If we talk about Numbers 27 in detail,

Numbers 27 covers three major events: the claim of Zelophehad's daughters' inheritance, the appointment of Moses' successor, and God's final instructions to Moses.

Zelophehad’s daughters’ inheritance claim (verses 1-11)

background

• Zelophehad was a man from the tribe of Manasseh who died without a son. According to the inheritance laws of the time, the inheritance of families without sons was to pass to close relatives.

claim

• Zelophehad's daughters, Mala, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah, went before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and the entire congregation and asked that they be given an inheritance because their father had no sons.

God's response

• Moses asks God for their request. God recognizes Zelophehad's daughters' request as legitimate, and commands a new law that, if she does not have a son, her daughter will inherit the inheritance. This law sets new rules for how the estate should be distributed among future relatives.

Appointment of Moses' successor (verses 12-23)

Moses' last command

• God commands Moses to climb Mount Abarim and view the land of Canaan. This means that Moses will not enter the Promised Land, and his mission to lead the Israelites is over.

appointment of successor

• Moses asks God to appoint a new leader to lead the people. God chooses Joshua and appoints him as Moses' successor.
• Moses stands Joshua before the priest Eleazar and the entire congregation, lays hands on him, and officially appoints him. This is a symbolic act of transferring Moses' authority to Joshua.
• Joshua, together with the priest Eleazar, receives instructions from God and through this, he guides Israel.

conclusion

Numbers chapter 27 deals with two important topics. The first is the new rules on inheritance, an important legal change that recognizes women's rights in Israeli society. Second is the change of leadership, which shows the end of Moses' leadership and the appointment of Joshua as the new leader. This chapter shows that God cares deeply for the needs of the Israelites and has a plan for them.