Setting Boundaries (34:1-29)
Neal Pollard
God through Moses lays out the boundary lines for their Promised Land. The Lord was not trying to give them a vast, expansive empire. This was not about world domination. It was about fulfilling His word to Abraham and furthering His overarching plan to bring a Savior through His seed.
The boundaries were precise and specific (southern, 3-5; western, 6; northern, 7-9; eastern, 10-12). The men who were to coordinate the allotments by tribe were hand picked by God and called by name (13-29) to receive their land by Eleazar and Joshua.
They had not lifted a finger against a single city or fought over an inch of ground but they were being led to plan and possess. God had already given it to them. Now, they simply had to work the plan.
Isn’t that just the way it is under Christ? Our reward is promised, specific and laid out for us. He’s told us who He wants to lead us, who the enemy is, and what His plan calls for. He simply tells us to take possession!
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