Joshua 22
Read 22:5 In what order was the commandments from God given?
1. love the Lord
2. Walk in His ways
3. To keep His commandments
4. To cleave unto Him/serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul
When the land had peace What did Joshua tell the 2 1/2 tribe east of the Jordan to do?
What is:
A. Camp in the land of your brothers
B. Return home -- 22:4
C. Hold a great feast
How is Joshua described in this chapter?
What is: 23:1, 2
A. A very old man
B. As vigorous as when he crossed Jordan
C. Very feeble.
With what blessing did the Reubenites, Gadites, and the 1/2 tribe of Manasseh return home?
What is:
A. Large herds of livestock
B. Silver gold iron and clothing
C. All the above -- 22:8
What strong reminders did Joshua give the Israelites?
What is: 23:7. 8
A. Hold fast to the Lord your God and make the nations among you slaves.
B. Hold fast to the Lord your God and do not associate with the nations among you.
C. Hold fast to the Lord your God and do not be jealous.
What did the Reubenites, Gadites and 1/2 tribe of Manasseh build by the Jordan?
What is:
A. An imposing alter
B. A covered well
C. A temple -- 22:10
What did Joshua say would lead the Israelites to stop driving out the other nations?
What is: 23: 11, 12
A. Forgetting the Sabbath.
B. Intermarrying with other nations.
C. Israelite tribes would battle each other.
Who was sent to discuss the structure built by the Reubenites, Gadites, and 1/2 tribe of Manasseh?
What is: 22:13, 14
A. Phinehas son of Eleazer and 10 Chief men.
B. Joshua
C. Elders from each tribe
What did Joshua say would be the result of the Israelites associating with other nations?
What is: 23: 13
A. Intermarriage would be blessed.
B. Other nations would bless them.
C. The nations would become thorns in the Israelite's eyes.
Why is the order of the commandments in verse 5 important?
To mix this order up is to drift into legalism or heresy
Legalism - Obeying God without loving
Heresy - Claiming to love God without obeying Him
5 give a comprehensive picture of what a proper relationship with God was to include: to love God, to walk in all his ways, to obey his commands, to hold fast (or cling) to him, and to serve him. These were to be done not as a matter of external conformity but with all your heart and all your soul.
What was the reason the Reubenites, Gadites, and 1/2 tribe of Manasseh built the structure beside the Jordan?
What is: 22:28,29
A. To sacrifice on.
B. As a rebellion.
C. To be a witness to future generations.
Joshua said the consequence for serving and bowing down to other gods would be...
What is: 23:16
A. The Lord would return them to the desert for 40 more years.
B. The Lord would smite their livestock and firstborn.
C. They would perish from the land the Lord had given them.