🪜 1. Building the altar was not a sinIn Joshua 22, the eastern tribes (Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh) built an altar by the Jordan River after returning to their land.At first, the rest of Israel believed this was an act of rebellion — a serious sin — because it looked like they were setting up a separate place of worship apart from God’s chosen sanctuary.However, when their true ..