11-17-24 Biblical-Literacy
Mark Continued in the Lesser-Known Women of the Bible series with a snapshot of the
daughters of Zelophehad, five sisters from the tribe of Manasseh who changed the law. The
story is from Numbers 26 and 27.
1. The story: Zelophehad had no sons, and his daughters ask Moses for their father’s land.
The Lord agrees.
2. The context. A person’s name in the OT days was an identifier, character and actions,
continuity of being or existence, community memory/placement, and spiritual: place in
God’s covenant. Land: theological significance. God’s fulfillment of Abrahamic promise, a
divine inheritance. The land ties the people to God. Economic reality.
3. The application. Points for home: 1) Reflect the name of Jesus. Our name is more than an
identifier, It is our character and actions should reflect Jesus. 2) Our inheritance isn’t land
but in the saints and riches in Christ.
Listen to Mark teach the courage and boldness of the five daughters of Zelophehad, the
significance of names, the meaning of land, and the archeological proof of the
sisters’ existence and impact.
