The Promised Land
Who was chosen to lead the Israelites during the conquest of Canaan?
Joshua
What land where the Israelites promised?
Canaan, the promised land
Which river did the Israelites have to cross to reach Canaan?
What is the name of the first city the Israelites conquered after they crossed the Jordan?
Jericho
Who stole from the accursed things of Jericho?
Achan
After whose death did God speak to Joshua?
Moses
What should we meditate on day and night according to Joshua 1:8
God's law or the word of God
Who did God instruct should go into the river first so that it could part and let the Israelites pass?
The priests
What did Jericho have that was difficult for the Israelites to succeed?
They had a very large wall that surrounded to entire city. It was impenetrable.
Name one of the items that Achan took from the accursed things
A babylonian garment
200 shekels of silver
a wedge of gold
Which river did God command Joshua to cross?
Jordan River
The name Joshua or Yehoshua is similar to whose name in the new testament?
Jesus or Yeshua
What were the priest carrying when they walked into the banks of the river?
The ark of the covenant
Who showed up to instruct Joshua on how to defeat Jericho? (He asked Joshua to remove the sandals off his feet)
The commander of the army of the Lord
God in physical form (Jesus)
How did Joshua notice that Israel had been accursed?
The Israelites had been defeated by a smaller and less powerful city than Jericho. Ai
Who did God first promise the land of Canaan to as inheritance to him and his children?
Abraham
God repeatedly tells Joshua to behave a certain way in the first Chapter of the book of Joshua.
"Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance"
"Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you"
Joshua 1:6 and Joshua 1:7
Describe how God made a path so that the Israelites could cross the Jordan river. What happened to the water in the river?
The waters stood still in a heap very far away upriver and the rest of the water flowed into the Salt Sea
Joshua 3:16
What did the priests do as the Israelites marched around Jericho as God instructed?
They carried the Ark of the Covenant
They had seven ram's horns and constantly blew on them as trumpets
What did Joshua and the elders do before the ark of the Covenant when they were defeated by Ai?
They tore their clothes and fell to the earth on their face and put dust on their heads
According to Ephesisans 1:3, what has God the father blessed us with?
"Who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ" Ephesians 1:3
What does God tell Joshua that he will never do to encourage him in Joshua chapter 1?
"As I was with Moses, I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you."
Joshua 1:5
What does the Jordan River represent in a spiritual sense to all believers in Christ.
It is a great challenge to faith and courage in God. Crossing it represents facing new challenges as a Christian and the unknown.
What kind of weapons do we have that allow us to destroy and pull down spiritual strongholds or walls?
Not carnal but Spiritual and mighty weapons in God
2 Corinthians 10:4
What is God faithful to do if we confess to Him our sins?
He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9)