Joshua 18:7 Meaning and Explanation
“But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance: and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them.”
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Read Full Chapter →Levi receives no land because the priesthood is its inheritance, and the eastern tribes already have theirs.
What Does Joshua 18:7 Mean?
Joshua accounts for the tribes outside the sevenfold division. Levi is given no territory, for the priesthood of the LORD is its portion; and Gad, Reuben, and half of Manasseh already hold their land east of the Jordan, granted earlier by Moses.
Levi's inheritance is the LORD himself and the service of his house, a portion greater than fields. To possess God and to minister before him is named here as wealth beyond land. It quietly lifts the eyes of every reader toward an inheritance that no boundary line can contain.
Joshua 18:7 in the Original Language
kehunnah (כְּהֻנָּה), 'priesthood' -- the office of drawing near to God and serving in his presence on behalf of the people.
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What does Joshua 18:7 mean?
Levi receives no land because the priesthood is its inheritance, and the eastern tribes already have theirs.