What was the name of Moses’ assistant who became the leader of Israel after Moses died?

• Answer: Joshua
• Verse: Joshua 1:1 – “After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide.”

What did the Lord command Joshua to be?

• Answer: Strong and courageous
• Verse: Joshua 1:6 – “Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them.”

What river did the Israelites cross to enter the Promised Land?

• Answer: The Jordan River
• Verse: Joshua 3:17 – “The priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord stopped in the middle of the Jordan and stood on dry ground, while all Israel passed by until the whole nation had completed the crossing on dry ground.”

What city did the Israelites conquer after crossing the Jordan River?

• Answer: Jericho
• Verse: Joshua 6:20 – “When the trumpets sounded, the army shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the men gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so everyone charged straight in, and they took the city.”

Who hid the Israelite spies sent to Jericho?

• Answer: Rahab
• Verse: Joshua 2:1 – “Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim. ‘Go, look over the land,’ he said, ‘especially Jericho.’ So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.”

What was the sign that Rahab would be spared during the attack on Jericho?

• Answer: A scarlet cord in her window
• Verse: Joshua 2:18 – “unless, when we enter the land, you have tied this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and unless you have brought your father and mother, your brothers and all your family into your house.”

How many times did the Israelites march around Jericho on the seventh day?

• Answer: Seven times
• Verse: Joshua 6:15 – “On the seventh day, they got up at daybreak and marched around the city seven times in the same manner, except that on that day they circled the city seven times.”

What was the first city the Israelites failed to capture after Jericho?

• Answer: Ai
• Verse: Joshua 7:4 – “So about three thousand went up; but they were routed by the men of Ai.”

Why did the Israelites fail to capture Ai initially?

• Answer: Because of Achan’s sin
• Verse: Joshua 7:11 – “Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenant, which I commanded them to keep. They have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen, they have lied, they have put them with their own possessions.”

What did Joshua do when he found out about Achan’s sin?

• Answer: He confronted Achan and Achan confessed
• Verse: Joshua 7:19-20 – “Then Joshua said to Achan, ‘My son, give glory to the Lord, the God of Israel, and honor him. Tell me what you have done; do not hide it from me.’ Achan replied, ‘It is true! I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel. This is what I have done.'”

What was the fate of Achan and his family?

• Answer: They were stoned and burned
• Verse: Joshua 7:25 – “Joshua said, ‘Why have you brought this trouble on us? The Lord will bring trouble on you today.’ Then all Israel stoned him, and after they had stoned the rest, they burned them.”

After dealing with Achan’s sin, what did the Israelites do next?

• Answer: They successfully captured Ai
• Verse: Joshua 8:1 – “Then the Lord said to Joshua, ‘Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Take the whole army with you, and go up and attack Ai. For I have delivered into your hands the king of Ai, his people, his city and his land.'”

How did the Gibeonites deceive Joshua and the Israelites?

• Answer: They pretended to be from a distant country
• Verse: Joshua 9:4 – “they resorted to a ruse: They went as a delegation whose donkeys were loaded with worn-out sacks and old wineskins, cracked and mended.”

What did Joshua do when he found out about the Gibeonites’ deception?

• Answer: He made them woodcutters and water carriers
• Verse: Joshua 9:27 – “That day he made the Gibeonites woodcutters and water carriers for the assembly, to provide for the needs of the altar of the Lord at the place the Lord would choose. And that is what they are to this day.”

What miraculous event occurred during the battle with the Amorite kings?

• Answer: The sun stood still
• Verse: Joshua 10:13 – “So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till the nation avenged itself on its enemies, as it is written in the Book of Jashar. The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.”

How many kings did Joshua and the Israelites defeat on the west side of the Jordan?

• Answer: 31 kings
• Verse: Joshua 12:24 – “the king of Tirzah, one; thirty-one kings in all.”

Which tribe received no inheritance of land?

• Answer: The tribe of Levi
• Verse: Joshua 13:33 – “But to the tribe of Levi, Moses had given no inheritance; the Lord, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, as he promised them.”

What did Caleb request from Joshua as his inheritance?

• Answer: Hebron
• Verse: Joshua 14:12 – “Now give me this hill country that the Lord promised me that day. You yourself heard then that the Anakites were there and their cities were large and fortified, but, the Lord helping me, I will drive them out just as he said.”

What city became the inheritance of Joshua?

• Answer: Timnath Serah
• Verse: Joshua 19:50 – “as the Lord had commanded. They gave him the town he asked for—Timnath Serah in the hill country of Ephraim. And he built up the town and settled there.”

Where did the Israelites set up the tabernacle after entering the Promised Land?

• Answer: Shiloh
• Verse: Joshua 18:1 – “The whole assembly of the Israelites gathered at Shiloh and set up the tent of meeting there. The country was brought under their control.”

What was the purpose of the cities of refuge?

• Answer: To provide a place for someone who accidentally killed another person to flee to
• Verse: Joshua 20:2-3 – “Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses, so that anyone who kills a person accidentally and unintentionally may flee there and find protection from the avenger of blood.”

How many cities of refuge were designated?

• Answer: Six
• Verse: Joshua 20:7-8 – “So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah. East of the Jordan (on the other side from Jericho) they designated Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau in the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead in the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan in the tribe of Manasseh.”

Who was the high priest during the time of Joshua?

• Answer: Eleazar
• Verse: Joshua 14:1 – “Now these are the areas the Israelites received as an inheritance in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun and the heads of the tribal clans of Israel allotted to them.”

What did Joshua build on Mount Ebal?

• Answer: An altar to the Lord
• Verse: Joshua 8:30 – “Then Joshua built on Mount Ebal an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel.”

How old was Joshua when he died?

• Answer: 110 years old
• Verse: Joshua 24:29 – “After these things, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died at the age of a hundred and ten.”

What did Joshua set up as a witness to the covenant at Shechem?

• Answer: A large stone
• Verse: Joshua 24:26-27 – “And Joshua recorded these things in the Book of the Law of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak near the holy place of the Lord. ‘See!’ he said to all the people. ‘This stone will be a witness against us. It has heard all the words the Lord has said to us. It will be a witness against you if you are untrue to your God.'”

What were the Israelites instructed to do with the Canaanite inhabitants?

• Answer: To destroy them completely
• Verse: Joshua 11:12 – “Joshua took all these royal cities and their kings and put them to the sword. He totally destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded.”

What did Rahab have to do to ensure her safety during the attack on Jericho?

• Answer: She had to tie a scarlet cord in the window
• Verse: Joshua 2:18 – “unless, when we enter the land, you have tied this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and unless you have brought your father and mother, your brothers and all your family into your house.”

What did Joshua remind the Israelites about the Lord in his farewell speech?

• Answer: That not one of all the Lord’s good promises had failed
• Verse: Joshua 23:14 – “Now I am about to go the way of all the earth. You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the Lord your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed.”

What choice did Joshua put before the Israelites in his farewell address?

• Answer: To serve the Lord or other gods
• Verse: Joshua 24:15 – “But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”