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Questions About The Jews And The Nation of Israel (1)

Question: In the OT book of Joshua, did God give the Jews all of the land He promised them?

Answer: In Genesis 12, God promised to make of Abram a great nation (12:2), to bless all families of the earth through him (12:3), and to give a land to his seed, "...Unto thy seed will I give this land...". What does the Bible say about the fulfillment of the land promise? Has it already been fulfilled or is the fulfillment yet future?

The land promise was renewed to Abram (Genesis 13:14-16; 15:18-21), Isaac (Genesis 26:3,4), Jacob (Genesis 28:13-15; 35:12), and to the children of Israel (Numbers 13:1,2). Since God is not slack concerning His promises (II Peter 3:9), we know that He either has fulfilled the land promise or He will.

(Deuteronomy 19:1-10).

Here is the promise: If God gave them all the land, then they would have six cities of refuge. "And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah. And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh. These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them that whosoever killed any person at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation" (Joshua 20:7-9). Their appointing six cities of refuge is irrefutable evidence that God had given them all the land He promised to Abram, Isaac, Jacob, and Israel. They received it.

Now notice further: "And the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed, and dwelt therein. And the Lord gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hand. There failed not ought of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass" (Joshua 21:43-45).

"...let God be true, but every man a liar..." (Romans 3:4). Study Carefully. - Glenn Melton

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