10 The daughters of Zelophehad did as the Lord commanded Moses,11 for Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to sons of their father's brothers. 12 They were married into the clans of the people of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of their father's clan. 13 These are the commandments and the rules that the Lord commanded through Moses to the people of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. (Numbers 36)
Sometimes we wish that the Bible spoke more specifically to every decision we need to make in life, like what career path we should choose or which life mate God has for us. But the fact is that God's word, for one Book, tells us so much about the things of life that we should be amazed by the details. As the people of Israel were finally getting ready to go into the Promised Land after forty years of wandering aimlessly, specific details are laid in place concerning the boundaries of the land each tribe would possess, to prevent infighting between the twelve tribes. The small, but very real question of "what if our fathers who inherited the land have passed on and have no sons by which to inherit their portion?" Moses says: "They're right! We need to attend to this detail." The women were not told who to marry, but they were given guidelines. God may not name the person by name, or tell us what company to work for, or select our clothes in the morning, but He does give us all the detailed instructions necessary to live life before Him in the best way possible. We just need to read and obey those instructions.
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