August 21, 2010 Lesson 20 of Numbers 27 and 36. Laws of inheritance

What was the principle laying behind the request of the daughters of Zelophehad, and to what did the request lead? What was the important of all this? Answer: They made the point that yes their father did die in the desert, however he was not one who sinned with Korah. For this reason they feel that, and God and Moses agreed, they should be entitled to their fathers land as an inheritance since there were no sons. The reason God commanded this, is that each fathers land was to remain in his own tribe. So, since the land went where the man of the house was from the daughters had to marry within their father’s clan.


What was Moses’ overriding concern before his death? How was Joshua’s commission different from that of Moses? Was it inferior? Answer: Moses’ concern was that of most good leaders, who will succeed me? God gave Moses that answer in Joshua. I am not sure how Joshua’s commission is any different than that of Moses, at least not from this passage. I see that Joshua will bring them into the Promised Land, that in some ways may be a bigger commission.