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Numbers 36 · Grade 5

An Inheritance Kept

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The book of Numbers ends by returning to Zelophehad's daughters. The heads of the clan of Gilead, from Manasseh, came before Moses and the princes. They pointed out that if the daughters married into another tribe, their inheritance would be added to that tribe. Even at the Jubilee, the land would not return. Their concern was not to undo the daughters' rights but to keep the tribe's portion whole.

Moses commanded according to the word of Yahweh: The tribe of the sons of Joseph speak what is right. Let them be married to whom they think best, only they shall marry into the family of the tribe of their father. The principle followed: So shall no inheritance of the children of Israel move from tribe to tribe; for the children of Israel shall all keep the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers. Every daughter who inherited land would follow the same rule.

Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah did as Yahweh commanded Moses and married their father's brothers' sons. The book closes: These are the commandments and the ordinances which Yahweh commanded by Moses to the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. Numbers began with an unbelieving generation and ends with obedient daughters on the edge of promise. Believers have an inheritance incorruptible, undefiled, and that doesn't fade away, reserved in heaven (1 Peter 1:4).

Show What You Know

  1. What was the clan's concern?

  2. What did Moses say about the tribe of Joseph?

  3. What principle followed?

  4. Whom did the daughters marry?

  5. How does 1 Peter 1:4 describe our inheritance?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Their father's tribe.
  2. What the sisters did.
  3. One of the five sisters.
  4. The land stayed in the ____.

Down

  1. To receive as a gift from family.
  2. Where Numbers ends: the plains of ____.

Think About It

  1. How does Numbers show both God's judgment and His faithfulness?

  2. What does it mean to have an inheritance kept in heaven?

Memory Verse

“So shall no inheritance of the children of Israel move from tribe to tribe; for the children of Israel shall all keep the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.”

Numbers 36:7 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for my inheritance in Jesus. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How does God's answer protect both the daughters and the tribe?
  • How can you obey God gladly when a rule seems hard?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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