Overview of Joshua

1. 1.-2. Name two of the ways the Israelites failed in the
journey from Mt. Sinai to the Promised Land.
3. While the Israelites were wandering in the desert for 40
years how did Moses fail?
4. How were Korah and those who rebelled with them
punished for questioning Moses’ leadership?
5. How were those who were bitten by snakes told they
would live?
6. What was unusual about Balaam’s donkey?
Do Now: Review 5 Ways to Fail/ Wilderness Wandering
12/18/2014
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4. Who is Joshua?
-born in Egypt
-Moses’ aide since his youth
-led in battle against Amalekites
-accompanied Moses up Mt.
Sinai
-one of 12 spies
“The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks
to a friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his
young aide Joshua son of Nun did not leave the tent.” Exodus
33:11
“Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit of
Be strong
and
courageous!
God

5. “Joshua Pep Talk”
(Copy heading in your notes.)
Read Joshua 1:1-10, 16-18
(Answer.)
1.What does God
promise?
2.What is the phrase that
keeps being repeated in
these verses?
3.Why do you think this
was so important to
Joshua and his leadership
of Israel?

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“Rahab’s Faith” Joshua 2:1-14
What does Rahab believe God will do for the
Israelites?
What does she believe about their God?
What had she heard?

7. “So she let them down
by a rope through the
window, for the house
she lived in was part of
the city wall.” Joshua
2:15-16

9. “Crossing the Jordan” Joshua 3:1-17
(Copy heading in your notes.)
Problem: Jordan at flood stage
Requires: Faith and obedience
Result: Waters pile up downstream, dry to cross.
Answer in notes: How does this require faith?
od’s Solution: Send priests with ark of the covenant in fir

10. “After Jordan River Crossing” Joshua 5:2-10
•Make 12 stone monument
•Manna stops
•Circumcise boys not done in 40 years wandering.
•Celebrate Passover

11. 13 Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man
standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to
him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?”
14 “Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the LORD I
have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence,
and asked him, “What message does my Lord[e] have for his servant?”
15 The commander of the LORD’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for

12. Command
•March around the Jericho for 6 days with armed men,
and the priests and ark in front.
•On the 7th day march around the city 7 times with
priest blowing trumpets.
•Then shout and the wall of the city will collapse.
God requiring of the nation of Israel to defeat this city? W

13. John Garstang (1930-1936) and Kathleen Kenyon
(1952-1958) both dug at Jericho for six seasons and a
German excavation directed by Ernst Sellin and Carl
Watzinger dug for three. All found abundant evidence
of the city's destruction by fire in a layer related to the
Biblical date of 1400 BC.

16. Battle at Ai: READ Joshua 7:5-26
(Answer as a class NOT in notes.)
Israel is defeated by an inferior force.
How do Joshua and the leaders react? 7:5-9
Why so extreme? Why were they defeated?
7:10-12
What had Achan done? 7:19-21
What happened to him? 7:25-26

17. Blessings and Cursings on Mt. Ebal and Mt. Gerizim
Renew the covenant with God
(Copy heading in notes. Go to Deut. 27)

18. Gibeonite Deception
(Copy heading in notes.)
•Joshua is not to make a
treaty with anyone local.
•The Gibeonites lie to
Joshua and he makes a
treaty with them.
•As punishment they are
to carry water and cut
wood for the tabernacle.
•Other southern kings
attack Gibeon to punish.

21. Southern Campaign
(Copy all the slide into notes.)
•March all night to help Gibeonites
•Surprise attack
•Hail kills enemies
•Joshua prays for sun to stand still

22. Key things at the end of Joshua:
(Copy all on slide.)
• divide the land among the tribes
• told to drive out remaining Canaanites
• “Choose this day whom you will serve…”
Joshua 24:15

25. “Do Now: Joshua Quiz”
1. What does God require of the Israelites to defeat
Jericho?
2. Why are they defeated in the first battle of Ai?
3. How did the Gibeonites deceive Joshua?
4. Name the two miracles of the Southern campaign?
5. What happens at the end of the book of Joshua?
(Answer on separate paper. Cover your answers. Open
notes or Bible but NO talking to others or sharing
answers. If you do you will receive a “0”.)