Thus saith the Lord God; This shall be the border, whereby ye shall
inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph
shall have two portions. And ye shall inherit it, one as well as
another: concerning the which I lifted up mine hand to give it unto
your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance. And
this shall be the border of the land toward the north side, from the
great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad: Hamath, Berothah,
Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of
Hamath; Hazar-hatticon, which is by the coast of Hauran. And the
border from the sea shall be Hazar-enan, the border of Damascus, and
the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And this is the north
side. And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and from
Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan,
from the border unto the east sea. And this is the east side. And
the south side southward, from Tamar even to the waters of strife in
Kadesh, the river to the great sea. And this is the south side
southward. The west side also shall be the great sea from the
border, till a man come over against Hamath. This is the west side.
So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of
Israel (verses 13-21).
Little comment is needed on these verses. That the literal land and the
literal tribes are meant, no intelligent readers can deny. The twelve
tribes are then back in the land. The so-called "lost tribes" are united
with the house of Judah. Here the borders are given. Joseph has two
portions. God is faithful. He has not forgotten His gracious promises of
old. "And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another, concerning which
I lifted up mine hand (in oath) to give it unto your fathers; and this
land shall fall unto your inheritance." The whole land is to be divided
according to the tribes of Israel.