joshua: the conquest of canaan

JoshuaThe Conquest Of Canaan

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“Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan,you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them

—the children of Israel” (Joshua 1:2)

View from the ancient tell of Jericho

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Outline Of JoshuaPart One: The Conquest of Canaan (1:1–13:7)

I. IsraelIsPreparedfortheConquest................................................................... 1:1–5:15 A.JoshuaReplacesMoses....................................................................................... 1:1–18 B. JoshuaPreparesIsraelMilitarily...................................................................... 2:1–5:1 C.JoshuaPreparesIsraelSpiritually..................................................................... 5:2–12 D.TheCommanderoftheLordAppears........................................................... 5:13–15

II. TheConquestofCanaanbyIsrael.................................................................... 6:1–13:7 A.ConquestofCentralCanaan.......................................................................... 6:1–8:35 B.ConquestofSouthernCanaan..................................................................... 9:1–10:43 C.ConquestofNorthernCanaan........................................................................ 11:1–15 D.ConquestofCanaanIsSummarized....................................................... 11:16–12:24 E.UnconqueredPartsofCanaan.......................................................................... 13:1–7

Part Two: The Settlement in Canaan (13:8–24:33)

I. TheSettlementEastoftheJordan...................................................................... 13:8–33 A.GeographicalBoundaries................................................................................. 13:8–13 B. TribalBoundaries............................................................................................ 13:14–33

II. TheSettlementWestoftheJordan................................................................ 14:1–19:51 A.TheFirstSettlementDoneatGilgal.......................................................... 14:1–17:18 B. TheSecondSettlementDoneatShiloh..................................................... 18:1–19:51

III. TheSettlementoftheReligiousCommunity.............................................. 20:1–21:42 A. SixCitiesofRefuge............................................................................................. 20:1–9 B. SelectionoftheLeviticalCities....................................................................... 21:1–42 C.TheSettlementofIsraelIsCompleted......................................................... 21:43–45

IV. TheConditionsforContinuedSettlement.................................................. 22:1–24:33 A.TheAltarofWitness......................................................................................... 22:1–34 B. BlessingsofGodComeOnlyThroughObedience................................. 23:1–24:28 C.JoshuaandEleazarDie................................................................................... 24:29–33

(TheaboveoutlineisfromNelson’s Complete Book of Bible Maps and Charts,pp.68–69)


Part One: the COnquest Of Canaan (1:1–13:7)

I. Israel Is PrePared fOr the COnquest (1:1–5:15)

A. Joshua Replaces Moses (1:1–18)

1.WhatwerethebordersofthePromisedLand?

2.WhatchargedidGodgivetoJoshua?

3.WhatencouragementdidGodgivetoJoshua?

4.Whatarrangementhadtobemadewiththe“Reubenites,theGadites,andhalfthetribeofManasseh”?

5.WhatdidthepeoplepromiseJoshua?

B. Joshua Prepares Israel Militarily (2:1–5:1)

1.WhatdidRahabdotoprotectthemenofGod?

2.WhatdidRahabknowabouttheGodofIsrael?

3.WhatdidthemenofGodpromisetodoforRahab?


4.DescribethemannerinwhichtheIsraelitescrossedtheJordan.

5.NamethepeoplewhoweretobedrivenoutofthePromisedLand.

6.DescribewhathappenedwhenthepriestscrossedtheJordan.

7.WhatdidtheIsraelitesdoaftertheycrossedtheJordan?

8.WheredidtheIsraelitescampbeforetheywenttoJericho?

9.HowdidthekingsoftheAmoritesreactwhentheIsraelitescrossedovertheJordan?

C. Joshua Prepares Israel Spiritually (5:2–12)

1.Whyhadcircumcisionnotbeenpractisedwhiletheywereinthewilderness?

2.WhatfeastdidtheIsraelitescelebrateinGilgal?

3.WhatpartofGod’sprovidenceceasedinGilgal?


D. The Commander of the Lord Appears (5:13–15)

1.WhoappearedtoJoshuainGilgal?

2.WhatdidthispersonsaytoJoshua?

II. the COnquest Of Canaan by Israel (6:1–13:7)

A. Conquest of Central Canaan (6:1–8:35)

1.DescribethemannerinwhichIsraelwastocaptureJericho.

2.WhowastobesavedduringthedestructionofJericho?

3.AfterthewallsofJerichocollapsed,whatdidIsraeldototheremainderofthecity?

4.WhatsindidAchancommit?

5.WhathappenedtothearmyofIsraelatAi?Why?

6.WhathappenedtoAchanasaresultofhissin?


7.DescribethesecondattackonAi.

8.WhatdidJoshuadoatMountEbal?

B. Conquest of Southern Canaan (9:1–10:43)

1.WhatcraftyplandidtheGibeonitesdevise?

2.WhatmistakedidthemenofIsraelmakeindealingwiththeGibeonites?

3.WhatdidtheIsraelitesdototheGibeonites?

4.WhowerethefivekingswhowenttoGibeontomakewaragainstIsrael?

5.WhatwasthepurposeofthesunandmoonstandingstilloverGibeon?

6.WhathappenedtothefiveAmoritekings?

7.WasJoshuasuccessfulintherestofhissoutherncampaign?


C. Conquest of Northern Canaan (11:1–15)

1.WhathappenedbythewatersofMerom?

2.WhathappenedtothecityofHazor?

D. Conquest of Canaan Is Summarized (11:16–12:24)

1.HowmanycitiesmadepeacewiththeIsraelites?

2.DescribetheareaoccupiedbyIsraelinthetwelfthchapterofJoshua.

E. Unconquered Parts of Canaan (13:1–7)

1.Whatlandremainedtobeconquered?

2.Whatcommandwasgivenconcerningtheland?


Part twO: the settlement In Canaan (13:8–24:33)

I. the settlement east Of the JOrdan (13:8–33)

A. Geographical Boundaries (13:8–13)

1.WhoreceivedthelandeastoftheJordan?

2.Whatgroupsofpeoplewerenotdrivenoutoftheland?

B. Tribal Boundaries (13:14–33)

1.Whattribereceivednoinheritanceintheland?Why?

2.WhatcitiesweregiventothetribeofReuben?

3.WhywasBalaammentionedinthischapter?Whathadhedone?

4.WhatcitiesweregiventothetribeofGad?

5.WhatcitiesweregiventohalfofthetribeofManasseh?


II. the settlement west Of the JOrdan (14:1–19:51)

A. The First Settlement Done at Gilgal (14:1–17:18)

1.HowdidJoshua,Eleazarandtheheadsofthetribesdistributetheland?

2.WhathappenedtothetribeofJoseph?

3.WhatpropertydidtheLevitesreceive?

4.WhatwasgiventoCaleb?Why?

5.WhatwerethemainbordersofthelandofJudah?

6.WhatwerethemaincitiesinthelandofJudah?

7.WhatdidthechildrenofJudahfailtoaccomplish?

8.WhatdidtheEphraimitesfailtoaccomplish?

9.WhatdidthechildrenofManassehfailtoaccomplish?


10.WhatgreattaskdidthedescendentsofJosephhavesetbeforethem?

B. The Second Settlement Done at Shiloh (18:1–19:51)

1.Wherewasthetabernacleofmeetingsetupat?

2.Howmanymenweresentbackintothelandtosurveyit?Why?

3.ThetribeofBenjaminwaslocatedbetweenwhattwotribes?

4.Listafewofthebetter-knowncitiesofBenjamin.

5.Listafewofthebetter-knowncitiesofSimeon.

6.Listafewofthebetter-knowncitiesofZebulun.

7.Listafewofthebetter-knowncitiesofIssachar.

8.Listafewofthebetter-knowncitiesofAsher.


9.Listafewofthebetter-knowncitiesofNaphtali.

10.Listafewofthebetter-knowncitiesofDan.

11.WhatwasgiventoJoshua?Whatdidhebuild?

III. the settlement Of the relIgIOus COmmunIty (20:1–21:42)

A. Six Cities of Refuge (20:1–9)

1.Whatwasthepurposeofthecitiesofrefuge?

2.Namethesixcitiesofrefuge.

B. Selection of the Levitical Cities (21:1–42)

1.HowmanycitiesweregiventotheLevites?

2.Whatwasthe“commonland”theyweregiven?

C. The Settlement of Israel Is Completed (21:43–45)

1.HowmuchofwhatGodpromisedconcerningthelandwasnowfulfilled?


2.HowmanyenemieswerestillstandingagainstIsrael?

IV. the COndItIOns fOr COntInued settlement (22:1–24:33)

A. The Altar of Witness (22:1–34)

1.WheredidtheReubenites,theGadites,andhalfthetribeofManassehreturnto?

2.WhatadmonitiondidJoshuagivetothesepeople?

3.WhatdidtheReubenites,theGadites,andhalfthetribeofManassehbuildbythesideoftheJordan?

4.Whatdidtheothertribesaccusethemof?

5.HowdidtheReubenites,theGadites,andhalfthetribeofManassehdefendthemselves?

B. Blessings of God Come Only Through Obedience (23:1–24:28)

1.WhatadmonitiondidJoshuagivetotheeldersofthepeople?

2.WhatwarningdidJoshuagivetotheeldersofthepeople?


3.WhathadGoddoneforthedescendentsofAbraham,IsaacandJacob?

4.WhatsinhadBalakcommittedagainstIsrael?

5.WhatchoicedidJoshuasetbeforethepeople?

6.WhatpromisedidthepeoplemaketoJoshua?

7.WhatcovenantwasmadeatShechem?

8.Whatwasthepurposeofputtingalargestoneundertheoaktree?

C. Joshua and Eleazar Die (24:29–33)

1.HowoldwasJoshuawhenhedied?Wherewasheburied?

2.WhatwasdonewiththebonesofJoseph?

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