Read: Joshua 21:1-22:20; Luke 20:1-26; Psalm 89:1-13; Proverbs 13:15-116
The Levites had no inheritance in the promised land so they brought their case before Eleazar, the priest. The Levites were to be dispersed throughout all the tribes so they would all have priests to teach them the law and perform the sacrifices. Cities of refuge were dispersed throughout the land where the Levites also lived and officiated. Every tribe gave the Levites some of their cities so the Levites would have a place to live. They were the only tribe that was not able to live together.
The Levites stand for the ministry. God disperses his pastors, teachers, prophets, and spiritual leaders all over so they can meet the needs of people everywhere. We are all ministers of the gospel and our home is not on this earth; our inheritance is in heaven.
The children of Israel had withstood all their enemies and taken the land. God did everything he had promised he would do for Israel; he fulfilled every one of his promises. To all the tribes that had land on the other side of the Jordan, God blessed them and sent them home. They had fulfilled their promise to help their fellow Israelites conquer their land. God had blessed them with great wealth so they were to share it with their tribe.
In Luke, the Pharisees were looking to trap Jesus into saying something they could use to incriminated him. When they asked him about John the Baptist, Jesus turned it back on them. Any answer they gave would have incriminated them, instead.
Jesus gave them a parable that spelled out their intentions to kill him. This made them want to get rid of him as soon as possible. Since they couldn’t trap Jesus on spiritual things they turned to political questions, hoping that Jesus would offend the Romans. They asked him about the Roman tax. Jesus’ answer shut them up and astonished them.
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