JOSHUA SURVEY OUTLINE

 

Conquest of Canaan

 

Chap

Key Words

Outline

 

1:

PREPARE

I.     Conquest of Palestine

 

 

A.    Preparation for conquest (1:1--2:24)

 

 

1.    Jehovah's commission to Joshua  (1:1-9)

 

 

a.     Promise of the land (1:2-5)

 

 

 (God would not fail him)

 

 

b.     Be strong and of good courage.(1:5-9)

 

 

 (Especially to obey the Law)

 

 

2.     Joshua commands the officers. (1:10,11)

 

 

3.     Joshua's exhortation to tribes east of Jordan.

 

 

 (Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh)

2:

RAHAB

4.     Spying out the land.(2:1-24)

 

 

a.   The spies hidden by Rahab (2:1-7)

 

 

b.   The spies agree to save Rahab (2:8-14)

 

 

c.   The spies escape from Jericho (2:15-21)

 

 

d.   The spies return to Joshua (2:22-24

3:

JORDAN

5.    Jordan crossed. (3:1--4:24)

 

 

 a.    Preparation to cross Jordan (3:1-6)

 

 

 b.    Jehovah speaks to Joshua (3:7,8)

 

 

 c.    Joshua speaks to Israel (3:9-13)

 

 

 d.    Jordan separated (3:14-17)

4:

12 STONES

 e.    Jordan crossed and stones set up (4:1-4:24)

 

 

 f.    Amorites and Canaanites fear (5:1)

5:

CONSECRATION

6.    After crossing Jordan

 

 

a.    Circumcision at Gilgal. (5:2-9)

 

 

b.    Passover observed and manna ceases. (5:10-12)

 

 

c.        Prince of the Host of Jehovah. (5:13-15)

 

 

 

B.    Conquest of the south. (6:1--10:43)

6:

JERICHO

1.    Jericho falls. (6:1-27)

7:

ACHAN

2.    Ai  (chapters 7,8)

 

 

a.     Initial defeat at Ai. (7:)

 

 

 (Theft by Achan exposed as cause)

8:

AI

b.    Ai destroyed (8:1-29)

 

 

c.    Plastered stones with the law set up.(8:30-35)

9:

GIBEONITES

3.    Battle of Beth-haram (9:1--10:43)

 

 

a.    Gibeonite deception to get a treaty. (9:)

10:

LONG DAY

b.    Attack on Gibeon by five kings (10:1-5)

 

 

c.    5 kings defeated.(10:6-15)

 

 

d.    5 kings hiding in cave destroyed. (10:16-27)

 

 

e.    7 cities destroyed.(10:28-43) (Makkedah,

 

 

Libnah, Lachish, Gezer, Eglon, Hebron, Debir)

 

11:

NORTHERN

C.       Conquest of the north. (11:1-23)

 

12:

KINGS

D.    Summary of Conquests (12:1-24)

 

 

1.     Conquests under Moses, East of Jordan (12:1-6)

 

 

 (Sihon and Og, by Moses)

 

 

2.     Conquests under Joshua, West of the Jordan

 

 

 

II.   Division of the land

13:

 

A.       Unconquered  lands (13:1-7)

 

 

EAST

B.    Tribes east of Jordan (13:8-33)

 

 

1.    Introductory statement (13:8-14)

 

 

2.    Reuben (13:15-23)

 

 

3.    Gad (13:24-28)

 

 

4.        Half-tribe of Manasseh (13:29-33)

 

14:

CALEB

C.    Tribes west of Jordan. (14:1-5) 

 

 

1.    Caleb receives Hebron (14:6-15)

15:

JUDAH

2.    Judah's portion. (15:1-63)

16:

EPHRAIM

3.    Ephraim's portion. (16:1-10)

17:

MANASSEH

4.    Manasseh's portion (6 sons).(17:1-18) 

 

 

Daughters of Zelophehad inheritance.(17:1-6)

18:

 

5.    Move to Shiloh.(18:1-10)

 

BENJAMIN

7.    Benjamin's lot.

19:

SIX

8.    Six tribes:

 

 

a.    Simeon (19:1-9)

 

 

b.    Zebulun (19:10-16)

 

 

c.    Issachar (19:17-23)

 

 

                      d.    Asher (19:24-31)

 

 

                      e.    Naphtali (19:32-39)

 

 

                      f.    Dan (19:40-48)

 

 

9.    Joshuah's inheritance (19:49-51)

20:

REFUGE

10.  Six cities of refuge of Levites (20:1-9)

21:

LEVITES

11.  48 Cities of the Levites (21:1-45)

 

 

a.    Kohathites, the priests, sons of Aaron

 

 

b.    Gershonite Levites

 

 

c.    Merarite Levites

 

 

 

III.   Concluding events

22:

RETURN

A.    Return to homes east of Jordan (22:1-9)

 

 

B.    Altar built causing fear that the eastern tribes would rebel (22:10-34)

23:

ADDRESS

C.   Address in old age by Joshua to officers (23:1-16)

24:

FINAL

D.   Final address by Joshua to all Israel (24:1-15)

 

 

E.    People swear loyalty  (24:16-18)

 

 

F.    Stone set up as witness (21:19-28)

 

 

G.    Joshua's death and burial (24:29-33)