Joshua 15:1-63 - Give me also spings of water

15:1-12

We are now into a number of passages which give exhaustive details on the land allotment, starting with Judah. Maybe we can draw a parallel with the Christian life in that we are given clearly defined areas of life which are ours. Within those areas we are to live as Christlike people. These areas include our role as husbands or wives, parents, children, employees, bosses. There can also be areas of ministry.

15:13-19

Caleb is mentioned again. Joshua was the clear leader of Israel, but Caleb receives a lot of attention. Caleb was a man of faith and exercised that faith, that is clearly considered as valuable by the Lord. He was also concerned for the man whom she married. 15:18 seems a little odd. It starts with Aksah urging her husband to ask her father for a field, but then Caleb asks his daughter directly “What can I do for you?”, so the first part seems a little pointless.

15:20-63

We finish with a whole bunch of details. If anything, it does show that God takes account of everyone in His plans. 15:63 mentions that the Jebusites could not be dislodged. The Jebusites were not dislodged until the time of David. They were an enemy of Israel, Adoni-Zedek was a Jebusite (Josh 10:5), and again in Josh 11:3.