1 There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph: namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war; therefore he was given Gilead and Bashan.
If people see you are determined, often they'll give you what you're demanding.
15 So Joshua answered them, “If you are a great people, then go up to the forest country and clear a place for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and the giants, since the mountains of Ephraim are too confined for you.”
But be aware you may be expected to live up to your own boasts!
Benjamin inherited Jerusalem by right, but never possessed it experientially: how true is that statement of Christians today?
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