The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
Day 86: The Real Presence of God (2025)
Thu, 27 Mar 2025
Fr. Mike reminds us that God is present with us in every step of our journey, even the seemingly mundane aspects. He also encourages us to not be discouraged on this journey, but to focus on relating to the historic stories of our biblical brothers and sisters. Today's readings are Joshua 15-18, and Psalm 130. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. Please note: The Bible contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.
Chapter 1: Who is Fr. Mike Schmitz and what is the Bible in a Year podcast?
Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a Year podcast, where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of Scripture. The Bible in a Year podcast is brought to you by Ascension using the Great Adventure Bible Timeline. We'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation, discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit in.
Chapter 2: What chapters of Joshua and Psalms are covered in this episode?
into that story today it is day 86 we are reading three chapters in joshua they are exciting action-packed chapters of joshua where we hear a lot about a map and if you ever heard all these words without a lot of context it's going to be a great journey because it's part of god's word and so we're going to hear from joshua chapter 15 16 17 and 18 that's four chapters of joshua and also praying psalm 130 the bible translation that i am using is the revised standard version second catholic edition i'm using the great adventure bible from ascension
Chapter 3: How can I subscribe to the Bible in a Year podcast?
To download your Bible in a Year reading plan, you can visit ascensionpress.com slash Bible in a Year. You can also subscribe in your podcast app. Did you know you can subscribe to this podcast? That just blows the mind. You don't have to keep searching for it every single day like you've been doing for the last 84 days or 85 days. On this day, 86, just hit that subscribe button and it finds you.
You don't even have to find it. It finds you. As I said, today is day 86. Reading from Joshua 15, 16, 17, and 18 and praying Psalm 133. The book of Joshua chapter 15, the territory of Judah.
Chapter 4: What is the significance of the tribe of Judah in Joshua 15?
The lot for the tribe of the people of Judah, according to their families, reached southward to the boundary of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin at the farthest south, and their south boundary ran from the end of the salt sea from the bay that faces southward.
It goes out southward of the ascent of Akrabim, passes along to Zin, and goes up south of Kadesh Barnea, along by Hezron, up to Adar, turns about to Karka, passes along to Asman, goes out by the brook of Egypt." and comes to its end at the sea. This shall be your south boundary. And the east boundary is the salt sea to the mouth of the Jordan.
And the boundary on the north side runs from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan. And the boundary goes up to Beth Hogla and passes along north of Beth Arabah.
and the boundary goes up to the stone of Bohan, the son of Reuben, and the boundary goes up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, turning toward Gilgal, which is opposite the ascent of Adumim, which is on the south side of the valley, and the boundary passes along to the waters of En-Shemesh and ends at En-Rogel.
Then the boundary goes up by the valley of the son of Hinnom at the southern shoulder of the Jebusite, that is Jerusalem. And the boundary goes up to the top of the mountain that lies over against the valley of Hinnom on the west at the northern end of the valley of Raphaim.
Then the boundary extends from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Naphtoa, and from there to the cities of Mount Ephron. Then the boundary bends around to Baala, that is Kiriath-Jerim, and the boundary circles west of Baala to Mount Seir, passes along the northern shoulder of Mount Jerim, that is Chesalon, and goes down to Beth Shemesh, and passes along by Timnah.
The boundary goes out to the shoulder of the hill north of Ekron. Then the boundary bends around to Shikaron and passes along to Mount Baala and goes out to Jabneel. Then the boundary comes to an end at the sea. And the west boundary was the great sea with its coastline. This is the boundary round about the people of Judah, according to their families. Caleb occupies his portion.
According to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, he gave to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, a portion among the people of Judah, Kiriath Arba, that is Hebron. Arba was the father of Anak. And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak, Shashai, Anachiman, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak. And he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir.
Now, the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath Sefir. And Caleb said, whoever strikes Kiriath Sefir and takes it, to him will I give Akshah, my daughter, as wife. And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it, and he gave him Akshah, his daughter, as wife.
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Chapter 5: How does the inheritance division occur among the tribes in Joshua 16-17?
When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field, and she alighted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, what do you wish? She said to him, give me a present, since you have set me in the land of the Negev, give me also springs of water. and Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. The towns of Judah.
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Judah according to their families. The cities belonging to the tribe of the people of Judah in the extreme south toward the boundary of Edom were Kabzil, Eder, Jagur, Kinah, Dimunah, Adadah, Kadesh,
Hazor, Ethnan, Zif, Talim, B. Alath, Hazor Hadatah, Kerioth Hezron, that is Hazor, Amam, Shema, Moladah, Hazar Gadah, Hashmon, Beth Pellet, Hazar Shual, Bir Sheba, In all 29 cities with their villages, and in the lowland, Eshtahol, Zorah, Ashnah, Zanoah, Enganim, Tapuah,
Enam, Jarmuth, Adlam, Soko, Azekah, Sha'a Ra'im, Adita'im, Gedera, Jedirotha'im, 14 cities with their villages, Zanan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad, 16 cities with their villages. Ashna, Nezib, Keilah, Akzib, and Mereshah, nine cities with their villages. Ekron with its towns and its villages, from Ekron to the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod with their villages.
Ashdod, its towns and its villages, Gaza, its towns and its villages, to the brook of Egypt and the great sea with its coastline. And in the hill country, Shamir, Jatir, Zoko, Dana, Kiriath-Sana, that is Debir, Anab, Eshtemo, Anim, Goshen, Holon, and Gilo, 11 cities with their villages. Arab, Duma, Eshan, Janim, Beth-Tepua, Afaka, Humta,
Kiriath Arba, that is Hebron, and Zeor, nine cities and their villages. Ma'on, Carmel, Ziph, Judah, Jezreel, Jokd'am, Zanua, Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah, ten cities with their villages. Halchul, Beth-Zur, Gidor, Ma'arath, Beth-Anath, and Eltakhan, six cities with their villages. Kiriath Baal, that is Kiriath Jerim, and Rabbah, two cities with their villages.
In the wilderness, Beth Arabah, Medin, Sechakha, Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Ein Gedi, six cities with their villages. But the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the people of Judah, could not drive out. So the Jebusites dwell with the people of Judah at Jerusalem to this day. Chapter 16, the territory of Ephraim.
The allotment of the descendants of Joseph went from the Jordan by Jericho, east of the waters of Jericho into the wilderness, going up from Jericho into the hill country to Bethel. Then going from Bethel to Luz, it passes along to Atarath, the territory of the Arkites. Then it goes down westward to the territory of the Japhletites, as far as the territory of lower Beth-Haron.
Then to Gezer, and it ends at the sea. The people of Joseph, Manasseh, and Ephraim received their inheritance. The territory of the Ephraimites by their families was as follows. The boundary of their inheritance on the east was Atarath Adar, as far as upper Beth-Haron. And the boundary that goes thence to the sea on the north is Mikmathah.
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Chapter 6: What unique inheritance challenge did the daughters of Zelophehad face?
chapter 17 the territory of the half-tribe of manasseh west then the allotment was made to the tribe of manasseh for he was the firstborn of joseph to makir the firstborn of manasseh the father of gilead were allotted gilead and bashan because he was a man of war And allotments were made to the rest of the tribe of Manasseh by their families, Abi-Ezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hefer, and Shemida.
These were the male descendants of Manasseh by the son of Joseph, by their families. Now Zelophehad, the son of Hefer, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, had no sons, but only daughters. And these are the names of his daughters, Malah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
They came before Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the leaders and said, The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance along with our brethren. So according to the commandment of the Lord, he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
Thus there fell to Manasseh ten portions besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is on the other side of the Jordan, because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance along with his sons. The land of Gilead was allotted to the rest of the Manassites. The territory of Manasseh reached from Asher to Mikmethath, which is east of Shechem.
Then the boundary goes along southward to the inhabitants of En-Tapua. The land of Tapua belonged to Manasseh, but the town of Tapua on the boundary of Manasseh belonged to the sons of Ephraim. Then the boundary went down to the brook of Cana. The cities here, to the south of the brook, among the cities of Manasseh belonged to Ephraim.
Then the boundary of Manasseh goes on the north side of the brook and ends at the sea, the land to the south being Ephraim's and that to the north being Manasseh's. With the sea forming its boundary, on the north Asher is reached and on the east Issachar.
Also in Issachar and in Asher, Manasseh had Beth She'an and its villages and Ibrahim and its villages and the inhabitants of Dor and its villages and the inhabitants of Endor and its villages. and the inhabitants of Tanakh and its villages, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages. The third is Nephath.
Yet the sons of Manasseh could not take possession of those cities, but the Canaanites persisted in dwelling in that land. But when the sons of Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor and did not utterly drive them out. The tribe of Joseph protests.
And the tribe of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, Why have you given me but one lot and one portion as an inheritance, although I am a numerous people, since hitherto the Lord has blessed me?
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