03.02.2015 Old Testament: Num 27.8–11

To read the Bible in a year, read Numbers 27–29 on March 2, In the year of our Lord 2015

By Don Ruhl

One man had only daughters, but he died in the wilderness and his daughters approached Moses, questioning why their father’s inheritance should be lost simply because he had daughters. Moses consulted the Lord. The Lord told Moses that the women were correct, and the Lord said further,

“And you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If a man dies and has no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter. If he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers. If he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father’s brothers. And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to the relative closest to him in his family, and he shall possess it.’” And it shall be to the children of Israel a statute of judgment, just as the Lord commanded Moses (Numbers 27.8–11). 

The Lord looked out for all the children of Israel, whether male or female, even as Jesus of Nazareth seeks all people, whether male or female to be His followers.