Scripture Union Daily Guide 31 August 2024 For Today’s Devotional (Saturday) Topic Inheritance Through Strife And Hard Hard Work
TOPIC: Inheritance Through Strife And Hard Hard Work (Daily Guide for Today 31 August 2024 Saturday Daily Devotional)
Before you continue Study Yesterday’s Devotional: Scripture Union Daily Guide 30 August 2024: Obtaining Our Inheritance
SCRIPTURE: JOSHUA 16:1-17:18
16 And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel,
2 And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,
3 And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Bethhoron the nether, and to Gezer; and the goings out thereof are at the sea.
4 So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.
5 And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Atarothaddar, unto Bethhoron the upper;
6 And the border went out toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side; and the border went about eastward unto Taanathshiloh, and passed by it on the east to Janohah;
7 And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan.
8 The border went out from Tappuah westward unto the river Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families.
9 And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.
10 And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.
17 There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.
2 There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families.
3 But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
4 And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the Lord he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
5 And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan;
6 Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons: and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead.
7 And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that lieth before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of Entappuah.
8 Now Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim;
9 And the coast descended unto the river Kanah, southward of the river: these cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh: the coast of Manasseh also was on the north side of the river, and the outgoings of it were at the sea:
10 Southward it was Ephraim's, and northward it was Manasseh's, and the sea is his border; and they met together in Asher on the north, and in Issachar on the east.
11 And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.
12 Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
13 Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, but did not utterly drive them out.
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 people, forasmuch as the Lord hath blessed me hitherto?
15 And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee.
16 And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of Bethshean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.
17 And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt not have one lot only:
18 But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong.
Question(s) for Reflection
* Q2: Is there any example for me to follow or not to follow?
* Q8: Is there any other Biblical passage that can help me understand this passage better?
Scripture Union Daily Guide 31 August 2024 Message:
Joshua faithfully carried out the commands of God in the matter of inheritance of Zelophehad who had no sons (17:3-6). Joshua made sure that the daughters received their inheritance as promised. Notice, however, that they first had to ask for their inheritance just as Caleb did. God always keeps His promise, but we must ask in prayer (Matthew 7:7-8).
Consider the complaint of the two tribes of Joseph in 17:14 and Joshua’s response (17:15, 17-18). Compare their response to Joshua (17:16) with the attitude and action of Caleb in yesterday’s passage. Ephraim and Manasseh wanted more land because of their population but they were not ready to attain it by hard work.
We cannot just sit back and expect our leaders or our government to solve all our problems or even God to always work a miracle on our behalf. We always have a part to play. Life indeed is a challenge. We must work hard with all diligence and never allow fear and over assessment of the enemy’s strength to paralyse us and prevent us from possessing our inheritance.
Practice/Word Application
Thought: “…. though they are strong, you can drive them out” (v.18; compare Philippians 4:13).
* Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
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Daily Guide Devotional For Today 31 August 2024 (Saturday) Anthem
O Lord of heav’n and earth and sea
1 O Lord of Heav’n and earth and sea,
To Thee all praise and glory be;
How shall we show our love to Thee,
Giver of all?
2 The golden sunshine, vernal air,
Sweet flowers and fruits Thy love declare;
Where harvests ripen, Thou art there,
Giver of all!
3 For peaceful homes, and healthful days,
For all the blessings Earth displays,
We owe Thee thankfulness and praise,
Giver of all!
4 Thou didst not spare Thine only Son,
But gav’st Him for a world undone,
And e’en that gift Thou dost outrun,
And give us all.
5 Thou giv’st the Spirit’s blessèd dower,
Spirit of life, and love, and power,
And dost His sev’nfold graces shower
Upon us all.
6 For souls redeemed, for sins forgiv’n,
For means of grace and hopes of Heav’n,
What can to Thee, O Lord, be giv’n,
Who givest all?
7 We lose what on ourselves we spend;
We have as treasure without end
Whatever, Lord, to Thee we lend,
Who givest all.
8 Whatever, Lord, we lend to Thee,
Repaid a thousandfold will be;
Then gladly will we give to Thee,
Giver of all.
9 To Thee, from whom we all derive
Our life, our gifts, our power to give;
O may we ever with Thee live,
Giver of all!
Closing Prayer
Mighty God, we depend on your guidance and direction as we follow your plans for our lives and work hard to have it realized.
Prayer for the week
* Pray for spiritual discernment for the church of God • Pray that the church of God will awake to her all round responsibilities so as not to give room for evil to thrive more in our land
Offer a prayer of faith in line with Psalms 40:2
“He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.”
One-Year Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading Plan: Day 244- Ezekiel 18-20
National Prayer Bulletin 31 August 2024
PRAYER FOCUS
REST
The Lord gave them rest all round.., delivered all their enemies into their hands.. not a word failed of any good thing which the Lord has spoken… Joshua 21:44-45
THANK GOD FOR:
‣ His mercies, goodness, deliverances and answered prayers.
PRAY FOR:
‣ Grace to walk with God in holiness as He has saved and called us to a holy living.
‣ God will give us rest and fulfill all His good promises in our lives, families, ministry, the church and nation.
PRAY AGAINST:
‣ Spirit of fear and unbelief
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