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Rueben
and Gad asked Moses for them to settle in Gilead.
Now
it came to pass that both Reuben and Gad each had an abundance of cattle and as
they journeyed through the land of Gilead, still on the other side of the Jordon,
beheld that the land was good for raising cattle and so they approached Moses
and sought his permission for them to settle in the land of Gilead
Moses
responded by pointing out there was still a war to be fought and a journey to
complete before they crossed the Jordon and possess the land that God had
promised them, and for which they had labored during the last forty years,
He
also reminded them of the treachery of the spies whom he had sent to spy out
the land and how they had returned and made evil reports such as to weaken the
hearts of children of Israel, they that is except Caleb and Joshua and how the
Lord had caused them to perish on the journey by the way. Therefore, Moses wanted to know if their
intention was to abandon their fellows before the journey was over.
On
hearing this Rueben and Gad vowed that their intention was only to secure a
home for their cattle and their little ones; but that once they had built
fortified cities for their protection, they would take sword in hand and
continue with the rest of the company until they crossed over the Jordon and
possess the land.
Then
Moses accepted their offer but on the condition that they kept their promise
less as he put it their sins should find them out.
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