🍞 Joshua 19

Joshua 19 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “The second lot came out for Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families. Their inheritance was in the middle of the inheritance of the children of Judah.” 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, “Allammelech, Amad, Mishal. It reached to Carmel westward, and to Shihorlibnath.” Joshua 19 opens with these words: “The second lot came out for Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families. Their inheritance was in the…” The line to keep is Joshua 19:8: “and all the villages that were around these cities to Baalath Beer, Ramah of the South. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon…” Carry the word “villages” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Joshua 19:8: “and all the villages that were around these cities to Baalath Beer, Ramah of the South. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Joshua 19? Then try this: Read “and all the villages that were around these cities to Baalath Beer, Ramah of the South. This is the…” 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.