Read Numbers 27 at Bible Gateway.
Numbers 27 resolves into this elegant Chiastic Structure. Notice that the outer bookends (1A and 2A) are both about the inheritance of the promised land; with 1A emphasizing who gets it, and 2A emphasizing who leads them into it.
Or another way to say it: those who will inherit the promise, are those who are led into the promise by Joshua, as Moses was not allowed to bring them in.
Why This Matters. “Joshua” is the anglicized form of the Hebrew name, “Yeshua.” Just as the children of Israel could only enter their promise when Joshua took the lead, so we enter our inheritance of eternal life. It’s not by our own efforts or perfect keeping of the Law (which Moses represents, as good and holy as the Law is), but by grace through faith, as Yeshua leads us.
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Eph 2:8-10
Teaching Tools. Chiastic Structure
Numbers 27 Hebrew paragraphs.
27:1-5 {p} Case of the daughters of Zelophehad
27:6-11 {p} Law of inheritance if a man dies without a son
27:12-14 {s} Moses to see the Land before his death
27:15-23 {p} Joshua inaugurated to lead the people in
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