Right near the end of Numbers we have this story of the 'Transjordan Tribes' - why 2 and a half tribes end up East of the Jordan - and happily there. There's something is this story that shows the transformation of the Israelites. How they have gone from having their heads in the clouds, to their feet on the ground. How they have begun to become people of their word.
A great reflection from Paul Clark
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