JOSHUA – Conquest

Week 11: Conquest of the Promised Land (Joshua) Tribal Allotments of Israel The book of Joshua is named Joshua 13:8-19:49 after the central figure in the book, and covers about 25 years. It is the transition book between the Pentateuch (first five books of the Old Testament) and the historical section of the Old Testament.

Joshua may be divided into three sections. In Part I, Israel enters the land (1-5). In Part II, they engage the enemy (6-12). In Part III, they establish their territories (13-24). It is the story of the Israelites going in, battling through, and settling down, in the Promised Land. These three divisions answer to the three charges of Joshua to the people.

At the beginning (3:1-6), he calls them to sanctify themselves for entering in. In the midst of the battles (8:30-35; Dt. 27), he calls them to recognize the real battle between blessing and cursing, between good and evil, between obedience and disobedience. So the middle charge was to stand for God and continue in His Word. At the end (23-24), Joshua calls Israel together again to Shechem. There he calls the people to serve the Lord (24:14-25) all their days. In fact, the word serve occurs fourteen times in the last two Scanned from Beitzel, Barry, The Moody Atlas chapters. of Bible Lands, Chicago: Moody, 1985.

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Joshua demonstrates his faith in God as he follows the orders given to him and becomes the new leader. Joshua truly was strong and courageous (1:7).

In chapters 1-4, Joshua and the Israelites enter the promise land in an amazing Hazor fashion. As they arrive at the Jordan River, we find details of an incredible, BASHAN miraculous crossing. God shows His inclusive grace to a prostitute named Rahab, the ancestress of King David. Sea of Chinneroth GALILEE Then in chapters 5-12, courageous Joshua first conquers the central part of the Promise Land. This includes the supernatural manner in which they Dor conquered the grand fortress of Jericho. Ai was the next town and although it took two tries (the first one failed due to corruption in the camp), God  GILEAD showed Himself strong on their behalf. Next, the Israelites occupied the southern land and then the northern land to complete the occupancy of the Promised Land. However, although they controlled the region, they never did completely conquer it. CANAAN   AMMON Finally, in chapters 13-24, the land is divided up and distributed among Shechem the tribes of Israel. Some of the larger cities are placed aside for the  Levitical priests who did not receive a portion of land, due to their duties. Lastly, Joshua dies but before he passes he gives one of Gibeon Ai  Gilgal  the greatest challenges that lasts for all generations, “Choose for Ajalon   Gezer yourselves today whom you will serve...as for me and my house,  Jericho Makkedah Jerusalem  we will serve the Lord” (24:15). Jarmuth Azekah   MOAB They on the heights are not the souls Lachish Hebron Debir who never erred nor went astray;  PHILISTIA who trod unswerving to their goals Gaza (1) FINAL PREPARATIONS along a smooth, rose-bordered way. On the Plains of Moab (1-2) Nay, those who stand where first comes dawn are those who stumbled—but went on. (2) THE CENTRAL CAMPAIGN At Gilgal, Jericho, and Ai (3:1-8:29) Lessons from the battle of Ai (3) TIME OUT AT SHECHEM Joshua provides warnings. At the very beginning of the The Covenant Renewed (8:30-35) conquest, right after the triumph at Jericho, there is the (4) THE GIBEON CAMPAIGN humiliating defeat at Ai. The four reasons for failure there  Defeating the 5 Southern Kings (9-10) are the same for it today. They... 1) asked not counsel of the Lord; (5) THE WATERS OF MEROM CAMPAIGN Defeating the Northern Confederacy 2) underestimated the enemy; 3) had unjudged deceit in the camp; and (6) THE LAND ALLOTTED Possessing their Possessions (12-22) 4) were not united in their efforts. But thank the Lord, the book does not end there. Our God (7) JOSHUA’S LAST CHARGE is a restoring God, giver of second chances! The Covenant Repeated (23-24)

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1-5 6-8 9-12 13-17 18-21 22-24 PREPARING BEGIN COMPLETE LAND FOR LAND FOR FINAL WORDS THE PEOPLE CONQUEST CONQUEST 5 TRIBES 7 TRIBES AND DEATH Spies find refuge Central Campaign Falling for a lie Allocation to 2.5 Allocation to Civil war threat with Rahab eastern tribes Benjamin, Victory in Jericho Southern and Simeon, Passing the Torch Crossing the with trumpets Northern Caleb’s story Zebulun, Jordan River Campaigns Issachar, Asher, Covenant Defeat and then Allocation to 2.5 Naphtali, Dan Renewal Memorials victory in Ai western tribes and Joshua JOSHUA AS A WHOLE BOOK

Conquest Distribution

Entering the Land Central Campaign Southern & Allocation to Cities of Refuge & Civil War Threat Last words and Northern Campaign the Twelve Tribes Cities for the Levites West vs. East Death of Joshua 1 5 6 9 10 12 13 19 20 21 22 22 23 24 Chapters Entering Conquering Dividing Warning

Securing the Land Settling the Land Topics Obedient faith brings blessing } Both Sides of the Jordan (The Promised Land) Place

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Week Eleven Reading Plan Yeshua is the Hebrew name for the Lord. It means “Yahweh is Salvation.” 1:1-18 Learn It and Live It The English spelling of Yeshua is “Joshua.” 2:1-24 Effective Christian Leadership In Greek the name Yeshua becomes Iēsous. 3:1-4:14 Crossing the Jordan River The English spelling for Iēsous is “Jesus.” 5:13-6:27 And the Walls Came Tumbling Down 8:1-35 The Defeat of Ai Basically, what this means is Joshua and Jesus are 10:1-11:23 The Southern and Northern Conquest the same name. One is translated from Hebrew 23:1-24:33 “Choose Ye this Day” into English, the other from Greek into English.

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