(Num 32:1 HNV) Now the children of Re'uven and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of livestock: and when they saw the land of Ya`zer, and the land of Gil`ad, that behold, the place was a place for livestock;
When I was in high school, I had plans to go to the Naval Academy. I was into the military thing - loved ships and jets and the thought of driving either... for money... quite a bit of money. Then I discovered guitars and rock and roll and how intricately woven with females that scene was. When it came down to decision time, I decided that Gilead was a place for guitars, and I had a multitude of guitars. Silly, looking back. I don't spend my life in regret because God allowed me to choose and He was with me, just as He was with Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh.
But God's intent for Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh was not based on what they had in the desert (cows). It was based on what He had for them in the Promised Land (unknown). They chose door number one and inherited a place for cows, sheep, and goats. A fine inheritance, if you are a bovine.
Incidentally, the desert 'was' prime pasture land. If it was green, it wasn't given to the goats - it was farmed. These folks settled in the desert. Was there water near by? Yes... but it was still desert. Do we settle before we reach the Promise Land?
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