{"id":6207,"date":"2023-04-09T00:01:51","date_gmt":"2023-04-09T07:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/packinghouseredlands.org\/devotional\/?p=6207"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:38:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T23:38:54","slug":"joshua-1947-and-the-border-of-the-children-of-dan-went-beyond-these-because-the-children-of-dan-went-up-to-fight-against-leshem-and-took-it-and-they-struck-it-with-the-edge-of-the-sword","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packinghouseredlands.org\/devotional\/?p=6207","title":{"rendered":"Joshua 19:47: \u201cAnd the border of the children of Dan went beyond these, because the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem and took it; and they struck it with the edge of the sword, took possession of it, and dwelt in it. They called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Joshua 18 and 19 cover the portions of land given to the 7 tribes that had failed earlier to claim their inheritance because of a lack of faith and courage. Regrettably, the tribe of Dan made a decision on their own, without God, which resulted in danger and struggles for the entire tribe for generations to come.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of possessing the land God had allotted the Danites, they decide to invade a far northern track of land not given to them, which was easier to conquer. This northern Canaanite city, Leshem, would later become the capital city Dan. It seemed an easier place to control than the central portion of land they were originally given. However, this positioned them in a place that faced the open northern frontier, making them the first people attacked by marauding bands from the north. Even worse it later became one of two high places where they worshipped golden calves. If you visit the ancient city of Dan and Leshem today, you will find an altar that was rebuilt by archaeologists to depict the original one erected there for idol worship by King Jeroboam (1 Kings 12:25).<\/p>\n<p>We find a nugget of spiritual gold hidden within these verses for us. What needless pain we bring into our lives when we make hasty decisions based on fear. Any serious life decision we make without first bringing it to the Lord is a foolish one.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cLORD keep us from making rash, foolish decisions this day, and please guide our feet in every step we make.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p>=============================================================<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joshua 19 KJV<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>1<\/sup>\u00a0And the second lot came forth to Simeon,\u00a0<em>even\u00a0<\/em>for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah.\u00a0<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0And they had in their inheritance Beer-sheba, or Sheba, and Moladah,\u00a0<sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0And Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Azem,\u00a0<sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,\u00a0<sup>5<\/sup>\u00a0And Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah,\u00a0<sup>6<\/sup>\u00a0And Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages:\u00a0<sup>7<\/sup>\u00a0Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:\u00a0<sup>8<\/sup>\u00a0And all the villages that\u00a0<em>were\u00a0<\/em>round about these cities to Baalath-beer, Ramath of the south. This\u00a0<em>is\u00a0<\/em>the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.\u00a0<sup>9<\/sup>\u00a0Out of the portion of the children of Judah\u00a0<em>was\u00a0<\/em>the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them. <sup>10<\/sup>\u00a0And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid:\u00a0<sup>11<\/sup>\u00a0And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that\u00a0<em>is\u00a0<\/em>before Jokneam;\u00a0<sup>12<\/sup>And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chisloth-tabor, and then goeth out to Daberath, and goeth up to Japhia,\u00a0<sup>13<\/sup>\u00a0And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittah-hepher, to Ittah-kazin, and goeth out to Remmon-methoar to Neah;\u00a0\u00a0<sup>14<\/sup>And the border compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon: and the outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthah-el:\u00a0<sup>15<\/sup>\u00a0And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth-lehem: twelve cities with their villages.\u00a0<sup>16<\/sup>\u00a0This\u00a0<em>is\u00a0<\/em>the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages. <sup>17<\/sup>\u00a0<em>And\u00a0<\/em>the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their families.\u00a0<sup>18<\/sup>\u00a0And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,\u00a0<sup>19<\/sup>\u00a0And Hapharaim, and Shion, and Anaharath,\u00a0<sup>20<\/sup>\u00a0And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,\u00a0<sup>21<\/sup>\u00a0And Remeth, and En-gannim, and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez;\u00a0<sup>22<\/sup>\u00a0And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Beth-shemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.\u00a0<sup>23<\/sup>\u00a0This\u00a0<em>is\u00a0<\/em>the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages. <sup>24<\/sup> And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.\u00a0<sup>25<\/sup>\u00a0And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,\u00a0<sup>26<\/sup>\u00a0And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihor-libnath;\u00a0<sup>27<\/sup>\u00a0And turneth toward the sunrising to Beth-dagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah-el toward the north side of Beth-emek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,\u00a0<sup>28<\/sup>\u00a0And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah,\u00a0<em>even\u00a0<\/em>unto great Zidon;\u00a0<sup>29<\/sup>\u00a0And\u00a0<em>then\u00a0<\/em>the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:\u00a0 <sup>30<\/sup>Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages.\u00a0<sup>31<\/sup>\u00a0This\u00a0<em>is\u00a0<\/em>the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages. <sup>32<\/sup>\u00a0The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali,\u00a0<em>even\u00a0<\/em>for the children of Naphtali according to their families.\u00a0<sup>33<\/sup>\u00a0And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan:\u00a0<sup>34<\/sup>\u00a0And\u00a0<em>then\u00a0<\/em>the coast turneth westward to Aznoth-tabor, and goeth out from thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side, and reacheth to Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrising.\u00a0<sup>35<\/sup>\u00a0And the fenced cities\u00a0<em>are\u00a0<\/em>Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,\u00a0<sup>36<\/sup>\u00a0And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor, <sup>37<\/sup>\u00a0And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor,\u00a0<sup>38<\/sup>\u00a0And Iron, and Migdal-el, Horem, and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.\u00a0<sup>39<\/sup>\u00a0This\u00a0<em>is\u00a0<\/em>the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages. <sup>40<\/sup>\u00a0<em>And\u00a0<\/em>the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.\u00a0<sup>41<\/sup>\u00a0And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh,\u00a0<sup>42<\/sup>\u00a0And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,\u00a0<sup>43<\/sup>\u00a0And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,\u00a0<sup>44<\/sup>\u00a0And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,\u00a0<sup>45<\/sup>\u00a0And Jehud, and Bene-berak, and Gath-rimmon,\u00a0<sup>46<\/sup>\u00a0And Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.\u00a0\u00a0<sup>47<\/sup>\u00a0And the coast of the children of Dan went out\u00a0<em>too little\u00a0<\/em>for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.\u00a0<sup>48<\/sup>\u00a0This\u00a0<em>is\u00a0<\/em>the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages. <sup>49<\/sup> When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them:\u00a0<sup>50<\/sup>\u00a0According to the word of the\u00a0LORD\u00a0they gave him the city which he asked,\u00a0<em>even\u00a0<\/em>Timnath-serah in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt therein.\u00a0<sup>51<\/sup>\u00a0These\u00a0<em>are\u00a0<\/em>the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the\u00a0LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 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