "forgetting
reminding us of Paul...
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14-18 Joshua, as a public person, had no more regard to his own tribe
than to any other, but would govern without favour or affection;
wherein he has left a good example to all in public trusts. Josh...
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THE CHILDREN OF JOSEPH, i.e. of Ephraim and Manasseh, as is manifest,
partly from JOSHUA 17:17, where it is so explained; and partly because
they mention it as an unreasonable thing, that they, being...
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Joshua 17:14 children H1121 Joseph H3130 spoke H1696 (H8762) Joshua
H3091 saying H559 (H8800) given H5414 ...
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‘ And the children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, “Why have
you given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a
great people forasmuch as Yahweh has blessed me up to now?” '
When th...
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CONTENTS: Land divisions; portion for Manasseh.
CHARACTERS: God, Joshua, Eleazar, Moses, Zoplehad's daughter.
CONCLUSION: (Joshua 17:14). Many covet larger possessions who do not
cultivate and make...
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Joshua 17:14. _Why hast thou given me but one lot?_ Joshua added mount
Ephraim: though it was a military country, and though the Canaanites
had chariots of iron; yet with the help of Ephraim, they mus...
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_Zelophehad _. .. _ had no sons, but daughters._
THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN
The question decided by their case was the right of females to inherit
property in land when there were no heirs male in the famil...
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JOSHUA 17:1. A LOT FOR THE TRIBE OF MANASSEH] The families of the
tribe as a whole are here taken into account, the notice of them
extending to the close of the sixth verse. MACHIR] Cf. on chap. Joshu...
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EXPOSITION
JOSHUA 17:1
THERE WAS ALSO A LOT. The preferable translation is, "_and_ _the lot
for the tribe of Manasseh—for he was the firstborn of Joseph—was
_(_or fell_)_ to Machir the son of Manasse...
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Let's turn now to Joshua, chapter seventeen, as we begin our study
this evening.
As we get into the seventeenth chapter, we find that the land has
continued to be divided by Joshua, and the portion th...
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Deuteronomy 33:13; Genesis 48:19; Genesis 48:22; Genesis 49:22;...
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Children of Joseph — That is, of Ephraim and Manasseh. Spake unto
Joshua — That is, expostulated with him, when they went and saw that
portion which was allotted them, and found it much short of their...