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യോശുവ 14

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1 കനാന്‍ ദേശത്തു യിസ്രായേല്‍മക്കള്‍ക്കു അവകാശമായി ലഭിച്ച ദേശങ്ങള്‍ ആവിതുപുരോഹിതനായ എലെയാസാരും നൂന്റെ മകനായ യോശുവയും യിസ്രായേല്‍ഗോത്രപിതാക്കന്മാരില്‍ തലവന്മാരും ഇവ അവര്‍ക്കും വിഭാഗിച്ചുകൊടുത്തു.

2 യഹോവ മോശെമുഖാന്തരം കല്പിച്ചതുപോലെ ഒമ്പതര ഗോത്രങ്ങള്‍ക്കും ചീട്ടിട്ടായിരുന്നു അവകാശം ഭാഗിച്ചുകൊടുത്തതു.

3 രണ്ടര ഗോത്രങ്ങള്‍ക്കു മോശെ യോര്‍ദ്ദാന്നക്കരെ അവകാശം കൊടുത്തിരുന്നു; ലേവ്യര്‍ക്കോ അവരുടെ ഇടയില്‍ ഒരു അവകാശവും കൊടുത്തില്ല.

4 യോസേഫിന്റെ മക്കള്‍ മനശ്ശെ, എഫ്രയീം എന്നു രണ്ടു ഗോത്രം ആയിരുന്നു. ലേവ്യര്‍ക്കും പാര്‍പ്പാന്‍ പട്ടണങ്ങളും അവരുടെ കന്നുകാലികള്‍ക്കും മൃഗസമ്പത്തിന്നും വേണ്ടി പുല്പുറങ്ങളും അല്ലാതെ ദേശത്തില്‍ ഔഹരിയൊന്നും കൊടുത്തില്ല.

5 യഹോവ മോശെയോടു കല്പിച്ചതുപോലെ തന്നേ യിസ്രായേല്‍മക്കള്‍ അനുസരിച്ചു ദേശം വിഭാഗിച്ചു.

6 അനന്തരം യെഹൂദാമക്കള്‍ ഗില്ഗാലില്‍ യോശുവയുടെ അടുക്കല്‍ വന്നു; കെനിസ്യനായ യെഫുന്നെയുടെ മകന്‍ കാലേബ് അവനോടു പറഞ്ഞതുയഹോവ എന്നെയും നിന്നെയും കുറിച്ചു ദൈവപുരുഷനായ മോശെയോടു കാദേശ് ബര്‍ന്നേയയില്‍വെച്ചു പറഞ്ഞ കാര്യം നീ അറിയുന്നുവല്ലോ.

7 യഹോവയുടെ ദാസനായ മോശെ കാദേശ്ബര്‍ന്നേയയില്‍നിന്നു ദേശത്തെ ഒറ്റുനോക്കുവാന്‍ എന്നെ അയച്ചപ്പോള്‍ എനിക്കു നാല്പതു വയസ്സായിരുന്നു; ഞാന്‍ വന്നു എന്റെ മനോബോധപ്രകാരം അവനോടു മറുപടി പറഞ്ഞു.

8 എന്നോടുകൂടെ പോന്നിരുന്ന സഹോദരന്മാര്‍ ജനത്തിന്റെ ഹൃദയം ഉരുകുമാറാക്കി; ഞാനോ എന്റെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയോടു പൂര്‍ണ്ണമായി പറ്റിനിന്നു.

9 നീ എന്റെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയോടു പൂര്‍ണ്ണമായി പറ്റിനിന്നതുകൊണ്ടു നീ കാല്‍വെച്ച ദേശം നിനക്കും നിന്റെ മക്കള്‍ക്കും എന്നേക്കും അവകാശമായിരിക്കും എന്നു മോശെ അന്നു സത്യംചെയ്തു പറഞ്ഞു.

10 മരുഭൂമിയില്‍ സഞ്ചരിച്ച കാലത്തു യഹോവ മോശെയോടു ഈ വാക്കു കല്പിച്ചതു മുതല്‍ ഈ നാല്പത്തഞ്ചു സംവത്സരത്തോളവും എന്നെ ഇതാ, താന്‍ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തിരുന്നതു പോലെ ജീവനോടെ വെച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു; ഇപ്പോള്‍ എനിക്കു എണ്പത്തഞ്ചു വയസ്സായി.

11 മോശെ എന്നെ അയച്ച നാളിലെപ്പോലെ ഇന്നും എനിക്കു ആരോഗ്യം ഉണ്ടു; പടവെട്ടുവാനും പോകയും വരികയും ചെയ്‍വാനും എന്റെ ആരോഗ്യം അന്നത്തെപ്പോലെതന്നെ ഇന്നും ഇരിക്കുന്നു.

12 ആകയാല്‍ യഹോവ അന്നു കല്പിച്ച ഈ മല ഇപ്പോള്‍ എനിക്കു തരിക; അനാക്യര്‍ അവിടെ ഉണ്ടെന്നും പട്ടണങ്ങള്‍ വലിപ്പവും ഉറപ്പും ഉള്ളവ എന്നും നീ അന്നു കേട്ടിട്ടുണ്ടല്ലോ; യഹോവ എന്നോടുകൂടെ ഉണ്ടെങ്കില്‍ താന്‍ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തതുപോലെ ഞാന്‍ അവരെ ഔടിച്ചുകളയും.

13 അപ്പോള്‍ യോശുവ അവനെ അനുഗ്രഹിച്ചു; ഹെബ്രോന്‍ മല യെഫുന്നെയുടെ മകനായ കാലേബിന്നു അവകാശമായി കൊടുത്തു.

14 അങ്ങനെ ഹെബ്രോന്‍ ഇന്നുവരെ കെനിസ്യനായ യെഫുന്നെയുടെ മകന്‍ കാലേബിന്നു അവകാശമായിരിക്കുന്നു; അവന്‍ യിസ്രായേലിന്റെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയെ പൂര്‍ണ്ണമായി പറ്റിനിന്നതുകൊണ്ടു തന്നേ.

15 ഹെബ്രോന്നു പണ്ടു കിര്‍യ്യത്ത്-അര്‍ബ്ബാ എന്നു പേരായിരുന്നു; അര്‍ബ്ബാ എന്നവന്‍ അനാക്യരില്‍ വെച്ചു അതിമഹാന്‍ ആയിരുന്നു. അങ്ങനെ യുദ്ധം തീര്‍ന്നു ദേശത്തിന്നു സ്വസ്ഥത വന്നു.

   

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Exploring the Meaning of Joshua 14

Написано New Christian Bible Study Staff, Julian Duckworth

Joshua 14: The territories west of the Jordan, and Caleb’s inheritance.

This chapter tells how the land of Canaan would be distributed among the remaining nine-and-a-half tribes, which would be determined by drawing lots. The tribe of Levi, the priests of Israel, would not receive their own territory, but would be given cities to live in across the land. The tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, were each recognized as a tribe of Israel to make the number of tribes receiving land equal twelve. Caleb and his people received Mount Hebron as a special inheritance, because he had fully and whole-heartedly followed the Lord God of Israel many years ago.

Casting lots was used in those days to decide many things, because people believed that the outcome showed the will of God. Lots were often sticks or stones, each marked with a symbol, which would be cast much like rolling dice. Then the result would be examined to make a decision. The spiritual meaning of casting lots is that we should allow the Lord to show us what is required, and believe that His providence extends over everything in our lives (see Swedenborg’s work, Arcana Caelestia 10773). “The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord” (Proverbs 16:33).

The tribe of Levi, the third of the twelve sons of Jacob, had been set apart from the other tribes during their time in the wilderness; when the war cry “Who is on the Lord’s side?” was given before a battle, it was only the tribe of Levi who had responded. They were appointed as the priests of Israel for this dedication to God. Here, now, we are told that they are to live throughout the land (Arcana Caelestia 6998).

On a spiritual level, the Levites stand for the Lord’s presence throughout the whole of our life. Another way of putting this is that our spirit (and our life) is there throughout the whole of our body. And a third way of seeing this is that every part of our life should be guided by our love for the Lord. Other references to the Levites mention that all the people of Israel are to provide food and gifts for the Levites, reinforcing this same idea.

Caleb gets special treatment; he is given Mount Hebron as a new home for his people. Caleb and Joshua had been sent with 10 other men to spy out the land of Canaan 40 years earlier. They had given it a good report, and had - unsuccessfully - urged the Children of Israel to follow the Lord's leading and conquer the land at that time. Now, Caleb reminds Joshua about the Lord’s words to Moses regarding them, and Moses’ promise to give Caleb an inheritance. At the age of eighty-five, Caleb was still as strong as when spied out the land. He tells Joshua: “Now therefore, give me this mountain and the Lord will be with me to drive out the enemy” (Joshua 14:12). And it is given to him with a blessing from Joshua.

Mount Hebron is in the territory of Judah, west of the Dead Sea and south of what is now Jerusalem. Its name means ‘bound by a common bond’ or ‘accord’. Its spiritual meaning is that it brings diversity into unity, many into one, and for us, harmony in our spiritual life (Arcana Caelestia 3241[2]).

Caleb’s name means ‘bold, fearless, ferocious to enemies’. For us, Caleb is a picture of sureness and determination that to follow the Lord will always lead to success. Caleb never led Israel, but he acts as a right-hand-man to Joshua. Even though Joshua was the one to lead the children of Israel, there is still the need in each of us for Caleb’s enthusiasm, conviction and assurance to move forward with full confidence. His strength never left him, because he felt and lived the strength which the Lord gave him (see Swedenborg’s work, True Christian Religion 137[5]).

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Joshua 13

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1 Now Joshua was old and well advanced in years. Yahweh said to him, "You are old and advanced in years, and there remains yet very much land to be possessed.

2 "This is the land that still remains: all the regions of the Philistines, and all the Geshurites;

3 from the Shihor, which is before Egypt, even to the border of Ekron northward, which is counted as Canaanite; the five lords of the Philistines; the Gazites, and the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avvim,

4 on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, to Aphek, to the border of the Amorites;

5 and the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrise, from Baal Gad under Mount Hermon to the entrance of Hamath;

6 all the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim, even all the Sidonians; them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only allocate it to Israel for an inheritance, as I have commanded you.

7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh."

8 With him the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond the Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of Yahweh gave them:

9 from Aroer, that is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the plain of Medeba to Dibon;

10 and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, to the border of the children of Ammon;

11 and Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah;

12 all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei (the same was left of the remnant of the Rephaim); for Moses attacked these, and drove them out.

13 Nevertheless the children of Israel didn't drive out the Geshurites, nor the Maacathites: but Geshur and Maacath dwell in the midst of Israel to this day.

14 Only he gave no inheritance to the tribe of Levi. The offerings of Yahweh, the God of Israel, made by fire are his inheritance, as he spoke to him.

15 Moses gave to the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their families.

16 Their border was from Aroer, that is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the plain by Medeba;

17 Heshbon, and all its cities that are in the plain; Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon,

18 Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,

19 Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth Shahar in the mount of the valley,

20 Beth Peor, the slopes of Pisgah, Beth Jeshimoth,

21 all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses struck with the chiefs of Midian, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the princes of Sihon, who lived in the land.

22 The children of Israel alse killed Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, with the sword, among the rest of their slain.

23 The border of the children of Reuben was the bank of the Jordan. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben according to their families, the cities and its villages.

24 Moses gave to the tribe of Gad, to the children of Gad, according to their families.

25 Their border was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, to Aroer that is before Rabbah;

26 and from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir;

27 and in the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, the Jordan's bank, to the uttermost part of the sea of Chinnereth beyond the Jordan eastward.

28 This is the inheritance of the children of Gad according to their families, the cities and its villages.

29 Moses gave an inheritance to the half-tribe of Manasseh. It was for the half-tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their families.

30 Their border was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, sixty cities.

31 Half Gilead, Ashtaroth, and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were for the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even for the half of the children of Machir according to their families.

32 These are the inheritances which Moses distributed in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan at Jericho, eastward.

33 But to the tribe of Levi Moses gave no inheritance. Yahweh, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, as he spoke to them.