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Joshua gives permission to the two and a half trans-Jordan tribes to return to their land. They kept their promise to assist in the conquest of the land. Now they can go back to their lands. But immediately something goes wrong. They build a large altar on the Jordan river. The tribes in Canaan are quite upset. It seems like these tribes are creating their own tabernacle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

A few centuries later, in the book of Kings, Jeroboam will break with the tribe of Judah creating the northern kingdom. Jeroboam will be concerned that the northern tribes will return to the south because of the Temple. To avoid this problem, he builds new religious centers on the border with the southern kingdom and further to the north, including new altars.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

So the western tribes\u2019 concern is not far off. They gather their forces for a possible attack, the first inter-tribal war. But, they do give the trans-Jordan tribes the benefit of the doubt and send a special delegation. The delegation is headed by Phineas, the son of Elazar and ten leaders, one from each tribe. Why do they send Phineas?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Phineas was known for his zealous attack in defense of God during the sin of Baal Peor. He was also the priest assigned to accompany the army into battle. Sending Phineas sends a belligerent message that the tribes are ready to fight and protect God. The delegation also references the sin of Baal Peor so having Phineas there was especially symbolic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

However, if two and a half tribes are across the river, who are the ten tribes represented in the delegation?The ten tribal chieftains could have broken down in two ways. The first is that the ten included delegates from Levi with three tribes represented in the trans-Jordan. That would mean Menashe was not included. Having Levi involved would have further increased the importance of the issue. The other possibility is that Menashe was included in the ten. This could mean that half the tribe was for and half the tribe was against the altar or that Menashe was not part of the decision to build the altar. Half of Menashe is referenced throughout the chapter except for the very last verse: \u201cThe Reubenites and the Gadites named the altar [\u201cWitness\u201d], meaning, \u201cIt is a witness between us and them that the L<\/span>ORD<\/span> is [our] God\u201d (verse 34).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Perhaps this verse shows that the motivation for building the altar only came from these two tribes, and not from Menashe. Menashe was included earlier in the chapter simply because they lived in the trans-Jordan. 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Joshua 22 opens on a highly positive note, as Joshua commends the tribes of Reuben and Gad, and half of Menashe, for having fulfilled their duty to their brothers and says they may now take up residence in their own territory on the eastern side of the Jordan River.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Yet, what is their first act of note upon settling in their own land? They \u201cbuilt an altar there on the Jordan, an altar great to behold\u201d (v. 10).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

At that point in history, altars outside the Tabernacle were prohibited, and the rest of the nation immediately understands this one as an act of rebellion against God. Fearing collective punishment, they immediately prepare to go to battle against their rebellious brothers.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

As it turns out, however, the altar was intended <\/span>only<\/em> <\/span>to be \u201cgreat to behold\u201d \u2013 not for sacrificial use, but as a monument. Ironically, the structure which seemed to be a statement of separation was actually built for the opposite purpose: as a visual reminder to future generations that the physical distance between them should never imply a division in their connection to God and His service.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Whose fault was this near civil war?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

As in most misunderstandings, both sides shared the blame.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The <\/span>Chomat Anach<\/span><\/em> suggests those on the east side should have revealed their positive intent to Joshua from the beginning, clarifying their loyalty to God and His Torah. It was their own fault that the others suspected them, since they did something highly suspicious with no warning or explanation.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

But those on the west side could have behaved differently, too. When they heard of that suspicious action, Malbim points out that they just heard and assumed; they didn\u2019t judge \u201c<\/span>l\u2019chaf zechut<\/span><\/em>,\u201d give them the benefit of the doubt, but relied on the rumors that judged their brothers as guilty. What they <\/span>didn\u2019t<\/span><\/em> do was <\/span>ask<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

How many misunderstandings could be avoided by simply asking a question? \u201cIt sounds like you just said X; is that what you meant?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Ultimately, what saved the day was communication: the Israelites on the west side sent a message of condemnation, and those on the east explained their innocence.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

But the next time, before relying on our own interpretations of apparently divisive acts, perhaps we might remember to hold off on the battle cries, warnings, and condemnations \u2013 and simply ask. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Just as the allocation of the land amongst the tribes and the establishment of the cities of refuge fulfilled conditions laid down by Moses, so does the current chapter satisfy the terms he set out for the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

If you volunteer for military service\u2026 and serve until the Lord disperses His enemies\u2026 and the land is conquered\u2026 then you will be entitled to your land (Numbers 32:20 ff.).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

After 14 years of conquest, Joshua permitted these two-and-one-half tribes to return to their families and possessions on the eastern bank of the Jordan. Prior to crossing, however, they paused to erect an imposing altar (v.10), triggering the suspicions of the remaining tribes that the purpose of the altar was idolatrous. A delegation led by the High Priest Phineas (v.14) determined that their intentions were pure and the potential for a civil war was defused.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The argument the tribes of Trans Jordan offered in their defense resonates with a contemporary issue: the relationship between the Jews of Israel and Diaspora Jewry. Here is what the departing tribes said to their brothers remaining in Israel:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

We have acted out of anxiety lest your children challenge our children in the future saying, What have you to do with the Lord God of Israel? God made the Jordan the boundary between us\u2026 You have no share in the Lord\u2026 So we have erected this altar\u2026 to serve as an everlasting witness between us\u2026 (vs.21-29)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Even though they had fought side by side for 14 years and the physical distance that was to divide them was minimal, there was still the fear that their separation would lead to their spiritual and religious estrangement. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

How much more so should we worry about the prospects of the alienation of Diaspora Jewry from Israel, given the considerable increase of both time and distance, and work toward sustaining mutual understanding and support?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Reuben, Gad, and half of Menashe now returned home with Joshua's blessing, but when they reached the shores of the Jordan River, they build a massive altar next to the Jordan River. When the people of Israel heard of their deed.. they gathered against them with arms (Josh. 22:9-12). <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Again, just as they had almost two decades earlier, Reuben and Gad explained their true motives and calmed Israel's fears. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

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's satisfaction. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Unlike the earlier situation though, in which Reuben and Gad feared Moses' 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>\r\n

The most sincere oaths of allegiance, the most moving of monuments and memorials, even taking an active part in fighting the people'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>\r\n

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>\r\n

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As the second decade of the twenty-first century draws to a close, our way of recording and measuring human experience has changed immeasurably. The digitisation of our world means that instead of annual or occasional photographs, we now take daily, if not hourly, pictures. Instead of schlepping heavy photo albums to show loved ones our holiday photos, or setting up the slide projector in a living room for blurry travel snaps, we instantly share any moment on social media, to the chorus of a thousand and one (or perhaps zero) likes. Capturing a moment, a place, a person through a camera lens has become so ubiquitous that getting the perfect shot is often more important than experiencing the moment.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Yet, there are other ways to mark time, to capture a moment, to remember an event. Taking a photograph is but one method. As we near the end of the Book of Joshua, we read of a dispute between tribes assigned land on either side of the Jordan River. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

The tribes of Reuben, Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh find themselves in the country of Gilead, on the opposite bank of the Jordan from the rest of the Israelites. We read that these tribes build \u2018a great and conspicuous altar\u2019 (Joshua 22:10), a place for sacrifice and worship of God. But, building this altar in Gilead causes the rest of the Israelites to plan a war against them, for to them it is rebellion against God (Joshua 22:12,16). In the confrontation with the tribal elders, the tribes in Gilead explain that the altar is a \u2018witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the Eternal\u2019 (Joshua 22:27). <\/span><\/p>\r\n

That is, their monument becomes a witness to their agreement, a stone marking their resolved misunderstanding. They name the altar '<\/em><\/span>ed<\/span><\/em>, witness, so that it \u2018shall be a witness between us that the Eternal is God\u2019 (Joshua 22:34). A monument to remind them that this is true.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The Hebrew word for witness, \u05e2\u05d3 '<\/span>ed<\/span><\/em>, contains the same letters as \u05e2\u05d3 '<\/em><\/span>ad<\/span><\/em>, eternity: the idea of preserving something forever. Our methods may have changed, but our contemporary obsession with instant, digital capturing of events stems from the same desire. The desire to keep something that cannot be kept. The urge to save every moment for eternity. The wish to spend just one more second in the sun\u2019s warm embrace. 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The inheritance of land east of the Jordan River for the tribes of Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh was based on the condition that they first commit themselves to seven years, which ultimately became 14 years, of helping their fellow tribes conquer the land to the west. With that now accomplished, these tribes are ready to return east to claim their own inheritance. On arrival they immediately set up an altar to serve as a showpiece of their commitment to God and their nation.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

These eastern tribes were worried about how their children would interact with the majority of the nation who had settled west of the Jordan River. As outliers they were grappling with their identity and sense of belonging. Would their brethren to the west come to disregard those of their nation who lived among other nations? Would their own children come to feel alienated and would that ultimately lead to a rejection of their place among the nation that served God?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

In addition to serving as a signpost and reminder to the Israelites on both sides of the border that neither time nor distance should be allowed to erode their unity in their service to God, this altar also demonstrated a level of spiritual maturity that had now been reached by these tribes. When they first asked for this land as their inheritance, it was to capitalize on the fertility of it for the benefit of their substantial livestock. Rashi points out their evident concern was for their material possessions over their children and spiritual wellbeing. So, Moses commanded them to enter the land to the west, to toil and battle alongside their brothers. Only when the western land was fully conquered could these three tribes, who had emotionally and physically connected to that land, return to their land across the border. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

That investment of time and labour, alongside witnessing the miracles brought by God in the land, brought the people of Reuben, Gad and Manasseh to now consider their children, their spirituality, and the well-being of the collective first: evidenced by the altar meant to preserve their place within the Jewish nation and safeguard their future generations.<\/span><\/p>","post_main_content_image":{"id":54615,"alt":"","title":"jo22-key","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jo22-key.jpg","width":1920,"height":1241,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jo22-key-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jo22-key-300x194.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":194,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jo22-key-768x496.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":496,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jo22-key-1024x662.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":662,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jo22-key.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":993,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jo22-key.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1241,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jo22-key-1200x776.jpg","post_full_size-width":1200,"post_full_size-height":776,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jo22-key-650x420.jpg","home_baner-width":650,"home_baner-height":420}},"post_main_content_embedded_video":"","post_main_content_video_duration":"","post_main_content_show_fb_comments":"1","post_main_content_credit_media":"","tile_top_caption":"","tile_main_caption":"Physically Investing In Spiritual Well-Being","tile_main_caption_size":"1","tile_sub_caption":"The tribes mature from a focus on material wealth to spiritual legacy","tile_preview_embedded":"","tile_preview_image":{"id":54615,"alt":"","title":"jo22-key","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jo22-key.jpg","width":1920,"height":1241,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jo22-key-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jo22-key-300x194.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":194,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jo22-key-768x496.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":496,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jo22-key-1024x662.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":662,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jo22-key.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":993,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jo22-key.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1241,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jo22-key-1200x776.jpg","post_full_size-width":1200,"post_full_size-height":776,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jo22-key-650x420.jpg","home_baner-width":650,"home_baner-height":420}},"tile_preview_video":"","tile_external_link":"","tile_tile_gallery_items":"","tile_credits":"","alternate_tile_top_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption_size":"1","alternate_tile_sub_caption":"","alternate_tile_hide_media":"0","tile_group_preview_image_url":"","tile_group_main_caption":"","tile_group_sub_caption":"","tile_group_popup_package_extra_content":"","tile_group_read_time":"","home_color":"","home_gallery_top":"","home_gallery_middle":"","home_gallery_book":"","home_gallery_bottom":"","seo_seo_title":"","seo_seo_description":"","seo_seo_default_title":"","seo_seo_default_description":"","links":false,"tile_link_for_pay":"0","send_noty":false,"chapter_info":{"books_group":"Prophets","book":"Joshua","chapter":"22","chapter_main_number":"209","date":"20260617","wall_id":"209"},"link_for_pay":false,"tags":[{"term_id":"440","name":"Wealth\/money","old_id":"840"},{"term_id":"616","name":"Spirit","old_id":"1016"},{"term_id":"792","name":"Tribes","old_id":"1192"}]},{"order":8,"id":"54655","color":"#e2f4fa","size":"1","name":"Infighting, Suspicion And Mistrust \u2013 Then And Now ","post_title":"Infighting, Suspicion And Mistrust \u2013 Then And Now","slug":"infighting-suspicion-and-mistrust-then-and-now","old_id":"54655","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":{"id":52866,"post_title":"Shani Abramowitz","slug":"shani-abramowitz","old_id":"52866","first_name":"Shani ","last_name":"Abramowitz ","description":"Shani Abramowitz is a poet, community organizer, and Jewish educator. 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Our chapter offers a familiar glimpse into the unfortunate inner workings of a community in formation. We are introduced to an early biblical example of the chaos that can erupt from communal infighting, suspicion and mistrust.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The Israelites just divided the land; each tribe receiving a reasonably-sized territory. This division was divinely commanded, and the process goes so smoothly that the chapter ends with a ringing endorsement of the leadership, and the comfort that the Israelites will experience.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The Lord gave them rest on all sides... the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hands. Not one of the good things which the Lord has promised to the House of Israel was lacking. Everything was fulfilled.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\r\n

I point to this ending specifically because underscores the absurdity of what comes next.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Joshua calls the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Menashe, blesses them, and sends them home to the other side of the Jordan. All of this, with God\u2019s gentle approval and blessing. The tribes travel back to their homes, and build a large, conspicuous altar on the banks of the Jordan River, to thank God for their good fortune.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

When the Israelites dwelling in Canaan hear about this large altar, they gather and conspire to attack their fellow Israelites:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Thus said the whole community of the LORD: What is this treachery that you have committed this day against the God of Israel, turning away from the LORD, building yourselves an altar and rebelling this day against the LORD!<\/span><\/p>\r\n

We are given a brutal picture of the community\u2019s anguish; the thought of those Jews on the other side of the Jordan, serving God on their own, in their own way, is devastating.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The pain of the Israelites is real and large. It is clear that their reaction, and readiness to wage war, speaks to a deep and pervasive problem, that is also devastating in the contemporary Jewish world.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The Israelites who remain in Israel feel threatened. They are angry, jealous, and afraid of what this gesture might mean for the future of their community. My sense is that there is a genuine and deep concern for their tradition, and for the new fidelity to God that they have collectively committed to express.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Despite the comfort and security achieved through the division of the land, the fear of fracture overwhelms and pervades everything.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Today, tension is thick throughout the Jewish community. There is fear, judgment, and suspicion across denominations, and it frequently feels that we are growing even further part. Though these fears are often rooted in a deep existential desire to keep the Jewish people together, their manifestations often have the opposite effect.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

When we are critical of another\u2019s practice, or judge the legitimate decisions that a family or an institution makes with their specific needs in mind, when we publicly shame and demean other Jews for choosing differently, we forget what we are here to do, and that we are united by one fundamental project: to serve God and build a better world. 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In the beginning of our chapter, Joshua finishes allotting portions of the Promised Land to the various tribes, with the return of the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh to their inheritances on the west side of the Jordan (Joshua 22:1-6). <\/span><\/p>\r\n

At this point in the biblical narrative, the Talmud (Baba Kama 80b-81b) inserts a rabbinic tradition that Joshua proclaimed a series of ten ordinances concerning public use of private property: <\/span><\/p>\r\n

1) public grazing of animals was permitted on privately owned forested land; <\/span><\/p>\r\n

2) all may gather firewood from privately owned fields; <\/span><\/p>\r\n

3) a person may gather grasses for fodder in another person\u2019s field, except where fenugreek has been planted to protect the field; <\/span><\/p>\r\n

4) apart from olive trees, shoots may be cut from privately owned trees by anyone for grafting purposes; <\/span><\/p>\r\n

5) water flowing from a spring on private property is available for public use; <\/span><\/p>\r\n

6) anyone is permitted to fish using a hook and line in the Sea of Tiberias (Kinneret) provided that in doing so he does not impede navigation; <\/span><\/p>\r\n

7) one may turn aside from a public thoroughfare into a privately owned field to relieve oneself even if the field is planted with a very valuable crop like saffron; <\/span><\/p>\r\n

8) passers-by may skirt obstacles in the beaten path by walking on privately owned land; <\/span><\/p>\r\n

9) one who has lost his way in a vineyard is not responsible for any vines he might break in trying to find his way; <\/span><\/p>\r\n

10) an unidentified corpse discovered on private property is to be buried where it is found.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

These ten ordinances attributed to Joshua are comparable to some current common law conventions concerning public use of private property. Generally, the public has \u201cright of way\u201d over privately-owned land for purposes of transportation. \u201cEminent Domain\u201d is the term used since the 17<\/span>th<\/span> century to describe the right of the State to take ownership of privately-owned land. The Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution requires that such taking of private land be for a \"public use\" and mandates payment of \"just compensation\" to the owner.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Significantly, over 90% of the land in the modern State of Israel is owned by the State or other public institutions. In comparison, roughly 60% of the land in the USA is privately owned, the remainder being owned by federal, state and local governments or Native American reservations.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The biblical story of Naboth\u2019s Vineyard (I Kings, Chapter 21), illegally seized by King Ahab and Queen Jezebel to serve as a royal garden, is a classic example of the misuse of the governmental power to confiscate private property.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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  1. Where is Joshua?<\/span><\/i> The leader who deals with the altar crisis (verses 9-34) is the priest, Pinchas ben Elazar. Why not Joshua? Many different answers are given by commentators and researchers.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  2. Some left-over baggage<\/span><\/i>. The rage of the people against the tribes of the other side of the Jordan, the altar builders, is reminiscent of the wrath of Moses against those same tribes, when, in the Book of Numbers, they asked to settle there, in the East and not in Canaan.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  3. One person sins, and all pay<\/span><\/i>. This is the message of the delegation. No one is a lone wolf. Israelite history teaches that the entire community pays the wages of sin, not just the sinner. Achan, for example: \u201cWhen Achan son of Zerah violated the proscription, anger struck the whole community of Israel; he was not the only one who perished for that sin\u201d (v. 20).<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  4. A national precedent, with a personal twist<\/span><\/i>. When Pinchas ben Elazar the priest speaks of \u201cthe sin of Pe\u2019or\u201d (verse 17), it is worth noting his role in dealing with that crisis (see Numbers 25). This may be part of the answer to question #1 above. The trans-Jordan tribes will know that he is not the forgiving sort.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  5. Worrying about tomorrow<\/i>. All the tribes, both those that settled in Canaan and those on the other side of the Jordan are worried about tomorrow, that is, the future. \u201cIf you rebel against the LORD today, tomorrow He will be angry with the whole community of Israel\u201d (v. 18), vs. \u201c[T]hat your children should not say to our children in time to come, \u2018You have no share in the LORD\u2019\u201d (v. 27)<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","post_main_content_image":{"id":86314,"alt":"","title":"Points to ponder","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-300x300.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-768x768.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":768,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","large-width":1000,"large-height":1000,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","1536x1536-width":1000,"1536x1536-height":1000,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","2048x2048-width":1000,"2048x2048-height":1000,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","post_full_size-width":1000,"post_full_size-height":1000,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-420x420.jpg","home_baner-width":420,"home_baner-height":420}},"post_main_content_embedded_video":"","post_main_content_video_duration":"","post_main_content_show_fb_comments":"1","post_main_content_credit_media":"","tile_top_caption":"Chapter 22","tile_main_caption":"Points to Ponder","tile_main_caption_size":"1","tile_sub_caption":"Insights and questions for personal reflection and group discussion","tile_preview_embedded":"","tile_preview_image":{"id":86314,"alt":"","title":"Points to ponder","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-300x300.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-768x768.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":768,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","large-width":1000,"large-height":1000,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","1536x1536-width":1000,"1536x1536-height":1000,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","2048x2048-width":1000,"2048x2048-height":1000,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","post_full_size-width":1000,"post_full_size-height":1000,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-420x420.jpg","home_baner-width":420,"home_baner-height":420}},"tile_preview_video":"","tile_external_link":"","tile_tile_gallery_items":"","tile_credits":"","alternate_tile_top_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption_size":"1","alternate_tile_sub_caption":"","alternate_tile_hide_media":"0","tile_group_preview_image_url":"","tile_group_main_caption":"","tile_group_sub_caption":"","tile_group_popup_package_extra_content":"","tile_group_read_time":"","home_color":"","home_gallery_top":"","home_gallery_middle":"","home_gallery_book":"","home_gallery_bottom":"","seo_seo_title":"","seo_seo_description":"","seo_seo_default_title":"","seo_seo_default_description":"","links":false,"tile_link_for_pay":"0","send_noty":false,"chapter_info":{"books_group":"Prophets","book":"Joshua","chapter":"22","chapter_main_number":"209","date":"20260617","wall_id":"209"},"link_for_pay":false,"tags":false}],"hide_acf":true,"home_image":false,"home_posts":false,"home_posts_title":"","posts_home":[],"static_cube_title":"","static_cube_brief":"","static_cube_color":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wall\/54272"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wall"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wall"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}