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When the people of Israel heard of their deed.. they gathered against them with arms (Josh. 22:9-12). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Again, just as they had almost two decades earlier, Reuben and Gad explained their true motives and calmed Israel&#8217;s fears. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The elements of this episode parallel those of the Book of Numbers. As before, the tribes of Reuben and Gad now decided on a striking unilateral move, the ire of Israel was aroused when their motives were justifiably misinterpreted; Reuben and Gad mollified the people and explained that their true intent was above reproach and only then was the matter finally resolved to everyone&#8217;s satisfaction. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike the earlier situation though, in which Reuben and Gad feared Moses&#8217; reaction but never doubted their decision, here their misgivings were openly expressed. By consciously choosing to remain on the eastern bank of the Jordan, Reuben, Gad, and Menashe realize that they have driven a wedge between themselves and the rest of Israel. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most sincere oaths of allegiance, the most moving of monuments and memorials, even taking an active part in fighting the people&#8217;s wars, cannot create a shared destiny with those that dwell in the land. As Reuben, Gad, and half Menashe painfully realized as they prepared to cross the Jordan, spatial separation does matter and distance from the land is decisive. The destiny of Israel would be decided in Canaan without them, and only by settling in that land with the tribes of Israel could they hope to share in that destiny in the most comprehensive and meaningful way. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While our episode ultimately ends tragically, it nevertheless presents us with a hopeful paradigm. Disagreements between the tribes of Israel have a long history in the Bible \u2014rarely are they solved without bloodshed. But here, both versions of the dispute \u2014 the earlier one concerning the eastern lands and the later one concerning the altar \u2014 are resolved amicably. The lesson for us is clear: There is much to be said for dialogue. By allowing the two-and-a-half tribes to explain their motivations, even while justifiably suspecting the worst, Moses, and later Joshua, introduce the tribes of Israel to a new dynamic, in which words replace warfare and compromise is the goal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Joshua: The Challenge of the Promised Land<\/em> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Jerusalem: Koren, 2015); <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chapter: \u201cSettling the Lands East of the Jordan\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":54665,"id":54665,"title":"jo22-tribes","filename":"jo22-tribes.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/jo22-tribes.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/when-words-replace-warfare\/jo22-tribes\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"jo22-tribes","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":54664,"date":"2019-05-01 07:38:36","modified":"2022-08-30 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