Lesson 8Joshua, Chapters 5-6Homework for March 13, 2018
Victory at Jericho
Last week we studied how crossing the Jordan River was a picture of salvation for all who belong to the LORD. Those who are justified are saved for good works which are prepared beforehand for them. Eph. 2:8-10 And there is work, good work, ahead for Israel as they take possession of the land which the LORD has given them.
DAY ONEJoshua 5:1-7Confirming God's covenant with Abraham
As we begin this chapter, we are told about the reaction of the people on the west side of the Jordan.
They are identified as ______and ______
Attached to this homework is a list of the various peoples who inhabit the land. Take time to review for they will be encountered as we continue our study of Joshua.
What was the general reaction as people learned of Israel's crossing of the Jordan River?
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What had God told Israel about their enemies? See Deut. 7:17-24
What might be their question? ______
What are they to remember? ______
What will the LORD do for them? ______
Why should they not dread their enemies? ______
Complete victory is described in v. 22-24. Israel will conquer these people because the
LORD their God will ______them, and they will ______their enemies.
How is the progress of conquest described? ______
Now back to Joshua 5. What did the LORD instruct Joshua to do? v. 2______
From Gen. 17:7-14,This was the sign of God's covenant with ______and his ______.
What promises did God make to those who belonged to this covenant?
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Why was it appropriate to observe this sign now? ______
Where did this take place? ______How does that translate? ______
Would Canaan recognize Israel's claim on the land? ______
Is Israel's claim on the land valid today?______Why? ______
DAY TWOJoshua 5:8-12Confirming God's covenant with Moses
What caused them to delay departing from their first camp? ______
In v. 9 we are told who named the place where they camped. Who? ______
What is the significance of the name? ______
Circumcision was necessary to observe ______. See Ex. 12:42-48
This permanently connects God's covenant with ______to God's covenant with ______
On what day was Passover observed? ______
Where was Israel commanded by Moses to observe Passover? See Deut. 16:1-2 ______
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Scripture records the only previous observance of Passover after leaving Egypt in Num. 9:1-5.
When had this occurred? ______Where?______
According to Josh. 5:11 what other holy feast was observed? ______
See Ex. 12:14-20 What ceased on this day? ______
Why? ______
DAY THREEJoshua 5:13-15Whose army?
In these verses, Joshua has gone to a place where he can overlook the city of ______.
Joshua saw a man nearby who had a ______.
What would Joshua assume? ______
What did Joshua ask? ______
What was the short answer? ______!
How did the man identify himself? ______
From this, Joshua knew that it was ______See Joshua 6:2
What would "host" mean in this context? ______
What was Joshua's reaction? ______
Was Joshua reprimanded or correction for this action? ______
How did Joshua identify himself? ______
From verse 15, what parallel do we find in Ex. 3:1-6 ______
Scripture differentiates between AN angel of the LORD and THE angel of the Lord. Generally, when God the Father appears it is in thunder, lightening, or a voice from heaven; the Holy Spirit is manifested as fire and wind; and Jesus appears in human form. THE angel of the LORD, being God is worshiped, but ordinary angels will refuse worship. Let's take a few minutes to look at some places when Jesus appeared in human form. What is observed about Him in . . . . .
Gen. 16:7-15 ______
Gen. 18:1-33 ______
Gen. 22:10-17 ______
Judges 6:11-18 ______
DAY FOURJoshua 6:1-19The battle plan to conquer Jericho
How do we know that Jericho is preparing for an invasion? ______
How is Jericho's defending force described? v. 2______
This chapter describes a military action. The army is sometimes referred to the armed men or the people. We are not to assume that the women and children or other non-military people were included in this invasion.
v. 7-11 describe the ______day.
The LORD instructs all ______to march around the city ______for ______days.
The order of the procession is first ______, next ______then ______
What would the people of Jericho hear? ______
What special instructions were given to Joshua's army?______
Joshua is a military leader, experienced in battle, with victories over armies and leader of an army which has destroyed cities in the past. What would be required for Joshua to follow God's battle plan?
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v. 12-14 describe the next five days (a total of six days).
How closely are they following God's battle plan? ______
v. 15-19 give us details about the seventh day.
What is the signal for the people to shout? ______
What will happen then? ______
When the trumpet signal was given, what exactly did Joshua command the people? ______
What does "being under ban" mean? ______
According to Josh. 6:19, what specifically was devoted to the LORD?
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What will happen if the people or the army take things devoted to the LORD?
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Who was to be spared destruction? ______
Why? ______
Why would Joshua command this when only the two spies had made this covenant?
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DAY FIVEJoshua 6:20-27The LORD's victory
Just as background for this event, we know from history that Jericho was fortified by a double ring of walls, the outer was six feet thick and the inner wall was twelve feet thick. Timbers were laid across these supporting houses on the walls. Since Jericho was built on a hill, it could be taken only by mounting a steep incline, which put any enemies at a great disadvantage. Building ramparts would have taken many weeks, or it would often take a siege of several months to make a city surrender through starvation.
Israel had encircled the city. How did the wall fall down? ______
If every man went straight ahead into the city, what does that tell us? ______
Some critics have tried to explain this away as merely a weakening of soil in the area by the marching of people which resulted in an earthquake as the final noise was made. What do you think?
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What was destroyed as Israel took Jericho? v. 21______
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Who was sent to bring Rahab? ______Why them? ______
Where were Rahab and her family settled? ______
Why there? Se Lev. 13:46 ______
What was the final destruction of the city? ______
All the metal objects had been secured for the ______
Perhaps when Joshua was looking back over the destruction of Jericho, their first victory in the Promised Land, and considering what the LORD had accomplished there, Joshua made the people take an oath. Who was cursed before the LORD? ______
Did that happen? See 1 Kings 16:33-34
Who rebuilt Jericho? ______
What happened when the foundation was laid?______What happened when the gates were set up? ______
Why did this happen? ______
Who was King over Israel (northern kingdom) at that time______
He ruled from 874-853 BC ...... over 500 years after the fall of Jericho.
Peoples of Canaan There are many Scriptures which refer to the various peoples who lived in and around the Promised Land, sometimes simply referred to as the "ites". The following list may be helpful as we learn about Joshua's encounters with them.
AmalekitesDescendants of Amalek, the firstborn of Esau (Gen. 36:12)
who lived South of Canaan in the Negev.
AmmonitesDescendants of Ammon, the grandson of Lot by his youngest daughter (Gen. 19:38)
who lived east of the Jordan River and north of Moab.
AmoritesA general term for inhabitants of Canaan, but especially for the descendants of Canaan
who lived in the hill country on both sides of the Jordan river
CanaanitesDescendants of Canaan, son of Ham and grandson of Noah (Gen. 10:15-18)
EdomitesDescendants of Esau
who lived southeast of Canaan in Seir (Gen. 25:30)
GebalitesResidents of a seaport later known as Babylos
about 20 miles north of modern Beirut (Joshua 13:5)
GeshuritesPeople living in Geshur, east of the Jordan river and South of Syria (Joshua 12:5)
GibeonitesPeople living in Gibeon and the surrounding area (Joshua 9:17)
GirgashitesDescendants of Canaan who did not have a specific geographical location.
GirzitesPeople living in the northwest part of the Negev. Destroyed by David (1 Sam. 27:8-9)
HittitesOriginally from Syria, they were immigrants to central Canaan (Ex. 23:23, Joshua 1:4)
HivitesDescendants of Canaan who lived in the northern part of the land.
HoritesPeople of an unknown origin who lived in Edom and were destroyed by Esau's
descendants (Deut. 2:22)
JebusitesDescendants of Canaan
who lived in the hill country around Jerusalem (Gen. 15:21; Ex. 3:8)
KenitesA Midianite people originally from the Gulf of Aquabah (1 Sam. 27:20)
MoabitesDescendants of Moab, the grandson of Lot by his eldest daughter (Gen. 19:37)
who lived east of the Dead Sea
PerizzitesExact linage is uncertain but not descendants of Canaan
who lived in the general population of Canaan
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