JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 21:1 In Numbers 35:1, THE LORD COMMANDED
THROUGH MOSES that 48 cities (including the six cities of refuge) be
assigned to the LEVITES. Taking cities and their pasturelands from
each of the tribes would scatter the Levites throughout the whole of
Israel (see Genesis 49:7) so tha... [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 21:43 These verses should be understood as a
summary statement emphasizing the Lord’s decisive action on behalf
of Israel. They are not saying that all of Israel’s enemies had been
removed from the land. Although Israel had taken POSSESSION of the
land and SETTLED THERE, much w... [ Continue Reading ]