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Patristic A.D. 254 · Historical Christian Faith commentaries database, on Josh 14:1-5 (HOMILIES ON JOSHUA 17.2)

Origen, on Josh 14:1

Origen · c. A.D. 184–253
Josh 14:1 · Douay-Rheims
“This is what the children of Israel possessed in the land of Chanaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Josue the son of Nun, and the princes of the families by the tribes of Israel gave to them:”
On this verse:
“A first and a second distribution of the inheritance is reported. The first is indeed through Moses, but the second, and the more powerful, is depicted as accomplished through Jesus [Joshua]. Across the Jordan, Moses decrees property to the tribe of Reuben and the tribe of Gad and to half the tribe of Manasseh, but all the rest receive their inheritance through Jesus [Joshua]. We have already spoken first about how those who had pleased God through the law do not yet reach those things that have been perfected. They precede in time those who attain to the promises through faith in Jesus but must wait for those coming afterwards who will please God in a different time but by one faith, just as the apostle says, "They might not attain perfection without us."”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.

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