TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READING:

• Joshua 18

JOSHUA HELPED THE PEOPLE TO OBEY GOD

Joshua 18:1-19:51

“Appoint three men from each tribe. I will send them out to make a survey of the land and to write a description of it, according to the inheritance of each. Then they will return to me.” (18:4)

1. Joshua helped his people spiritually (1-10)

Seven tribes were slow to obey God and possess their land. Joshua helped them overcome. First, he rebuked them with the truth. He directed them to send three men from each tribe to survey their allotment and write a description of it. Then Joshua cast lots for them at the tabernacle. In doing so, they allowed God to assign tribes to certain lands. Joshua acted as a good shepherd.