I.e., the Dead Sea.

I.e., the Mediterranean Sea.

Or, Lebo-hamath.

Or, shoulder.

I.e., the Sea of Galilee.

The best part of the good land is surrounded by two seas — the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea — and a river — the Jordan. These two seas and this river all signify the death of Christ. This indicates that the enjoyment of Christ is closely related to His death. The enjoyment of Christ must be in the sphere, the territory, of His death (cf. Phil. 3:7-11).

That the good land rose up from the waters that bordered it on either side indicates that it is an elevated, uplifted land. This signifies the resurrected and ascended Christ, the heavenly Christ, who has entered into us in His resurrection (John 20:22) and whose riches we enjoy in His ascension (Eph. 2:6; Col. 3:1-4).

The land given to the two and a half tribes, the land which was according to their choice, could be reached without crossing the Jordan (see note Num. 32:5¹ and note Num. 32:5²) and thus was not actually a part of the land of Canaan (cf. Num. 35:14). This indicates that, in type, it was outside the death of Christ. Our self-choice is likewise outside the death of Christ and therefore has nothing to do with the real enjoyment of the rich Christ. If we do not pass through the death of Christ, we cannot enter into the realm of His resurrection and ascension to enjoy Him as the heavenly, elevated One (cf. Gal. 2:20; Phil. 3:10-11; Col. 3:1-4).

Eleazar and Joshua both typify Christ, as our Priest (Heb. 4:14) and as our Leader (Heb. 4:8 and note Heb. 4:8¹).