Joshua 22:4 Meaning and Explanation
“And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side Jordan.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Now that God has given the others rest, Joshua releases the eastern tribes to return home.
What Does Joshua 22:4 Mean?
The promise is fulfilled: the Lord has given rest to Israel in the land. With the purpose accomplished, Joshua sends the eastern tribes back across the Jordan to the possession Moses had granted them.
Rest is one of Scripture's great gifts -- the settled peace that follows when God's work is done. These tribes may now go home with clear consciences, their duty complete. It foreshadows the deeper rest promised to the people of God, the rest entered through faith, where every labor finds its Sabbath in the finished work of the Lord.
Joshua 22:4 in the Original Language
nuach (נוּחַ), 'rest' -- the settled peace and security God grants His people in the land.
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What does Joshua 22:4 mean?
Now that God has given the others rest, Joshua releases the eastern tribes to return home.