he borders of the lot of Judah. (1-12) Caleb's portion, His
daughter's blessing. (13-19) The cities of Judah. (20-63)
Verses 1-12: Joshua allotted to Judah, Ephraim, and the half of
Manasseh, their inheritances before they left Gilgal. Afterwards
removing to Shiloh, another survey was made, and the other
tribes had their portion assigned. In due time all God's people
are settled.
Verses 13-19: Achsah obtained some land by Caleb's free grant. He gave
her a south land. Land indeed, but a south land, dry and apt to
be parched. She obtained more, on her request, and he gave the
upper and the nether springs. Those who understand it but of one
field, watered both with the rain of heaven, and the springs
that issued out of the earth, countenance the allusion commonly
made to this, when we pray for spiritual and heavenly blessings
which relate to our souls, as blessings of the upper springs,
and those which relate to the body and the life that now is, as
blessings of the nether springs. All the blessings, both of the
upper and the nether springs, belong to the children of God. As
related to Christ, they have them freely given of the Father,
for the lot of their inheritance.
Verses 20-63: Here is a list of the cities of Judah. But we do not here
find Bethlehem, afterwards the city of David, and ennobled by
the birth of our Lord Jesus in it. That city, which, at the
best, was but little among the thousands of Judah, (Mic 5:2),
except that it was thus honoured, was now so little as not to be
accounted one of the cities.
he borders of the lot of Judah. (1-12) Caleb's portion, His
daughter's blessing. (13-19) The cities of Judah. (20-63)