Reference

Numbers 32:2

Israel-Specific Promises
“The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,”
1

Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;

2

The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,

3

Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,

4

Even the country which the Lord smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Israel-Specific Promises

The verse describes an action (speaking to leaders) by specific groups within Israel, but it does not contain any promises, prophecies, or covenants, nor does it mention the land or the Jewish nation.

Israel-Specific Promises
Israel-Specific Promises

Cross-References

Joshua 13:7Thematic

“Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,”

Joshua 21:8Thematic

“And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.”

Thematic Connections

Israel-Specific Promises

Private Study Note