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JOSHUA SUCCEEDS MOSES = Chapter 1
a. When God chose Joshua to lead the Israelites across the Jordan into the
Promised Land, He assured him with promises (“I will” rather than “I shall”). List
out these promise verses:
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b. On Joshua’s part, what did God expect of him:
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CONQUERING THE LAND = Chapters 2 through 12
a. Chapter 2 = Why did Rahab help the spies and betray her own people?
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b. Chapters 3 through 5
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The generation that left Egypt saw Moses part the Red Sea. The children
from that generation who survived the exodus and the next generation that
followed (who had to be circumcised to mark them as the people of God; cf.
5:2) witnessed a similar miracle with the river Jordan. What was that?
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How many rock monuments were built? Where was it set up?
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What is the meaning/significance of the name “Gilgal”?
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Moses had his “burning bush” experience (cf. Ex.3:2-5) and Joshua had a
similar one. In both cases what were they told to do in the presence of God?
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c. Chapters 6 through 8
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How many times in total did the Israelites march around Jericho before its
walls fell?
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Who else suffered because of Achan’s sin?
8:30-32 = The battles of Jericho and Ai clearly illustrate the blessings and curses
that Joshua read out from the Book of the Law (of Moses) on Mt Ebal, which
Moses commanded in Deut.27. Read the chapter to refresh your memory.
d. Chapter 9 = What should Joshua and the leaders of the Israelites have done
before making a treaty with the Gibeonites?
v____ = Inquired of the Lord
e. Chapters 10 through 12
The conquest of the Promised Land started with the fall of two cities (Jericho and
Ai) and the peace treaty with Gibeon; after which followed two campaigns.
[1] Joshua's southern campaign was
triggered by the treaty he made with the
city of Gibeon. Five local kings went to
war against Gibeon for its defection to
the Israelites. Joshua’s army marched
all night from Gilgal to Gibeon and
defeated them. They went on and
conquered all their cities (except
Jerusalem).
[2] Up north, the collapse of the south
to Joshua spurred the powerful King
Jabin of Hazor to assemble a “huge
army, as numerous as the sands on the
seashore” with all their troops and
horses and chariots. Again, with God’s
help, Joshua made a surprise attack and
demolished the enemy, hamstrung their
horses and burned their chariots.
Joshua captured all the cities where the
enemy kings had ruled and only burned
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Hazor. Following these quick victories, a slower guerrilla war had to be waged to
root out pockets of resistance.
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During the southern campaign …
 The _______________________________ stood still until Israel defeated
their enemies.
 Most of the enemy soldiers died from ___________________ rather than
from the weapons of the Israelites.
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In conquering the land, God wanted the Israelites to completely destroy the
people. How did God accomplish this purpose?
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In all, how many kings and their cities were conquered?
DIVIDING THE LAND = Chapters 13 through 24
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a. The original inhabitants of the land of Canaan (collectively known as the
Canaanites) comprised of seven nations. Name them.
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All these nations were ____________ and ____________ than the Israelites
(cf. Deut.7:1).
b. God promised Abraham three things in Gen.12:1-3:
(1) His descendants will become a _________________
(2) They will possess the ________ (Gen.15:7,18) stretching from the river of
Egypt to the Euphrates
(3) Through Abraham (or more specifically, through his offspring), all the nations
of the earth will be blessed. Who does this offspring refers to? cf. Gal.3:16
c. God also revealed three future events to Abraham:
(1) His descendants would become ___________ (Gen.15:13) in a foreign nation
for 400 years
(2) Afterward God would ___________ (Gen.15:14) that nation (Egypt) and they
will come out with _____________________ (Ex.12:36)
(3) The land of Canaan was ___________ (Lev.18:24-25) by its inhabitants, so
God will __________ them for their _______ and give the land to Abraham’s
descendants but not until the ____________ (Gen.15:16) of the Amorites
(and other Canaanites) was complete.
d. Following the relatively quick victories in chapters 10 - 12, there were many
areas still left unconquered; see 13:1-7. Why is that so according to Ex.23:29-30
and Deut.7:22?
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e. In chapter 14, work out how many years Israel had been fighting since they
crossed the Jordan using verse 10 and the following clues:
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Caleb was sent out as a spy during the 2nd year (cf. Num.13) of the ___ -year
exodus journey (cf. Josh.5:6) from Egypt to Canaan
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Caleb’s age when he was a spy (was ____ years) and his present age (is ____
years)
 Therefore, Caleb and the Israelites have been fighting for ___ years since
they entered the Promised Land.
f. Although the entire land of Canaan has not been fully conquered, Joshua divided
the Promised Land west of the Jordan, by faith. Fill in the names of the tribe or
half-tribe or person in the land allocation:
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13:8-33 = Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh
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14:6-15 and 15:13-19 =
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16:1-10 =
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18:13-28 =
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19:10-16 =
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19:24-31 =
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19:40-48 =
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15:1-12, 20-62 =
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17:1-18 =
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19:1-9 =
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19:17-23 =
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19:32-39 =
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19:49-51 =
Note: Who did Joshua allocate land to first and who was allocated last in the
list?
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g. At the time of writing of the book of Joshua, there were pockets of resistance
where the Israelites “did not drive out” or “could not dislodge” the inhabitants.
Find the three references that mention this.
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h. From chapter 20 …
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How many “Cities of Refuge” were
designated?
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Summarise what was their
purpose?
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Notice that an Israelite can reach
one of these cities by travelling
about one day’s journey.
i.
The Levites were given cities, and the surrounding pasture lands for their
animals. What was the total number of cities given to the Levites in chapter 21?
j.
What was the event that nearly resulted in a civil war in chapter 22?
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JOSHUA’S FAREWELL SPEECH = Chapter 23-24
a. Within chapter 23, the word “promise” or “promised” or “promises” is used five
times. List down the verses where it is found.
b. Joshua recalls the history of Israel’s ancestry and points out the faithfulness of
God in fulfilling his promises to his people. Insert the following cross-references
into the table:
 Gen.11:24-32; 12:1-3; 21:1-3; 36:1-8
 Ex.4:27-31; 6:28-12:30; 14:19-30
 Num.21:21-35; 22:2-24:25
 Josh.6:1-25; 10:1-27; 11:1-15
Historical events
(Date refers to lifespan of individual or event)
24:2 = Terah, the father of Abraham lived beyond
the (Euphrates) River and worshiped other gods;
cf. v15
24:3 = God led Abraham from beyond the
(Euphrates) River to Canaan and gave him an heir –
Isaac
24:4 = Isaac’s heirs were Esau (who was given the
land of Seir) and Jacob. Jacob and his sons became
foreigners in Egypt.
24:5 = Moses and Aaron were sent by God, who
afflicted Egypt (with the Ten Plagues), and they
brought the Israelites out of slavery.
24:6-7 = When the Egyptians pursued them, God
caused darkness to separate them then he
drowned the Egyptians in the Red Sea.
24:8 = The land of the Amorites (King Sihon and
King Og), east of the Jordan, was given to the
Israelites.
24:9-10 = Balak, the king of Moab, hired Balaam to
curse Israel but God made him bless them instead.
24:11-12 = Jericho was the first conquest west of
the Jordan followed by two major offensives
against two powerful kings - King Adonizedek of
Jerusalem in the south and King Jabin of Hazor in
the north.
Date
Crossreference
2167BC
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1992BC
2067BC
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1887BC
2007BC
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1827BC
1527BC
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1407BC
1447BC
1408BC
1407BC
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1400BC
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c. What was Joshua’s purpose in his farewell speech? A way to answer this
question is to list down all the verses in chapter 24 and count the number of
occurrences of the words “worship”, “serve,” “obey” (and their derivatives). The
first three verses have been done for you.
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v2 = worshipped
v14 = serve x 2, worshipped
v15 = serving, served, serve x 2
Joshua’s purpose was to …
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