February 18, 2026 - Numbers 27-30

Here’s a story I suspect most of us never recall, the story about the daughters of Zelophedad.  Their father had died in the wilderness, and they reminded Moses and the leaders, and asked, “Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah, but died for his own sin. And he had no sons.  Why should the name of our father be taken away from his clan because he had no son?  Give to us a possession among our father’s brothers” (27:3-4).  Moses inquired of the Lord who responded, “The daughters of Zelophehad are right. You shall give them possession of an inheritance among their father’s brothers and transfer the inheritance of their father to them” (27:7).  Just a reminder that God is just and fair, always!  Zelophedad’s daughters could have joined us in singing:

He my refuge is, my fortress,

I will put my trust in him;

While his own strong arm upholds me,

Never shall my faith grow dim.

He shall cover thee with his feathers

And under his wings shalt thou trust;

He shall cover thee with his feathers

And under his wings shalt thou trust.   -- C. Austin Miles (1904)