How many Israelite men were sent by Moses as spies into the promised land?
12 (Genesis 13:2)
Who were the three men who rebelled against God and Moses during the years in the wilderness (must name all three)?
Korah, Dathan, and Abiram
Who was the powerful, giant king the Israelites defeated?
King Og (Numbers 21:33; Deuteronomy 3:11)
Who did God choose to lead the Israelites after Moses’ death?
Joshua
What did the Israelites have to cross to enter the promised land?
The Jordan river
God gave Joshua instructions to attack Jericho. What were the fighting men and the priests commanded to do every morning for six days?
March one lap around the city
What caused the Israelites to lose the first battle at Ai?
Achan's sin (he took some of the things devoted to destruction for himself (Joshua 7:1))
Did Joshua conquer all of the inhabitants of the land as commanded by God?
No
True or False: idolatry is putting anything in our lives above God.
True
What were the names of the two men who, after returning from spying out the promised land, faithfully encouraged the Israelites to "go up at once and occupy it"?
Joshua and Caleb (Numbers 14:6-9)
Why did the people rebel against Moses and Aaron?
They were jealous (Numbers 16:4)
What was the name of the false prophet hired by the king of Moab to curse the Israelites?
Balaam
To what city did Joshua send the two spies, and with whom did they find lodging?
When the spies returned to Joshua, they gave a good report saying, "Truly ___ ____ has given all the land into our hands."
The LORD (Joshua 2:24)
What happened to the walls of Jericho on the seventh day after the Israelites did as the LORD commanded?
What did Achan steal from Jericho?
A garment (cloak), silver, and gold.
What did Joshua do with the land after the many kings were defeated and their cities were taken over by the Israelites?
He divided the land.
Who/what did God send to punish the Israelites when they disobeyed?
Will accept either:
Other nations
or
Their enemies
Name one of the things the spies saw in the land that made them afraid?
1. Strong people
2. Large, fortified cities
3. The descendants of Anak (i.e. Giants cf. Deut. 2:10-11)
4. Amalekites, Hittites, Jebusites, Amorites, and Cannaanites
How did God punish Korah, Dathan, and Abiram for their rebellion?
He caused the earth split apart and swallowed them along with their households (Numbers 18:31-33)
What spoke to Balaam on his way to the city of Moab to meet Balak?
His donkey!
What did the spies tell Rahab to hang from her window so she and her family would be saved when they took over the city?
A scarlet thread
What did the priests carry and hold in the middle of the river while the people crossed?
The Ark of the Covenant
What were Joshua, all the men of war, and the priests supposed to do on the seventh day?
March seven times around the city, blow the horns, then shout.
What happened in the Israel's second battle against Ai?
Israel defeated Ai
Which one of the tribes of Israel did not get land of their own because they were special servants of God?
The Levites
What sin were the Israelites committing over and over again?
Will accept:
- Worshiping idols/false gods
- Covenant unfaithfulness
- Forgetting the LORD their God.
Name one of the three things the spies brought back from the promised land.
1. a single cluster of grapes
2. pomegranates
3. figs
What did punishment did God send upon the Israelites when they people spoke against God and Moses after Aaron's death?
Fiery serpents
How big was King Og's bed?
9 cubits (Deuteronomy 3:11)
1 cubit = 18 inches
9 cubits = 162 inches or 13 1/2 feet!
What was Rahab’s request after dealing so kindly with the spies?
That they promise to deal kindly with her father’s house (including her) when the Israelites come to take over the city.
When Israel had finished passing over the Jordan, Joshua stacked up 12 stones in the midst of the Jordan. Why?
As a memorial to future generations!
Every person and animal in the city of Jericho was devoted to destruction, except?
Rahab, her father's house, and all that belonged to her (Joshua 6:25).
1. It was a rare event called a solar-eclipse
2. It was a rare event called a lunar-eclipse
3. It was an exaggeration, the sun didn't actually stay up for a whole day.
4. It was a single event where God temporarily suspended certain aspects of His created order.
Joshua died at what age?
110 years old (Joshua 24:29)
Who was the first judge God raised up to save the people when they were forced to serve the king of Mesopotamia?
Othniel
Name two things that Moses told the spies to look for in the promised land.
1. Whether the people(s) who dwell there are strong or weak.
2. Whether the people(s) who dwell there are few or many.
3. Whether the land is good or bad.
4. Whether the cities are camps or strongholds.
5. Whether the land is rich or poor.
6. Whether the land has trees.
7. Bring back fruit from the land.
In what way does the bronze serpent raised up to heal the people from their snakebites represent Jesus?
Everyone who believes in (or looks upon) Jesus will have eternal life.
Read Numbers 21:8-9 & John 3:14
What did Balaam tell the king to invite the Israelites to do so they would disobey God?
Worship false gods.
Name two reasons why Rahab willing to help the spies?
1. Because she had heard of the LORD’s wonderful works (generally)
2. The parting of the Red Sea (specifically)
3. The defeat of King Sihon and King Og (specifically)
4. Because she had come to recognize the LORD as the true God of heaven and earth (Joshua 2:11)
“for the LORD your God, he is God in the heavens above and on the earth beneath.”
*Double Jeopardy*
Miracles like the heaping up of the Jordan river and the parting of the Red Sea were performed so that _______ _____ ______ would know that the hand of the LORD is mighty and so that His people would ____ the LORD their God forever.
1. Bethany Bible Church (Joshua 4:23-24)
and
2. Fear
How many priests with how many trumpets rams' horns were to walk before the Ark of the Covenant each day when circling Jericho?
7 priests with 7 trumpets of rams' horns
Any of the following answers count:
1. Wrote a copy of the law of Moses on tablets of stone (Joshua 8:32).
2. Read all of the words of the law aloud before all the assembly of Israel (Joshua 8:34-35).
*Double Jeopardy*
Before he died, Joshua again renewed the covenant between the LORD and Israel. He issued four commands to the people of Israel. Recite two.
Reference Joshua 24:14-15
1. Fear the LORD
2. Serve [the LORD] in sincerity and faithfulness
3 Put away the false gods your fathers served
4. Choose this day whom you will serve
Name the five stages of Israel's cycle of idolatry (all required).
1. Israel worships false gods
2. God sends punishment for sin (covenant cursing)
3. Israel cries out in repentance
4. God raises up a judge for deliverance
5. Israel has peace and rest (covenant blessing).