Bible Chapter Summaries Flashcards
Joshua 1
Joshua 1 - Joshua leads Israel; God speaks to Joshua: be strong & courageous; Joshua speaks to Israel; Israel prepares to cross Jordan
Joshua 2
Joshua 2 - Joshua sends two spies to Jericho; Rahab protects the spies; men of Jericho searched for spies; spies return safely to Israel
Joshua 3
Joshua 3 - Israel moves from Shittim to Jordan, prepares to cross Jordan; Israel miraculously crosses Jordan river as water is stopped
Joshua 4
Joshua 4 - Israel sets up 12 stones as a memorial of crossing Jordan; Joshua made great before Israel; Israel camps at Gilgal
Joshua 5
Joshua 5 - Canaanite kings fear Israel; Israelite men circumcised; Passover observed; manna ceases; God’s army’s captain appears to Joshua
Joshua 6
Joshua 6 - Joshua leads Israel becomes famous; Israel marches around Jericho 7 days; Israel destroys Jericho, but Rahab & family saved
Joshua 7
Joshua 7 - Achan takes forbidden possessions from Jericho; 36 Israelites killed during battle at Ai; Achan stoned & burnt by Israel
Joshua 8
Joshua 8 - God commands Joshua to take city of Ai; Joshua leads Israel to capture, ambush and conquer Ai; Joshua builds alter in Mt Ebal
Joshua 9
Joshua 9 - Kings west of Jordan join together to fight Israel; Gibeon deceives, makes treaty with Israel; Gibeon becomes Israel’s servants
Joshua 10
Joshua 10 - Joshua leads Israel in conquering Jerusalem, Jarmuth, Lachish, Eglon, Hebron, Debir & others; sun miraculously stands still
Joshua 11
Joshua 11 - Jabin king of Hazor with many kingdoms in the north fight against Israel; Joshua leads Israel in destroying these kingdoms
Joshua 12
Joshua 12 - List of kingdoms which Israel defeated: first, many on east side of Jordan River, then 31 kings on west side in promised land
Joshua 13
Joshua 13 - Joshua is old; much land remains to be conquered; territories defined for Reuben, Gad & half of Manasseh; Levi inherits no land
Joshua 14
Joshua 14 - Land of Canaan distributed to tribes of Israel; Caleb & children of Judah request & receive from Joshua the mountain of Hebron
Joshua 15
Joshua 15 - Land allocation of tribe of Judah defined; Caleb gives his daughter to Othniel; Caleb gives extra land to his daughter
Joshua 16
Joshua 16 - Land allocation of children of Joseph defined separately for Manasseh & Ephraim; Canaanites in Gezar remain servants of Ephraim
Joshua 17
Joshua 17 - Ephraim’s & Manasseh’s territory defined & expanded; daughters of Zelophehad given land; Israel forces some Canaanites to work
Joshua 18
Joshua 18 - Israel assembles at Shiloh & sets up tabernacle; 7 tribes have no inheritance; remaining land divided; Benjamin’s land defined
Joshua 19
Joshua 19 - Simeon, Zebulun, Issachar, Asher, Naphtali & Dan allocated land; Dan expands; Joshua given inheritance; land division completed
Joshua 20
Joshua 20 - Kadesh, Shechem, Kirjatharba, Bezer, Ramoth & Golan appointed as cities of refuge for manslayers who accidentally kill people
Joshua 21
Joshua 21 - Levites given 48 cities from other tribes as inheritance; LORD gave Israel all promised things; no enemies stood before Israel
Joshua 22
Joshua 22 - Reuben, Gad & half Manasseh return to east side of Jordan, build alter of Ed as a witness; Israel concerned, but later pleased
Joshua 23
Joshua 23 - Israel rests for a long time; Joshua becomes old; Joshua speaks to leaders of Israel regarding following God & consequences
Joshua 24
Joshua 24 - Joshua speaks to Israel to serve God; Israel decides to obey God; Joshua dies; Eleazar dies; Israel continues to serve God