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“When they finished apportioning the land for inheritance by its borders, the sons of Israel gave an inheritance in their midst to Joshua the son of Nun. In accordance with the command of the Lord they gave him the city for which he asked, Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. So he built the city and settled in it. These are the inheritances which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the households of the tribes of the sons of Israel distributed by lot in Shiloh before the Lord at the doorway of the tent of meeting. So they finished dividing the land.” Joshua‬ ‭19‬:‭49‬-‭51‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

Timnath-serah is a desolate place. It is not beach front property. It is not a place where there is fertile land. Why did Joshua pick this? It is in the hill country of Ephraim. We are being pointed to Jesus. It is a place that is lifted up. It is the place of the second born. Do you remember that Joshua’s name points us to Jesus? This is a place that is desolate and Joshua chose it. Jesus chose Golgotha. He chose to be lifted up on the hill of Golgotha. He chose for us.

The name of this place means “Abundant provision”. Joshua chose this place and Jesus chose for us and the result is abundant provision for God’s people.