Post by Woody Williams on Jan 11, 2007 8:31:23 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Numbers 27:1-8
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Then the daughters of Zelophehad came forward. Zelophehad was son of
Hepher son of Gilead son of Machir son of Manasseh son of Joseph, a
member of the Manassite clans. The names of his daughters were:
Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They stood before Moses,
Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and all the congregation, at the
entrance of the tent of meeting, and they said, "Our father died in
the wilderness; he was not among the company of those who gathered
themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah, but
died for his own sin; and he had no sons. Why should the name of our
father be taken away from his clan because he had no son? Give to us
a possession among our father's brothers."
Moses brought their case before the LORD. And the LORD spoke to
Moses, saying: The daughters of Zelophehad are right in what they are
saying; you shall indeed let them possess an inheritance among their
father's brothers and pass the inheritance of their father on to
them. You shall also say to the Israelites, "If a man dies, and has
no son, then you shall pass his inheritance on to his daughter."
Devotional
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The rights of women to inherit property and carry forward the name of
the family became part of the law of Israel. This was a step forward
because this was not the case among most peoples at that time. There
are still places where women do not have this right. The struggle for
justice will always be among us. It seems as if society so often
needs someone on the bottom who does not count.
Prayer
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Keep me active in prayer and involvement for the sake of justice, O
Lord. Amen
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Then the daughters of Zelophehad came forward. Zelophehad was son of
Hepher son of Gilead son of Machir son of Manasseh son of Joseph, a
member of the Manassite clans. The names of his daughters were:
Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They stood before Moses,
Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and all the congregation, at the
entrance of the tent of meeting, and they said, "Our father died in
the wilderness; he was not among the company of those who gathered
themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah, but
died for his own sin; and he had no sons. Why should the name of our
father be taken away from his clan because he had no son? Give to us
a possession among our father's brothers."
Moses brought their case before the LORD. And the LORD spoke to
Moses, saying: The daughters of Zelophehad are right in what they are
saying; you shall indeed let them possess an inheritance among their
father's brothers and pass the inheritance of their father on to
them. You shall also say to the Israelites, "If a man dies, and has
no son, then you shall pass his inheritance on to his daughter."
Devotional
----------
The rights of women to inherit property and carry forward the name of
the family became part of the law of Israel. This was a step forward
because this was not the case among most peoples at that time. There
are still places where women do not have this right. The struggle for
justice will always be among us. It seems as if society so often
needs someone on the bottom who does not count.
Prayer
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Keep me active in prayer and involvement for the sake of justice, O
Lord. Amen