Joshua 13

It is the same in our Christian lives. Through Christ’s death on the cross, Satan’s power has been broken (Colossians 2:15). We have inherited the “entire land”—we have been blessed . . . in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ (Ephesians 1:3). But yet, because of our lack of faith and our sinful nature, we have not entered into full possession of those blessings—of our inheritance. It is one thing to be given an inheritance; it is another thing to actually possess it. That is why, like the Israelites, we must press on toward the goal to win the prize—our full inheritance—for which God has called [us] heavenward in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:12–14).

Division of the Land East of the Jordan (13:8–33)

8–13 These verses outline the overall extent of the former kingdoms of Sihon and Og, located east of the Jordan, which Moses divided between the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh (Numbers 32:33).

14 See Deuteronomy 18:1–8 and comment.

15–33 These verses describe the individual allotments given to the two and a half tribes east of the Jordan.⁵⁴