11 Zelophehad’s daughters—Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milkah and Noah—married their cousins on their father’s side.
Gross!
It's funny how we, as people, are always so concerned about getting/keeping what we perceive to be ours. But, in this case, God said what they were saying was correct.
Its a strange way to end the chapter......where to next?
tp
We sure are preoccupied with keeping 'our' stuff. Over the years inheritances have been the cause of destruction for many families. I guess another reason to have clear rules laid out ahead of death to limit the discourse.
ReplyDeleteI'll post an updated reading list. Not sure where to go next. We could finish Isaiah? we have kings/chronicle and revelations left too. then we start round 2!
knut