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The 15<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> century commentator Abarbanel explains why these tribes were delaying their mission. They feared that as long as the borders remained undefined the Israelites would be united, but once clearly defined, an each-tribe-for-themselves mentality might emerge. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, the timing of building the Mishkan now, instead of what seems more logically to be after all the land is conquered, is no accident. Even with nearly half of the tribes already having established their portions, all the Israelites came together in unity to build the Mishkan. Now the Israelites had a center for communal spiritual expression, and private offerings to God were no longer allowed. Our sages tell us that this spiritual focus would empower the remaining tribes to conquer their land with the knowledge that they are already unified, regardless of territorial division.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s an odd set of instructions Joshua gives to these seven tribes: appoint men to traverse the land, describe their inheritance in writing, bring that book back to Joshua, and he will then proceed with the prophetic lottery ritual, at the Mishkan, to confirm their inheritance. Why is this lottery even necessary? The details of the land inheritance were clearly demarcated already in the book of Deuteronomy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The definition of boundaries for the portions of land was never meant to be a purely legalistic division of property. True ownership comes from what they do with their inheritance. It is only after they have collectively claimed their portions, built a nation and established unity and spiritual ownership, that their inheritance is complete and the multitude of laws pertaining to the land of Israel take effect. The lottery doesn\u2019t define the borders. If that were the case then it would only be required for 11 tribes, as the 12<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> portion is clearly whatever remains, yet later we\u2019ll see that portion detailed as well. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lottery is about the integrity of the process, and the internalization that this land is for all of Israel, from God, given to them as a unified nation, and for a holy purpose.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joshua assisted by Eleazar casts lots and assigns to each of the tribes a certain part of Canaan. Joseph Mulder, Gerard Hoet , 1720 \u2013 1728. 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