Joshua 19: Simeon to Dan, Grace Foretold for Our Faith or Forfeit

Rev. John Lukomski, retired LCMS pastor, joins host Rev. AJ Espinosa to study Joshua 19. In rapid succession, all the remaining tribes receive their inheritance in Joshua 19. Although the territories are assigned by lot, the process is not up to fate, but the will of God. As these historical events are narrated, God reveals His purposes and keeps His promises. Connections to Jacob’s blessing from Genesis 49 abound: Simeon is “scattered” among cities in Judah, and Zebulun ends up along the Mediterranean on a major trade route. In the case of Dan however, we have a picture of what happens when God’s people forfeit their inheritance and try to stake their own claim. Faith receives whatever God would give us, as impossible as it might seem. In faith, we receive the inheritance prepared for us by our Lord Jesus, just as the prophets foretold.