You are to allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the foreigners residing among you and who have children.

Ezekiel 47:13-23

This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “These are the boundaries of the land that you will divide among the twelve tribes of Israel as their inheritance, with two portions for Joseph. 

This is to be the boundary of the land: On the north side it will run from the Mediterranean Sea by the Hethlon road past Lebo Hamath to Zedad, Berothah and Sibraim (which lies on the border between Damascus and Hamath), as far as Hazer Hattikon, which is on the border of Hauran. The boundary will extend from the sea to Hazar Enan, along the northern border of Damascus, with the border of Hamath to the north. This will be the northern boundary.

On the east side the boundary will run between Hauran and Damascus, along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel, to the Dead Sea and as far as Tamar. This will be the eastern boundary.

On the south side it will run from Tamar as far as the waters of Meribah Kadesh, then along the Wadi of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea. This will be the southern boundary.

On the west side, the Mediterranean Sea will be the boundary to a point opposite Lebo Hamath. This will be the western boundary.

You are to allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the foreigners residing among you and who have children. You are to consider them as native-born Israelites; along with you they are to be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. In whatever tribe a foreigner resides, there you are to give them their inheritance,” declares the Sovereign Lord.

Why?

The Lord did not forget the promised land to his people Israel's 12 tribes. Here reconfirmed the boundary of the Promised Land, it is bigger than the land of Israel today.

Not only Israelis but also the foreigners residing among them and who have children may live with Israelites.

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1.將來還要再分地：當時以色列人已經亡國了，還是啟示神的應許之地，雖然人背信，神卻永遠可信的。

2.將來的新天新地：真正回到神面前時

3.彼此均分：神不偏待人，不同的地方有不同的優點，不用再去爭奪。

4.地的四圍：救恩有其範圍，也有普世的含義。應許之地不再限於以色列人，外邦人也有份。神賜福亞伯拉罕，亞伯拉罕也要成為萬國的祝福。分享的喜樂加倍的多！這對以色列人是很困難的。

我們承受恩典也分享恩典，同為一體，同為神的後嗣！

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How?

The way and plan of the Lord is higher than our plan and mind. May my heart and my mind connect to the Lord and obey God's words.