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Four Reasons the Levites Received No Allotment of Land - Sunday morning, 7.12.2009
Posted on July 12th, 2009
Joshua 14:4 – “…The Levites received no share of the land but only towns to live in, with pasturelands for their flocks and herds…”
The tribe of Levi received no allotment of land when Joshua and Eleazer the priest assigned the tribal inheritances after conquering the Promised Land. The other tribes all received a region of the Promised Land that they would pass to their descendants for generations. There were four reasons for this special treatment of the Levites, each of which teaches a valuable spiritual lesson.
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Joseph Reveals His Identity to His Brothers - Tuesday evening, 7.07.2009
Posted on July 7th, 2009
Genesis 45:3-4 - Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still living?” But his brothers were not able to answer him, because they were terrified at his presence. Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me.” And when they had done so he said, “I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt!”
Joseph’s brothers came to Egypt to buy food, not realizing that the official who dealt with them was their long-lost brother, whom they had sold into slavery. After their second trip, Joseph made himself known to them, and they were mortified. Joseph’s goal was reconciliation - to reunite the family - but it took a long time to get the brothers in a position to accept this.
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