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Joshua then had the spies give the report of the land to the people, and they divided
the land up into portions. They then cast lots to see which tribe of Israel would get
each portion of land. God commanded them to go in and drive out ALL the
inhabitants of the land and to fully possess it. This is a picture of man taking
possession of his soul. We are to allow no enemies to remain in our land. We must
drive out pride, lust, fear, and a host of other enemies. We are to let none remain.

There was only one tribe that was not given an inheritance in the land, and this was
Levi. Levi’s inheritance was God Himself. They were called to be priests unto Him,
and they were given the ministry of the altar and the tabernacle. They had cities to
live in that were located all throughout Israel, in the land given to every tribe. It was
for them to dwell in every part of the land, though God alone would be their portion.
All of this is highly symbolic, and David saw the truth of what it represented. In
Psalms 16:5, 6 we read:

Psalms 16:5-6
Yahweh is the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You support my lot.
The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; indeed, my heritage is beautiful to me.

In beautiful poetic form, David refers back to the time when Joshua sent spies into
the land, and then had the tribes cast lots to see who received each portion. David
states that when the time came for the lot to be thrown to determine his portion that
Yahweh supported his lot. The lines that marked the boundaries of his inheritance
were in the most pleasant of places. David received a beautiful heritage, for what
David received was Yahweh Himself. David received the priestly inheritance. Yahweh
was for him, his inheritance and his cup of blessing.

As I was meditating upon this Scripture one day, the Spirit led me to a revelation that
our inheritance, which is Yahweh, has also been spied out, and there are various
aspects of Yahweh of which we can go in and take possession. The Spirit showed me
that the names of Yahweh given in Scripture represent this inheritance. When
Abraham took Isaac up to the mount to sacrifice him, Yahweh provided a ram in
Isaac’s place. Abraham called that place Yahweh Yireh, which means ‘Yahweh
Provides’. As saints we can know Yahweh as our provider, but just like the Israelites
when they went in to possess their inheritance, we must do battle first. We must by
faith possess our possessions.

It really wasn’t Israel who fought the enemy. Yahweh fought for them. He promised
them that no enemy would be able to stand before them. It was a very one sided
battle as long as Israel walked by faith. Only when they failed in faith did they fail to
drive out all the inhabitants and fully take possession of the land.