民數記34:1-29

34:1 耶和華曉諭摩西說：
34:2 「你吩咐以色列人說：你們到了迦南地，就是歸你們為業的迦南四境之地，
34:3 南角要從尋的曠野，貼著以東的邊界；南界要從鹽海東頭起，
34:4 繞到亞克拉濱坡的南邊，接連到尋，直通到加低斯‧巴尼亞的南邊，又通到哈薩‧亞達，接連到押們，
34:5 從押們轉到埃及小河，直通到海為止。
34:6 「西邊要以大海為界；這就是你們的西界。
34:7 「北界要從大海起，劃到何珥山，
34:8 從何珥山劃到哈馬口，通到西達達，
34:9 又通到西斐崙，直到哈薩‧以難。這要作你們的北界。
34:10 「你們要從哈薩‧以難劃到示番為東界。
34:11 這界要從示番下到亞延東邊的利比拉，又要達到基尼烈湖的東邊。
34:12 這界要下到約旦河，通到鹽海為止。這四圍的邊界以內，要作你們的地。」
34:13 摩西吩咐以色列人說：「這地就是耶和華吩咐拈鬮給九個半支派承受為業的；
34:14 因為流便支派和迦得支派按著宗族受了產業，瑪拿西半個支派也受了產業。
34:15 這兩個半支派已經在耶利哥對面、約旦河東、向日出之地受了產業。」
34:16 耶和華曉諭摩西說：
34:17 「要給你們分地為業之人的名字是祭司以利亞撒和嫩的兒子約書亞。
34:18 又要從每支派中選一個首領幫助他們。
34:19 這些人的名字：猶大支派有耶孚尼的兒子迦勒。
34:20 西緬支派有亞米忽的兒子示母利。
34:21 便雅憫支派有基斯倫的兒子以利達。
34:22 但支派有一個首領，約利的兒子布基。
34:23 約瑟的子孫瑪拿西支派有一個首領，以弗的兒子漢聶。
34:24 以法蓮支派有一個首領，拾弗但的兒子基母利。
34:25 西布倫支派有一個首領，帕納的兒子以利撒番。
34:26 以薩迦支派有一個首領，阿散的兒子帕鐵。
34:27 亞設支派有一個首領，示羅米的兒子亞希忽。
34:28 拿弗他利支派有一個首領，亞米忽的兒子比大黑。
34:29 這些人就是耶和華所吩咐、在迦南地把產業分給以色列人的。

The Lord said to Moses, ² “Command the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter Canaan, the land that will be allotted to you as an inheritance is to have these boundaries:

³ “‘Your southern side will include some of the Desert of Zin along the border of Edom. Your southern boundary will start in the east from the southern end of the Dead Sea, ⁴ cross south of Scorpion Pass, continue on to Zin and go south of Kadesh Barnea. Then it will go to Hazar Addar and over to Azmon, ⁵ where it will turn, join the Wadi of Egypt and end at the Mediterranean Sea.

⁶ “‘Your western boundary will be the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. This will be your boundary on the west.

⁷ “‘For your northern boundary, run a line from the Mediterranean Sea to Mount Hor ⁸ and from Mount Hor to Lebo Hamath. Then the boundary will go to Zedad, ⁹ continue to Ziphron and end at Hazar Enan. This will be your boundary on the north.

¹⁰ “‘For your eastern boundary, run a line from Hazar Enan to Shepham. ¹¹ The boundary will go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Galilee.^{[a] 12} Then the boundary will go down along the Jordan and end at the Dead Sea.

“‘This will be your land, with its boundaries on every side.’”

¹³ Moses commanded the Israelites: “Assign this land by lot as an inheritance. The Lord has ordered that it be given to the nine and a half tribes, ¹⁴ because the families of the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance. ¹⁵ These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance east of the Jordan across from Jericho, toward the sunrise.”

¹⁶ The Lord said to Moses, ¹⁷ “These are the names of the men who are to assign the land for you as an inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun. ¹⁸ And appoint one leader from each tribe to help assign the land. ¹⁹ These are their names:

Caleb son of Jephunneh,

from the tribe of Judah;

²⁰ Shemuel son of Ammihud,

from the tribe of Simeon;

²¹ Elidad son of Kislon,

from the tribe of Benjamin;

²² Bukki son of Jogli,

the leader from the tribe of Dan;

²³ Hanniel son of Ephod,

the leader from the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph;

²⁴ Kemuel son of Shiphtan,

the leader from the tribe of Ephraim son of Joseph;

²⁵ Elizaphan son of Parnak,

the leader from the tribe of Zebulun;

²⁶ Paltiel son of Azzan,

the leader from the tribe of Issachar;

²⁷ Ahihud son of Shelomi,

the leader from the tribe of Asher;

²⁸ Pedahel son of Ammihud,

the leader from the tribe of Naphtali.”

²⁹ These are the men the Lord commanded to assign the inheritance to the Israelites in the land of Canaan.

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    雖然尚未進入迦南地，但是上帝透過摩西的曉諭，讓以色列人肯定將來必得那裏為業，因為上帝的應許是不會落空的，是必定會實現的！也因為這樣，以色列人做好準備了，也選好各族的族長以及整個以色列的領袖和大祭司。

    而從以色列人的肯定，也讓我們肯定耶穌基督必定再來，而上帝國必定完全實現，絕對不會落空的！雖然這事還沒發生，也沒有人確切知道主耶穌哪時候會再來，但是主耶穌再來，上帝完全實現，必定會發生的，你有準備好迎接主的再來嗎？

    雖然有需多的戰爭與災禍發生，都提醒我們主耶穌快再來的，而主耶穌也必定會再來的，你有沒有忠心位主而活？有沒有確實彼此相愛呢？更重要你有沒有愛主耶穌，盼望與祂永遠同在嗎？