Joshua 22:4

“And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side Jordan.”

"And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side Jordan." - Joshua 22:4
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What does Joshua 22:4 mean?

Joshua 22:4 in the King James Version of the Bible reads: "And now the Lord your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you…

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Rest and Restoration: A Journey of Faith

In Joshua 22:4, we read, "And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side Jordan." This…

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A Prayer for Rest and Fulfillment

O Gracious Father, the Eternal God, we come before You today with hearts full of gratitude and reverence for Your promises and faithfulness. As we reflect on Your holy Word, particularly Joshua 22:4, we are reminded of the rest that You have granted to our brethren and the…

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Joshua 22:4 - "And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side Jordan."
Joshua 4:22 - "Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land."
Joshua 22:1 - "Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,"
Joshua 22:6 - "So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents."
Joshua 7:22 - "¶ So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it."
Joshua 15:22 - "And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,"
Joshua 4:15 - "And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,"
Joshua 4:4 - "Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:"
Joshua 10:22 - "Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave."
"Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land." - Joshua 4:22
Joshua 18:22 - "And Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el,"
Rubenites buyilding alter in Joshua 22
"Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh," - Joshua 22:1
Joshua 24:22 - "And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses."
Joshua 4:17 - "Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan."
Joshua 12:22 - "The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;"
"And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah," - Joshua 15:22
Joshua 4:20 - "And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal."
Joshua 3:4
Joshua 3:4
"And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying," - Joshua 4:15
Joshua 21:22 - "And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs; four cities."
Joshua 22:22 - "The LORD God of gods, the LORD God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the LORD, (save us not this day,)"
Joshua 22:7 - "¶ Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given possession in Bashan: but unto the other half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away also unto their tents, then he blessed them,"
"So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents." - Joshua 22:6
Rubenites building alter of "immense size" in Joshua 22
Joshua 19:4 - "And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,"
Joshua 4:1-8
Joshua 6:22 - "But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her."