Monday Night Bible Study Lesson 15 – Joshua 22
QUESTIONS
Day 1 Review
1. What helped you most from reading the commentary notes?
2. What was the most encouraging part of the lecture?
Day 2 Read Joshua 22:1-5 [Open NIV] [Open NKJV]
3. Make a bullet point list of Joshua’s commendations in verses 1-3 to the Eastern Tribes (Reuben, Gad and ½ tribe of Manasseh).
4. ? Thought Question: What do you learn about the Eastern Tribes from verses 1-3?
5. ? Personal Question: Which of the commendations listed above is most significant to you and why?
6. What did Joshua instruct the Eastern Tribe to do in verses 4-5?
7. ? Thought Question: What was important about Joshua’s instruction recorded in verse 5?
Day 3 Read Joshua 22:6-9 [Open NIV] [Open NKJV]
8. Using verse 8, summarize Joshua’s blessing to the Eastern Tribes as they prepared to return to their homes.
9. ? Thought Question: Why were Joshua’s blessings important to the Eastern Tribes at that time?
10. ? Personal Question: When have you ever offered someone else your blessing? What was important about that circumstance? Be prepared to share this with your discussion group.
11. According to verse 9, who was responsible for giving the Eastern Tribes their land?
12. ? Thought Question: Why is it important to remember when God provides a blessing in your life?
Day 4 Read Joshua 22:10-20 [Open NIV] [Open NKJV]
13. What action taken by the Eastern Tribes made the Western Tribes angry (verses 10-12)?
14. ? Thought Question: What caused the Western Tribes so much anger that they were willing to go to war against the Eastern Tribes? How do verses 18-20 reveal the thought process of the Western Tribes?
15. What was the sin of Peor, according to Numbers 25:1-9?
16. After reading about the sin of Peor, how would you expect the Western Tribes to react toward the Eastern Tribes after building an altar in their land? Explain your answer.
17. ? Personal Question: When have you ever been too quick or “jumped to a conclusion” about someone’s motives or intentions? How could the following verses have helped you from acting so rashly? (Personalize your answer to focus on your heart and actions.)
Proverbs 15:18 –
James 1:19-20 –
Day 5 Read Joshua 22:21-29 [Open NIV] [Open NKJV]
18. How did the Eastern Tribes respond to the accusation of the Western Tribes according to verses 21-25?
19. In verse 24, how did the Eastern Tribes turn the Western Tribes’ accusation back on them?
20. What was the Eastern Tribes’ motivation for building an altar, according to verses26-28?
21. ? Personal Question: When have your good intentions about something been totally misunderstood by someone? How did you respond and how should you have responded?
Day 6 Read Joshua 22:30-34 [Open NIV] [Open NKJV]
22. How did the Western Tribes respond to the Eastern Tribes explanation, in verses 30-31?
23. According to verse 33, what was the outcome of this potentially volatile disagreement between the Eastern and Western Tribes of Israel?
24. ? Personal Question: What did you learn about conflict resolution, from Joshua 22 and how might you apply what you learned to your own life?