ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

 Tokonaki ‘Okatopa 9, 2021

the people of Israel gave an inheritance among them to Joshua

pea na‘e foaki ‘e ha‘a ‘Isileli ha tofi‘a kia Siosiua

Siosiua 19 (Joshua 19)

(v. 49-51) Pea ‘osi ai ‘enau vahe fonua mo tu‘utu‘uni kau‘ā; pea na‘e foaki ‘e ha‘a ‘Isileli ha tofi‘a kia Siosiua ko e foha ‘o Nuni ‘i honau lotolotonga: ‘o hangē ko e fekau ‘a e ‘Eiki na‘a nau tuku kiate ia ‘a e kolo na‘a ne kole ki ai, ‘a Tīminati-sela ‘i he fonua mo‘unga ‘o ‘Ifalemi: pea na‘a ne langa ‘a e kolo ‘o nofo ai. Ko e ngaahi tofi‘a eni na‘e vahe ‘e ‘Eliesa ko e taula‘eiki, mo Siosiua ko e foha ‘o Nuni mo e hou‘eiki ‘ulumotu‘a ‘i he ngaahi matakali ‘a ha‘a ‘Isileli, ‘o nau fai talotalo ki ai ‘i Sailo, ‘i he ‘ao ‘o e ‘Eiki ‘i he mata Tēniti Fe‘iloaki‘anga. Pea ‘osi ai ‘enau vahe fonua.

(v. 49-51) When they had finished distributing the several territories of the land as inheritances, the people of Israel gave an inheritance among them to Joshua the son of Nun. By command of the Lord they gave him the city that he asked, Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. And he rebuilt the city and settled in it.  These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the people of Israel distributed by lot at Shiloh before the Lord, at the entrance of the tent of meeting. So they finished dividing the land.

mnemonic for remembering the tribes of Israel

R – repentant (Reuben)

S – sinners (Simeon)

L – love (Levi)

J – Jesus (Judah)

D – do (Dan)

N – not (Naphtali)

G – give (Gad)

A – animals (Asher)

I – in (Issachar)

Z – zoos (Zebulun)

J – jelly (Joseph)

B – beans (Benjamin)

 

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this chapter we have the account of the distribution of the remainder of the land among the last six tribes- Simeon, Zebulun, Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Dan.

Now that all had been provided, Joshua was given a special portion. Moreover, he was given what he asked.

The time and the nature of his choice are alike revelations of the character of the man. As to time, he did not ask for a possession until all had been supplied. He was content to wait, taking only when others had received. Then as to the nature of his choice. He asked for Timnathserah in the hill country of Ephraim. In doing so he chose a city which was hardly a city until it became his. It will be remembered that when Ephraim had complained, Joshua had charged them to go to the mountains and possess their possessions. Now when his opportunity came, he proved that he was prepared to act for himself on the advice he had given. To that very hill country he went, and there is a splended ring of resoluteness in his character in the statement, "He built the city, and dwelt therein."

Thus the conquered country was now divided, and the division was made under the superintendence of Eleazar the priest, Joshua the leader, and the heads of the tribes of the nation. All this, moreover, was done at the door of the Tent of Meeting and in recognition of those great principles of religious life which lay at the heart of the national life.

 

David Guzik :: Study Guide for Joshua 19

Joshua received what was promised to him by God, but in remarkable humility, he receives his portion last.  This is the kind of humble service and concern for others that makes Joshua such a wonderful picture of Jesus Christ.