The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.
The sixth lot in the dividing of the promised land among the tribes of Israel came out to Naphtali. Naphtali's portion was assigned by lot according to the families of the tribe, with each family's lot being its allotted portion. The territory allotted to Naphtali lay in the region that made up Galilee. Naphtali did not fully possess its allotted territory but settled among the Canaanite population, in some cases making them tributary. The surrounding narrative records the allocation and settlement of the land along with Israel's lack of faith and slowness, while the later account in Joshua 21 affirms that God fulfilled all His promises.
Here the word lot means the share or allotment assigned by lot under divine determination, not mere chance, and denotes the allotment determined in the division rather than the territory itself. The verse serves as one Old Testament example cited to establish this meaning of the Hebrew word for lot when explaining the lot of Daniel. In that connection, the lot illustrates a person's divinely appointed portion, so that standing in his lot means standing safely through the judgment and receiving eternal life.
The sixth lot in the dividing of the promised land among the tribes of Israel came out to Naphtali. Naphtali's portion was assigned by lot according to the families of the tribe, with each family's lot being its allotted portion. The territory allotted to Naphtali lay in the region that made up Galilee. Naphtali did not fully possess its allotted territory but settled among the Canaanite population, in some cases making them tributary. The surrounding narrative records the allocation and settlement of the land along with Israel's lack of faith and slowness, while the later account in Joshua 21 affirms that God fulfilled all His promises.
Here the word lot means the share or allotment assigned by lot under divine determination, not mere chance, and denotes the allotment determined in the division rather than the territory itself. The verse serves as one Old Testament example cited to establish this meaning of the Hebrew word for lot when explaining the lot of Daniel. In that connection, the lot illustrates a person's divinely appointed portion, so that standing in his lot means standing safely through the judgment and receiving eternal life.