Joshua 13:33 Meaning and Explanation
“But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the LORD God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them.”
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Read Full Chapter →Moses gave Levi no land inheritance, for the LORD God of Israel Himself was their inheritance, as He had promised.
What Does Joshua 13:33 Mean?
The chapter ends as it touched on earlier: Levi receives no land. Instead, the LORD God of Israel Himself is declared their inheritance, just as He had promised. This truth is set deliberately at the close, the final word over all the dividing of territory.
Here is the summit of the whole chapter. After pages of borders and cities, the richest inheritance is named, and it is not land at all but God Himself. To have the LORD as one's portion surpasses every field and city. This points to the deepest hope of all who belong to God, that their treasure is the LORD, and to possess Him is to lack nothing. The tribe with no land holds the greatest inheritance, and in them is pictured the joy of every soul whose portion is God.
Joshua 13:33 in the Original Language
chelqi (חֶלְקִי), 'my portion' -- one's allotted share; here the LORD Himself is named as the share of His servants.
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What does Joshua 13:33 mean?
Moses gave Levi no land inheritance, for the LORD God of Israel Himself was their inheritance, as He had promised.