07/12/2025
๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฒ
๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐: ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐
๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ: โ๐ด ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ฆ ๐ค๐๐๐กโ, ๐๐ข๐ก ๐ โ๐๐๐ โ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐โ (๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ฑ:๐ญ, ๐ก๐๐ฉ).
๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: We live in a community, sometimes we may argue or disagree with each other. A church is a community where this problem can happen. In a church, people with different pasts and ideas come together to work for the Lord. Because we are all different, we may disagree. Some disagreements can cause misunderstandings between members.
This week, we will study Joshua 22. In this chapter, the people have a misunderstanding. In the beginning of the book of Joshua, Joshua commanded some of the family groups of Israel on the east side of the Jordan River to come help the family groups on the west side (Joshua 1:12โ18). The family groups from the east side came over to help the other family groups win their land. So, now these family groups from the east side are free to go back home across the river. But before they do, these family groups build an altar on the east side. This altar makes the Israelites who live on the west side of the Jordan River very upset.
๐โ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐ค๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐ก๐ ๐กโ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก ๐กโ๐ ๐๐โ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐? ๐ป๐๐ค ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ โ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐โ๐ข๐๐โ? ๐ป๐๐ค ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐โ๐ข๐๐โ โ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ก ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐คโ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐๐?
๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ฒ: ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ
โ The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh received land east of the Jordan River. They promised to help the other tribes conquer Canaan before returning to their own land.
โ They kept their word. For about seven years, they fought alongside their brothers, leaving their families behind. Their loyalty helped keep Israel united as one nation under God, despite the river separating them.
โ Joshua sent them home with rich blessings and a warning: "๐ฟ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐
๐ท ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐บ๐๐... ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ป๐๐ ๐ค๐๐กโ ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ โ๐๐๐๐ก" (Joshua 22:5). Their service was not just to other people, but to God Himself. This is our calling too: to work for God in all we do (Ephesians 6:7).
โ Life brings challenges and we can become discouraged. Remembering we serve God gives us a higher purpose to keep going.
๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง:
๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐บ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐กโ๐๐ข๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ก๐๐ ๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ก ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐กโ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฒ: ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ . . .
โ Near the place where Joshua had erected a memorial of the miraculous crossing of the Jordan, the two and a half tribes built an altar similar to the altar of the Sanctuary (Josh. 22:10, 28).
โ This act was interpreted as a transgression of the law that prohibited offering sacrifices in a place other than the altar of burnt offerings in the Sanctuary (Lev. 17:8-9).
โ The family groups who lived on the east side of the Jordan River didnโt ask for permission to build the altar. They didnโt talk with Joshua or Eleazar or other leaders first. Now they have a misunderstanding that could lead to an awful fight between all the family groups of Israel.
โ The rest of the Israelites decided to eradicate this sin by attacking their brothers (Josh. 22:12). But God intervened to prevent a bloody civil war. He raised up people who chose not to judge without all the evidence; they granted the benefit of the doubt; and they decided to give their brothers the opportunity to explain themselves (Josh. 22:13-14).
๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง:
๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก, ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ, ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐บ๐๐.
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ: ๐๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ
โ ๐โ๐ฆ ๐ค๐๐ ๐โ๐๐๐โ๐๐ ๐โ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ก๐ โ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ (๐ฝ๐๐ โ. 22:13-14)? Phinehas, the high priest's son, had been relentless in stopping the sin at Baal-Peor (Num. 25:7-8). Phinehas is the son of Eleazar, who is the high priest. The high priest is the top religious leader for Israel. Phinehas will become high priest after Eleazar dies (Joshua 24:33).
โ In his speech, he linked this sin to Achan. The word โ๐ฌ๐ข๐งโ in this verse is the same Hebrew word that the Bible uses to talk about Achanโs sin (Joshua 7:1), and equated it with the sin supposedly committed by the two and a half tribes (Josh. 22:16-20).
โ Phinehas's speech made perfect sense. If sacrifices were offered on the newly erected altar, God would punish all of Israel for it (Josh. 22:18b).
โ However, he gave them the opportunity to rectify this mistake, before they committed the sin: he offered them the chance to return to the Jordan side where the Sanctuary was (Josh. 22:19).
๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง:
1. ๐ผ๐ก ๐๐๐โ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐กโ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ฆ, ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐ , ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐.
2. ๐โ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐ โ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ค๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐ ๐ก๐ โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ .
๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ: ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฐ๐๐ซ
โ The tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, when accused, acted in an exemplary manner:
โ ๐โ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐
โ ๐โ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐
โ ๐โ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ โ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ฆ โ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
โ ๐โ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐
โ When the Israelites did not know the motivations of their brothers for building the altar, they assumed: rebellion, a desire for separation, and divine punishment.
โ The reality was: a desire to remain united with their brothers and avoid a future separation on the part of the Israelites (Josh. 22:24-26).
โ Although the accused tribes could have felt offended by the accusations and reacted violently in their defense, thanks to their friendly response, war was avoided.
โ When the Israelites from the west side of the Jordan hear this answer, they are filled with joy. They are happy that their fears were wrong. They have no reason to feel upset or afraid. The meeting solves the problems and stops civil war from happening. All the family groups continue to be one people in the Lord.
๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง:
1. ๐ธ๐๐โ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ก๐ฆ, โ๐๐โ๐๐๐โ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐กโ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐กโ๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ โ๐๐๐ โ๐๐๐ ๐ .
2. ๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ , ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐โ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ถโ๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐กโ ๐๐กโ๐๐๐ .
๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ: ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
โ Seeing that the accusation was unfounded, Phinehas and the Israelite delegation were relieved (Josh. 22:30-31).
โ For their part, when the Israelites learned the truth, they rejoiced and praised God (Josh. 22:32-33).
โ Joshua 22 contains important rules for communication. We can use these rules to help us in our everyday relationships in the family, church, and community.
๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ #๐.. ๐โ๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐, ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐กโ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ก๐.
๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ #๐.. ๐ท๐๐โ๐ก ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐.
๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ #๐. ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐ก.
๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ #๐. ๐ต๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐กโ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก.
๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ #๐. ๐โ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐.
๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ #๐. ๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐บ๐๐ ๐คโ๐๐ ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ค๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐.
โ We canโt have peace and agreement if we donโt follow Godโs rules. But punishment should always be our last plan, not our first. First, we should try to be at peace and solve our problems. For sure, our churches would be different if we always remember to follow these rules.
๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง:
1. ๐
๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ, ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฆ, ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐กโ๐ฆ, ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ค๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก.
2. ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐บ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ค๐๐กโ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐ถโ๐๐๐ ๐ก.
๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง:
โGod wants His people to love each other and to agree. Before Jesus died on the cross, He prayed for His followers [John 17:20]. Jesus prayed this prayer for us, too. Jesus wanted His followers to be one with each other as He is one with the Father. When we agree, then other people on earth will know that God sent Jesus.โ
โ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง ๐. ๐๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐, ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐โ๐๐ก๐ , p.156.
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