Joshua 22

This is a long chapter, but it basically covers an interesting event - an incident which almost leads to an outbreak of full civil war of 3 tribes against the 9 others. It's a bit complicated to explain, but basically it can be summed up as this: a misunderstanding over the different symbolism of building of an altar.

For one group of the tribes, the building of this altar signified rebellion, heresy, and blasphemy against God. For other side, the building of the altar was merely a gesture at making a monument toward faith in God and peace. It's almost crazy how different their opinions were. Luckily, a diplomatic meeting resolved the dispute and no war broke out.

Reading the passage, I was reminded of the divisions today that separate people in churches, even if both sides are faithful Christians, disputes can break out because people just don't see eye to eye... points of views always seem to differ because of our imperfect nature.