Names of people in Joshua
The son of Nun.
Who is Joshua?
The number of years Joshua and the Israelites wandered in the dessert.
What are 40 years?
These people from a nearby region tricked Joshua into making a peace treaty by wearing worn-out clothes and carrying stale bread.
Who were the Gibeonites?
Caleb requested this specific city as his special inheritance because he had been faithful to God.
What is Hebron?
The first and primary lesson presented in Joshua.
What is the concept that God fulfills his promises?
This man caused Israel's defeat at the battle of Ai by stealing and hiding a beautiful Babylonian garment, silver, and gold
Who was Achan?
The number of years it took the Israelites to conquer and divide the land they inhabited.
What is seven?
This unusual event occurred during the battle at Gibeon so Israel could finish defeating the Amorite kings.
What was the sun standing still?
Unlike the other tribes, this tribe did not receive a territorial land inheritance but was instead given towns to live in throughout the other tribes' territories.
Who were the Levites?
God proved this over and over again in Joshua.
What is Obedience is the key to success?
The second spy who saw giants in the promised land.
Who was Caleb?
The number of stones placed on the monument at Gilgal and reason for that number.
What is 12 one for each of the tribes of Israel.
The eastern tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh built one of these near the Jordan River, causing a near-war with the western tribes over suspected rebellion
What was an altar?
These cities were established to provide a safe refuge for anyone who accidentally killed someone without intent.
What is a City of Refuge?
When the Israelites stepped in the Jordan, marched around Jericho, set up an ambush at Ai, fought delegations of kingdoms they demonstrated these two behaviors.
What is Faith requires Action?
The Canaanite who kept their promise working with spies in Jericho.
Who was Rahab?
Number of times the Israelites encircled Jericho before the wall came down.
What is the number 13? once for 6 days and 7 times the last day
The Amorites were primarily killed in this way.
What are hailstones?
Before he died, Joshua gathered the tribes at this location and challenged them to choose whom they would serve with his famous declaration, "But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
What is Shechem?
Joshua's greatest attribute leads him to overcome this.
What is faith overrides fear?
The son of the Israelite High Priest who led the delegation concerning an altar built.
Who was Phineas?
The number that is repeatedly used in the battle for Jericho.
What is 7? The Israelites march around the city for 7 days with 7 priests blowing 7 rams' horns. On the 7th day, they circle the city 7 times before the walls collapse
The battle plan for Jericho (marching, blowing trumpets) made no military sense. List three lessons learned from this conquest.
What are testing our obedience, revealing His glory, and shifting our focus from human capability to divine power?
The bones of this patriarch, who lived back in the Book of Genesis, were buried at Shechem in the land Joshua allotted to the descendants of Joseph
Who was Joseph?
One of the final lessons in Joshua deals with the Transjordan tribes. This is centered around:
What is passing on the legacy of belief and trusting God?