Heralds Digest

  ” And Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph - to Ephraim and Manasseh - saying, “You are a great people and have great power; you shall not have only one lot, but the mountain country shall be yours. Although it is wooded, you shall cut it down, and its farthest extent shall be yours; for you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots and are strong .”“ Joshua 17:17-18 NKJV Tenancy agreements between owners and tenants are usually designed to protect the dignity and respect of tenants, especially in times of economic recession, instability, and war. Unfortunately, owners of properties under the regime of twisted tenancy are sometimes turned into the republic of obstructed ownership. Such were the experiences of the Israelites, especially the house of Joseph, with the Canaanites over their mountain country properties. Like the Canaanites with iron chariots and physical strength, tenants with financial, political, and social muscles are usually masters of insurre...

"And Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph—to Ephraim and Manasseh—saying, “You are a great people and have great power; you shall not have only one lot, but the mountain country shall be yours. Although it is wooded, you shall cut it down, and its farthest extent shall be yours; for you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots and are strong.”" (Joshua 17:17-18 NKJV) Like many developing nations with large population challenges, the house of Joseph saw liabilities in its great people within the single lot allocation. It is not a news that these challenges often promotes indiscipline, stealing, cheating, fraud, and corruption as the burden of leadership. In the exchange of the attending dirty politics, the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh had prepared not to take responsibility for their lot; but to shift the blame on Joshua's allocation strategy. However, Joshua's assessment reveals asset - great power - instead of liabilities. This implies that g...