Monday

8-Apr-19

Joshua 19-20; Eccl 6:1-6; John 13

Joshua 19-20: Where was Simeon’s allotment and why? Did Joshua receive an allotment? What were the cities of refuge?

John 13: According to verse 3, what did Jesus know? What do we read about the evil one in this chapter?

Journal Prompt:  Why do you suppose that Jesus waited until this moment to share the new commandment with His disciples?  What does that commandment mean to you?

Answers:

Joshua 19-20: Simeon’s allotment was in the middle of Judah, because the portion alloted to Judah was too big for them. Joshua was given an allotment by the Israelites in the hill country of Ephraim. Kedesh, Kiriath-Arbah (Hebron), Shechem, Bezer, Ramah and  Golan were designated as cities of refuge. John 13: Jesus knew that ” that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God.” We read that the devil “had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him” (verse 2), and that  “when he (Jesus) had dipped the morsel (of bread), he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. Then after he had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. (verses 26-27).