I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.

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Today, I am reading and commenting on Joshua 15-17.

The passage goes over the land given to the tribes of Judah, Ephraim, and Manasseh (the portion of Manasseh which did not settle east of the Jordan River).  It makes note of the fact that Judah was unable to drive the Jebusites out of Jerusalem.  Then goes into detail about the failure of the descendants of Joseph to defeat the Canaanites in the lowlands of their territory.  The tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh asked for more land because of this.  Joshua gave them some additional land, but told them that they would overcome the Canaanites in the lowlands.  As I read this, Joshua’s comment seems to be both a command and an assurance.  There is a lesson here for us.  When God gives us directions which seem too hard for us, He will give us the strength to complete them.