Who was already given two regions of land? What were they? 

So, whose land is being described here? What were the names of the six tribal leaders?

Who were Zelophehad’s children? 

Who did Zelophehad’s daughters come to talk to?

Who had determined that Zelophehad’s daughters receive an inheritance as well?

How many shares of land did Manasseh’s descendants receive on the west side of the Jordan River? Why?

Who were Manasseh’s neighbors? What tribe did they share some territory with?

Specifically, what towns did Mannaseh own within the boundaries of Issachar and Asher?

Who could they not manage to drive out of those towns? Why?

What did they do with the Canaanites then?

Who did the children of Joseph complain to? What was their complaint?

Why did they think they deserved more than one lot?

What was Joshua’s answer for them?

What was their problem with that idea?

How did Joshua respond to their complaint?

Thought Questions

Do you think the Bible is reasonable in its treatment of women? What are some examples of admirable treatment of women, and some examples of the opposite? Did God Himself ever command disrespect of women, or was that a human invention?

Read Numbers 27:1-11. What were some possible reasons why inheritance was structured the way it was at this time (primarily falling to male members of the family)? Did the Lord (or Moses) express any hesitation to let Zelophehad’s daughters receive an inheritance under the circumstances?

Considering the mighty works the Lord had been able to do in the Israelites’ recent history, why do you think they “could not drive out” the Caananites? 

Was putting the Caananites to forced labor a better or worse thing for them?

What were some possible results of not driving the Canaanites from the region listed in verse 11? See 1 Samuel 28:7

What do you think about Joshua’s response to the tribe of Joseph when they wanted more land? Have you ever been guilty of the same response as the children of Joseph—wanting to be given something but not wanting to bother working for it?

My prayer is:

To see the Lord’s justice and organization through His eyes, and not through human eyes;

To truly be able to set aside the temptations and distractions that draw me away from God, and not allow them to surround my life;

And to know that, even when God ordains something great in my life, that I must bravely cooperate and do my part of the work with Him.