The Blessing of Taking Initiative
Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is Joshua 17:1-10. Let’s go!
Joshua 17:1-2 (NIV)
1 This was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn, that is, for Makir, Manasseh’s firstborn. Makir was the ancestor of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because the Makirites were great soldiers.
2 So this allotment was for the rest of the people of Manasseh–the clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher and Shemida. These are the other male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph by their clans.
On verses 1-2: As we discussed in previous chapters of Joshua, Manasseh had the distinction of being the only tribe in Israel that was given land on both sides of the Jordan River. The descendants of Manasseh’s firstborn son Makir received land on the east side of the Jordan River, namely Gilead and Bashan (v1; see also Joshua 13:29-31). The rest of the tribe of Manasseh would receive land on the west side of the Jordan. Before we read of what land they would get on the west side of the Jordan, verses 3-6 tell us an interesting story.

