THE BOOK OF JOSHUA CHAPTERS 13-24 A study using 18 questions per chapter The purpose of this study is to find out What the Bible says. THE WORD FOR THE WORLD STUDIES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT by Bill DeLaughter E-Mail <wjdzim@aol.com> Web Site - www.word4world.com
Bill DeLaughter P.O. Box 193 Crown Point, Indiana 46308 U.S.A. It is Bill's desire that it be made available to anyone and everyone to be used by them for their further understanding of What The Bible Says. It can be copied and duplicated by anyone for local Bible Studies. However it is not to be sold commercially for a profit. But permission is hereby granted for it to be printed and sold for a price slightly above the actual cost of printing, no more. This study may also be translated into any language where it can be useful under the conditions listed above. INSTRUCTIONS I can only suggest how this study was originally conducted and it was very successful. First of all, we tried to arrange a very informal atmosphere with the folks sitting in a loose circle. We would begin the session by having tea, or cokes and an informal time of fellowship. Then we would have a prayer time with everyone suggesting names of those for whom we should pray. It was also mentioned each session that we expected that each individual have at least one person for whom they would agree to pray for in regards to that person s salvation. To actually begin the study the entire chapter would be read aloud with each one willing to read, taking the number of verses and dividing it by the number of people present and each one reading a portion. Then the first one on the left (a habit of mine) would begin by reading the first question and giving their answer. The verse where their answer was found must also be given. Then the leader asks if everybody agrees. Let discussion carry on as necessary but not too long. Then go to the next question and the next person until all of the fifteen questions are answered. For the discussion questions (numbers 16-17-18) each person present should give their answer once again going from the first one on the left and so on. Answer one question at a time, with each person present giving their reasons for their answer to each question. Discussion can be long or short depending on how the group feels. Do not carry the class session on too long. Encourage each one to prepare his answers BEFORE the session begins if at all possible only because they will get more out of the discussion if they have thought about it. INTRODUCTION The name of this book is the name of the leading character involved in the book. Joshua had been chosen by God to be the leader of his people even before Moses died. This book shows how Joshua with the help of God conquered the Promised Land. They began by crossing the Jordan River in a miraculous way, capturing Jericho, then going on to take possession of the rest of the land. Before Joshua died he reminded the people as Moses did, to be the covenant people of God by loving God and obey his Laws. He said, As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
JOSHUA - Chapter 13 1. What was to be done with the land that had not yet been taken over?. Verse 2. Who had assigned the land on the east side of the Jordan River?. Verse 3. Which tribes did Moses not drive our on the east of Jordan and they still live among the Israelites?. Verse 4. What land was given to the Tribe of Levi?. Verse 5. How many tribes were given land on the east of the Jordan River and which tribes were they? 6. The first land not taken that is mentioned in this chapter is Canaanite. 7. The Lord said they had to drive out ALL of the people left in the land. 8. The town of Heshbon was given to the tribe of Gad. 9. The land was given tribe by tribe and clan by clan then family by family. 10. The inheritance of the Tribe of Levi is the Lord God of Israel. 11. Was Joshua too old to fight any longer? 12. Was all of Lebanon still to be taken? 13. Did Moses allot the land east of the Jordan as well as west of the Jordan? 14. Was the city of Jahaz given to the tribe of Rubin? 15. Was the land of Oz given to the tribe of Gad? 13
JOSHUA - Chapter 14 1. Who allotted the land to the tribes west of the Jordan River? 2. What had happened to the sons of Joseph?. Verse 3. Who approached Joshua with a special request for certain land?. Verse 4. How long had the armies been fighting to take over the land, at this time? How do you know that?. Verse 5. What land was given to the one making this request?. Verse 6. The land west of the Jordan River was divided in a different way than the land east of the Jordan. 7. There were now 13 tribes including the tribe of Levi. 8. The Levites received no land but they did get cities. 9. Because Caleb had followed God wholeheartedly he was given Hebron. 10. Caleb said he would drive out the people left in the land he was given. 11. Were lots used to decide who received what land? 12. Was the land divided just as the Lord had commanded Moses? 13. Did the old age of Caleb cause him to be feeble? 14. Was Caleb fit to go into battle again? 15. Did the land have rest from war after that? 14
JOSHUA - Chapter 15 1. How far south did the land given to the tribe of Judah go?. Verse 2. Where was the eastern boundary?. Verse 3. Where was the western boundary?. Verse 4. Who was Othniel and what did he do and what was the result? 5. What information is given in this chapter about the city of Jerusalem (where the Jebusites live?). Verse 6. The city of Gilgal was in the land given to the tribe of Judah. 7. Caleb was given a portion of land out of what was given to tribe of Judah. 8. There were a total of 112 cities and villages given to the tribe of Judah. 9. Part of the land given to the tribe of Judah was in the hill country. 10. Only one city could not be taken. 11. Did the territory given to Judah extend clear past the border with Edom? 12. Does the Wadi of Egypt empty into the sea? 13. Are Kiriath Arba and Hebron two names for the same city? 14. Was the city of Ziklag in the hill country? 15. Was a part of the land given to Judah a desert? 15
JOSHUA - Chapter 16 1. How many tribes came from Joseph and which ones were they? 2. What was the western boundary for the tribe of Ephraim?. Verse 3. What other territory was included in their inheritance? 4. What people living in Gezer were they not able to dislodge?. Verse 5. What were these people forced to do?. Verse 6. The land allocated to Ephraim was decided by lot. 7. Another name for Bethel was Luz. 8. Their territory touched Jericho and came out at the Red Sea. 9. The Ephraimites also had town and villages in the territory set aside for the Manassites. 10. The people not dislodged were allowed to live freely among them. 11. Is it possible that the name The Jordan of Jericho might be another name for the Jordan River? 12. Is the city of Bethel in valley? 13. Was the territory divided clan by clan? 14. Did the Kanah Ravine end up at the Sea of Galilee? 15. Were the Canaanites forced into slavery? 16
JOSHUA - Chapter 17 1. Who was the firstborn son of Joseph?. Verse 2. Which one of Joseph s descendants did NOT have any sons, only daughters?. Verse 3. Name the daughters. 4. What question did the people of Joseph raise to Joshua about land and how was it settled? 5. What did Joshua assure the house of Joseph that they would be able to do against great odds? 6. Because the Makirites were great soldiers Gilead and Bashan were given to Manasseh. 7. Land was given to daughters when there were no sons. 8. The tribe of Manasseh was not able to occupy their towns. 9. The hill country was covered with trees. 10. The Canaantes had iron chariots. 11. Was Makir given special treatment by Joshua in the allotment of land? 12. Did the daughters who had no brothers go to Eleazar the priest only with their problem about an inheritance? 13. Did the land of Gilead go to the tribe of Manasseh? 14. Did the tribe of Manasseh do as the Lord had commanded about the people living in their area? 15. Was the Tribe of Manasseh allowed more then one allotment? 17
JOSHUA - Chapter 18 1. How many tribes still did not have their land allotted to them?. Verse 2. What arrangement did Joshua propose to the people to finish the allotment of the land?. Verse 3. How did Joshua decide who got what land?. Verse 4. In-between what two tribes did the land given to Benjamin fall? 5. What city was the Valley of Hinnom close to?. Verse 6. The Tent of Meeting was set up at Gilead and the whole nation gathered to Joshua. 7. Joshua blamed himself for not taking the rest of the land. 8. There were 36 men appointed to go out and map the rest of the land and describe it in writing and bring it back to Joshua. 9. The southern boundary for the Tribe of Benjamin was at the mouth of the Jordan River as it goes into the Dead Sea (Salt Sea). 10. Their were only 14 cities with their villages given to Benjamin. 11. Were the 36 men who went out to do the survey to divide the land into 7 parts? 12. Were the lots cast at the city of Shiloh? 13. Did the first lot picked go to Benjamin? 14. Did their allotment include Jerusalem? 15. Was the Jordan River one of the borders of the allotment for Benjamin? 18
JOSHUA - Chapter 19 1. Why was the tribe of Simeon given land in the territory already given to Judah? 2. Which tribe inherited the town of Bethlehem?. Verse 3. How many towns and villages were given to Issachar?. Verse 4. Which tribe had a large tree as a marker?. Verse 5. What was done for Joshua in the distribution of the land?. Verse 6. The city of Beersheba was given to the tribe of Simeon. 7. Tyre was a fortified city. 8. There were 17 fortified cities in the territory given to Naphtali. 9. The last to receive their land was the tribe of Dan. 10. They gave Joshua the town he asked for. 11. Were there 20 towns and villages given to Simeon out of Judah s portion? 12. Was there a city by the name of Gath listed for one of the tribes? 13. Did the territory of Naphtali have the Jordan as a boundary? 14. Did any of the tribes have difficulty taking over their inheritance? 15. Did Joshua settle in a town in the lush valley? 19
JOSHUA - Chapter 20 1. What is a city of refuge? 2. How many of these cities were set aside on the west of the Jordan River?. Verse 3. How many of these cities were set aside on the east of the Jordan River?. Verse 4. How long did a person who killed someone unintentionally have to stay in one of those cities?. Verse 5. Why would someone have to flee to a city of refuge? 6. If the avenger of blood caught up with someone who had killed a neighbor without malice aforethought he could kill him without any problem. 7. Even if a man is innocent he had to still stand trial and could not leave the city until the high priest died. 8. The man who fled to the city of Refuge could never go back home. 9. There was an equal number of these cities on each side of the Jordan River. 10. No alien living among them could use these cities as refuge. 11. Had Moses given instructions for these cities of refuge? 12. Could a man who killed with malice aforethought get protection in one of these cities? 13. If a man got to the city and was given protection, if he went outside the city could the avenger of blood kill him? 14. Was the city of Hebron one of these cities? 15. Did this protection last only until the man stood trial? 20
JOSHUA - Chapter 21 1. Who were the last ones to be given the inheritance that Moses had promised?. Verse 2. Who among the Levites was given cities first and how many went to them? 3. How many cities were given to the descendants of Aaron the high priest and where were they located?. Verse 4. Where were the cities of Gershon located and how many were there? 5. Why was Hebron and its fields and villages around it NOT given to Aaron s descendants? 6. These last inheritances were given out at the city of Shiloh in Judah. 7. There were 48 town and pasturelands altogether given to the Levites. 8. From the tribe of Asher only 4 towns were given to the Levites. 9. The land had rest from war as the Lord had promised. 10. Not one of the Lord s good promises had failed. 11. Were there an inheritance given to the Levites from every other tribe? 12. Were there cities given to the Levites from both sides of the Jordan River? 13. Was the city of Hebron also a city of refuge for someone accused of murder? 14. Were the Merarite clans called the rest of the Levites? 15. Was the entire land secured with no one able to withstand them? 21
JOSHUA - Chapter 22 1. After all the land had been allocated what did Joshua tell the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh to do? 2. What was Joshua s parting command to them? 3. Then they got to the Jordan River, before they crossed, what did they build? 4. How did the rest of the tribes of Israel react?. Verse 5. What reason did the three tribes give for what they built? 6. The three tribes had obeyed every command given to them by Moses and by Joshua and he was well pleased with them. 7. The three tribes had gathered very little to take home. 8. They stopped on the west side of the Jordan to build what they built. 9. When a delegation was sent down the dispute was settled peacefully. 10. The three tribes were afraid they would be rejected later. 11. Any idea why so much is repeated in this chapter? 12. Were they still in the land of Canaan when they stopped? 13. Was the altar they built in defiance of the Law of Moses? 14. Were they afraid that the other tribes would cause them to stop following the Lord? 15. Was the altar as a witness acceptable to the rest of Israel? 22
JOSHUA - Chapter 23 1. Why did Joshua call the nation together one more time? 2. What was going to happen to Joshua now?. Verse 3. Did Joshua take credit for driving out the strong nations of did he give the credit to God? 4. The nation was warned about worshiping other gods, and what else? 5. If they failed to obey everything that God commanded what would happen to them?. Verse 6. The Lord had given rest to the land once Joshua was very old. 7. Joshua did not take credit for the fighting done on the east of the Jordan River. 8. No matter what the Israelites did those left in the land would become snares and traps to them. 9. They knew with all their heart and soul what God had done for them. 10. Serving other gods was a concern that Joshua had about them. 11. Did Joshua claim that he had given them the land west of the Jordan? 12. Was there a circumstance under which the Lord WOULD NOT drive out the nations before them? 13. Were there warnings as well as commands that Joshua gave? 14. Did God threaten evil to Israel if they did not obey him? 15. Was there a circumstance under which God s anger would turn against Israel? 23
JOSHUA - Chapter 24 1. When Joshua recounted the history of the nation, how far back did he go? 2. What land was assigned even before Joseph went down into Egypt and to whom? 3. What did God send ahead of them to drive some of the people out of the land? 4. What did Joshua chose as a witness to all that went on that day?. Verse 5. How old was Joshua when he died and where was he buried? 6. Joshua called ALL the tribes of Israel together one last time. 7. Even Abraham worshiped other gods before the Lord called him. 8. Joshua told the people that they were not able to serve the Lord God. 9. The people all agreed with Joshua about not being able to serve God. 10. Israel served God throughout the lifetime of all of the elders who served with Joshua. 11. Did the Lord say that the sea covered the Egyptians who pursued them when they left Egypt? 12. Were there still other gods in their possession that came from before Abraham and from Egypt, and from the land they were in? 13. Were the people aware of all that Joshua was telling them that God had done for them? 14. Did Joshua himself write decrees and laws for them to follow? 15. When Eleazar son of Aaron died was Phinehas appointed high priest in his place? 24