Choosing the Lesser Blessing

The Deep Sweep of the Cross

Troubling impulses from within may have nothing to do with surface concerns, but come from the Lord's further, deeper operation among us (Joshua 22:10-34).

Choosing the Lesser Blessing

2 and 1/2 tribes chose land east of the Jordan, which, on surface level, was a legitimate choice (Joshua 22:1-6), but the deeper view of the cross exposes the choice as problematic.

On the Subject of Laziness and Complacency

One tribe felt their space was too small because they were accommodating the Canaanites rather than driving them out; Joshua rebuked their laziness (Joshua 17:14-18).

Singles Taking the Land

The five daughters of Zelophehad are an example of esteeming and valuing the land and fighting for their future in it (Joshua 17:3-6).

Married Couples Taking the Land

Othniel & Achsah are a model marriage of a couple ambitious to grow the blessing of their inheritance in the land all the way to the end of their lives (Joshua 15:16-19; Judges 3:9-10).