[[Josh-17]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Josh-16]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Josh-18]] --- ### They came to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the princes, saying, "Yahweh commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers." Therefore according to the commandment of Yahweh he gave them an inheritance among the brothers of their father. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The daughters of Zelophehad (Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah) successfully receive their inheritance in the land of Canaan, fulfilling a specific legal ruling given by God to Moses. *Historical context*: This fulfills the decree in [[Num-27#v1|Numbers 27:1]]-11 and [[Num-36#v1|Numbers 36:1]]-12. Historically, this established a landmark legal precedent in Israelite law allowing daughters to inherit property when no sons were present, ensuring that the family name and land allotment remained within the tribe (Manasseh). *Related to*: [[Num-27#v6|Numbers 27:6]]-7 ### The children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, "Why have you given me just one lot and one part for an inheritance, since we are a numerous people, because Yahweh has blessed us so far?" *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh (the House of Joseph) claim a larger inheritance on the grounds that they have become exceptionally numerous, fulfilling ancestral blessings. *Historical context*: This fulfills the patriarchal prophecies in [[Gen-48#v16|Genesis 48:16]]-19 and [[Gen-49#v22|Genesis 49:22]]-26, where Jacob predicted that Joseph's descendants would grow into a multitude and become 'a multitude of nations.' By the time of the conquest, the House of Joseph was the dominant and most populous group in central and northern Israel. *Related to*: [[Gen-48#v19|Genesis 48:19]] ### but the hill country shall be yours. Although it is a forest, you shall cut it down, and it's farthest extent shall be yours; for you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron, and though they are strong. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Joshua predicts that despite the Canaanites' military advantage (iron chariots and strong fortifications), the House of Joseph will eventually drive them out and possess the valleys. *Historical context*: This prophetic assurance was historically realized over several centuries. Although [[Judg-01#v19|Judges 1:19]]-27 notes that the tribes initially struggled against the chariots of the valley, the Israelites eventually achieved total dominance. A key fulfillment occurred in [[Judg|Judges 4]]-5, where the Canaanite forces led by Sisera, who possessed 900 iron chariots, were defeated in the Valley of Jezreel (the same location mentioned in [[Josh-17#v16|Joshua 17:16]]). *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy