🕊️ Joshua 16

Joshua 16 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “The lot came out for the children of Joseph from the Jordan at Jericho, at the waters of Jericho on the east, even the wilderness, going up from Jericho through the hill country to Bethel.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “The border went out westward at Michmethath on the north. The border turned about eastward to Taanath Shiloh, and passed along it on the east of Janoah.” Joshua 16 opens with these words: “The lot came out for the children of Joseph from the Jordan at Jericho, at the waters of Jericho on the east, even the wilderness, going…” The line to keep is Joshua 16:4: “The children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.” Carry the word “children” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Joshua 16:4: “The children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Joshua 16? Then try this: Read “The children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.