Geography
What is the name of the river that the Israelites must cross to enter the Promised Land?
Jordan River
Joshua asks this man, "Are you for us, or for our adversaries?" This man responds by telling Joshua who he is. Who is he?
Commander of the army of the LORD
What phrase is repeated by the LORD to Joshua three times and then by the Israelites to Joshua one time in Chapter 1?
"Be strong and courageous"
Joshua 1:6, 7, 9, 18
Which tribe did not receive a land inheritance? What was their inheritance?
The Levites, their inheritance was the Lord. (Joshua 13:33)
Who fought for Israel and gave all of Canaan
The Lord
After defeating Ai, Joshua builds an altar made of uncut stones and writes on it the law of Moses. He makes offerings and sacrifices on the altar. He then has a covenant ceremony with Israel and reads the words of the Law. Where did this happen?
I will accept Mt. Ebal or near Shechem.
(Technically the altar was built on Mt. Ebal and the ceremony occurred between Mr. Ebal and Mr. Gerizim, which is near Shechem)
A group of people deceived the Israelites and entered a covenant of peace with Israel. Who were they?
Gibeonites
As soon as the Israelites cross the Jordan, the Lord tells Joshua to have the Israelites do something that they should have done in the wilderness, but they did not do. What is that?
Circumcise all the men of Israel
Which tribes lived on the East of the Jordan River?
Reuben, Gad and 1/2 tribe of Manasseh
How many kings were defeated by Joshua?
Thirty-One
Where does the Lord tell Israel set up the tent of meeting and build an altar?
Shiloh
Who took the things devoted for destruction at Jericho? And who was stoned because of this sin?
Achan, all his family and his livestock.
The priests carrying what, stood firmly on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan while the Israelites passed over the Jordan.
The ark of the covenant.
Which tribe's inheritance is in the midst of the people of Judah?
Simeon
Which city did the Israelites attempt to conquer but were defeated because a man took and buried things devoted for destruction in his tent?
Ai
How many cities of refuge are there? What is the significance of where they are located?
There are 6 cities of refuge. They are distributed throughout Canaan, on both sides of the Jordan, so that no city is too far for someone to travel.
Who were given the task of allotting land to the tribes Israel?
Joshua and Eleazar the priest
What does Joshua tell us is the purpose of the 12 memorial stones taken from the Jordan River and stacked at Gilgal?
Joshua 4:6-7 "this may be sign among you. When your children ask in time to come, 'what do these stones mean to you?' then you shall tell them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. So these stones shall be to the people of Israel a memorial forever.”
What city is Caleb given?
Hebron
Israel conquered three regions of Canaan (Northern, Southern, and Central). What is the order in which they were conquered?
1. Central
2. Southern
3. Northern
Where were Joseph's bones buried?
Shechem
How old was Caleb when he spied out the land?
How old was Caleb when he claimed his inheritance?
How old was Joshua when he died?
1. 40 years old
2. 85 years old
3. 110 years old
What two stories did Rahab tell the spies she heard about the God of Israel?
Joshua 2:10
1. The LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt
2. What you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you devoted to destruction.
The sons of Joseph complain that the land given to them, consisting of a forrest and plain, is not large enough. They also complain that the Canaanites living in the land have chariots of iron. What is Joshua's response to their complaints?
You are a numerous people with great power:
1. Clear the forrest and possess it
2. Drive out the Canaanites, despite the fact that they have chariots and are strong.
There are 7 nations that the Lord mentions that are devoted to destruction in Joshua 3 and Joshua 24. Name 4 of them.
Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.