Joshua Quiz Flashcards
What river do the Israelites pass over to enter the promised land?
The Jordan
Which tribes will dwell outside the promised land, yet whose men are called by Joshua to help Israel take the promised land?
The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the tribe of Manasseh
How many spies does Joshua send
2
Where does Rahab direct the spies to flee to? How long are they to remain there?
The hills for three days
What sign is Rahab to give the spies when they return with the Israelites?
She is to hang a scarlet cord out her window
Where does Israel set out from before entering the Land?
Shittim
What sign lets the people in the camp know they are to set out from the camp into the Land?
The Ark of the Covenant will be carried before them
What does God command the Levites to do with the ark when they apraoch the Jordan?
They are to stand still in the water
What does God do to the Jordan to allow Israel to pass?
He stops the flow of the river
Where does the Jordan stop flowing?
At the city of Adam
What do the twelve men from the tribe to to memorialize the passing through the Jordan?
They build a memorial of twelve stones in the place where the Levites stood in the water with the ark
What follows the people when they cross the river?
The Ark
What tribes pass over the river first?
Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh
Where does Israel camp after crossing the river?
Gilgal
Where are the twelve stones set up the second time?
at Gilgal
What does Joshua do “a second time” after crossing the river? Why?
He circumcises the males of Israel, for those born in the wilderness had not been circumcised
Where are the Israelites circumcised?
Gibeath-Haaraloth
What festival do the Israelites celebrate at Gilgal?
The passover
What ceases to come to Israel follwing the first passover in the land?
The Manna
What does the commander of the Lord’s army call Joshua to do by Jericho?
To remove his sandals, for the place he is standing is holy ground.
Joshua and the people walked around Jericho carrying ____ and _____.
seven ram’s horns and the ark of the covenant
The people marching around Israel did not make a sound with their voices until ___
the seventh day
treasure from the seige of jericho is to go to
the treasury of the LORD
Where were Rahab’s relatives placed when taken from Jericho?
Outside the camp
Who took dome of that which was devoted to the ban?
Achan
Which people defeat the Israelites following Jericho?
the people of Ai
Why did God give Israel over in battle to the people of Ai?
Because of Achan’s sin
You cannot stand before your enemies until you take away the ________ from among you
devoted things
