Josua & Judges

Question 1

What is the structure of the whole of Joshua?

Answer 1

Conquering the land (1-12)
Distributing the land
Living in in the land

Question 2

What is the structure of Joshua 1-12?

Answer 2

1. Preparing to conquer (1-5)
2. Dividing and conquering (6-11:15)
3. Recording the conquest (11:16-12:24)

Question 3

What is the structure of Joshua 1-5?

Answer 3

Receiving the commission (1)
Spying out the land (2)
Crossing the Jordan (3-4)
Celebrating the sacraments (5:1-12)
Getting perspective (5:13-15)

Question 4

What is the message of Joshua?

Answer 4

How God is faithful to fulfill his promise through loyalty and love.

Question 5

What is the structure of the whole of the book of Judges?

Answer 5

1. Roots of apostasy (1:1-3:6)
2. The downward spiral (3:7-16:31)
3. The results of apostasy (17:1-21:25)

Question 6

How is the message of Judges broken down?

Answer 6

1. The roots of apostasy
   - from conquest to co-existence
   - from co-existence to apostasy
2. The downward spiral of apostasy
   - from Otheniel to Samson
   - from holy war to civil war
3. The results of apostasy
   - religious chaos
   - moral chaos

Question 7

Otheniel is the epitome of a _________?

Answer 7

True judge

Question 8

Samson is the epitome of ________?

Answer 8

The problem