Outline 1. Entering the Promised Land ( 1:1–5:15 ) a. Joshua Takes Charge ( 1:1–18 ) b. Rahab and the Spies ( 2:1–24 ) c. The Crossing of the Jordan ( 3:1–4:24 ) d. The Circumcision and Passover at Gilgal ( 5:1–12 ) e. The Commander of the LORD’s Army ( 5:13–15 ) 2. The Conquest of the Promised Land ( 6:1–12:24 ) a. The Initial Battles ( 6:1–8:35 ) i. The Battle of Jericho ( 6:1–27 ) ii. The Battle of Ai ( 7:1–8:29 ) 1. The Defeat at Ai ( 7:1–15 ) 2. The Sin of Achan ( 7:16–26 ) 3. The Conquest of Ai ( 8:1–29 ) iii. Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim ( 8:30–35 ) b. The Conquest of the South ( 9:1–10:43 ) i. The Gibeonites ( 9:1–27 ) ii. The Battle of Beth-horon ( 10:1–28 ) 1. The Five Kings Assemble Against Joshua ( 10:1–5 ) 2. The Day the Sun Stood Still ( 10:6–15 ) 3. The Victory at Makkedah ( 10:16–28 ) iii. Conquest of the Southern Cities ( 10:29–43 ) c. Conquest of the Northern Cities ( 11:1–15 ) d. Joshua Takes the Whole Land ( 11:16–23 ) e. The Defeated Kings ( 12:1–24 ) i. The Kings East of the Jordan ( 12:1–6 ) ii. The Kings West of the Jordan ( 12:7–24 ) 3. The Distribution of the Promised Land ( 13:1–21:45 ) a. Lands Yet Unconquered ( 13:1–7 ) b. The Inheritance East of the Jordan ( 13:8–33 ) i. Lands East of the Jordan ( 13:8–14 ) ii. Reuben’s Inheritance ( 13:15–23 ) iii. Gad’s Inheritance ( 13:24–28 ) iv. Manasseh’s Eastern Inheritance ( 13:29–33 ) c. The Inheritance West of the Jordan ( 14:1–19:51 ) i. Introduction ( 14:1–5 ) ii. Caleb Requests Hebron ( 14:6–15 ) iii. Judah’s Inheritance ( 15:1–63 ) 1. The Land ( 15:1–12 ) 2. Caleb’s Portion and Conquest ( 15:13–19 ) 3. The Cities of Judah ( 15:20–63 ) iv. Joseph’s Sons’ Inheritance ( 16:1–17:18 ) 1. Ephraim’s Inheritance ( 16:1–10 ) 2. Manasseh’s Western Inheritance ( 17:1–18 ) v. The Rest of the Tribes Receive Their Inheritance ( 18:1–19:48 ) 1. Distribution from Shiloh ( 18:1–10 ) 2. Benjamin’s Inheritance ( 18:11–28 ) 3. Simeon’s Inheritance ( 19:1–9 ) 4. Zebulun’s Inheritance ( 19:10–16 ) 5. Issachar’s Inheritance ( 19:17–23 ) 6. Asher’s Inheritance ( 19:24–31 ) 7. Naphtali’s Inheritance ( 19:32–39 ) 8. Dan’s Inheritance ( 19:40–48 ) vi. Joshua’s Inheritance ( 19:49–51 ) d. The Levite’s Inheritance ( 20:1—21:45 ) i. The Six Cities of Refuge ( 20:1–9 ) ii. The Forty-Eight Cities of the Levites ( 21:1–45 ) 4. Epilogue: Settling in the Land ( 22:1—24:33 ) a. The Eastern Tribes Return Home ( 22:1–8 ) b. The Altar of Witness ( 22:9–33 ) c. Joshua's Charge to Leaders ( 23:1–16 ) d. The Covenant at Shechem ( 24:1–28 ) e. The Death and Burial of Joshua ( 24:29–33 ) |