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JOSHUA

OUTLINE

by Ray Shelton

 

JOSHUA – named for the book’s principal character – “Jehovah saves”

I.  The Conquest of the Land (1:1–12:24)


A.  Entrance into Canaan (1:1–4:24)

1.  Joshua’s divine commission (1:1-9)

2.  Preparation to cross the Jordon (1:10-18)

3.  Two spies sent to Jericho (2:1-24)

4.  The crossing of the Jordon (3:1-17)

5.  Memorials (4:1-24)


B.  Defeat of the Canaanites (5:1–12:24)


1.  Preparation for the conquest (5:1-15)


2.  Central campaign (6:1–8:35)

a.  Capture of Jericho (6:1-27)

b.  Failure at Ai (7:1-26)

c.  Capture of Ai (8:1-29)

d.  Reading of the Law (8:30-35)


3.  Southern Campaign (9:1–10:43)

a.  The alliance with the Gibeonites (9:1-27)

b.  The battle of Gibeon (10:1-14)

c.  Conquest of southern Canaan (10:15-43)


4.  Northern Campaign (11:1-15)

5.  Summary of the campaigns (11:16–12:24)



II.  The Division of the Land (13:1–22:34)

A.  Plan of division (13:1-7)


B.  Tribal assignments (13:8–19:51)

1.  Assignment to the eastern tribes (13:8-33)

2.  Assignment to the western tribes (14:1–19:51)


C.  Appointment of the cities of refuge (20:1-19)

D.  Appointment of the Levitical cities (21:1-45)

E.  Eastern tribes dismissed to their homes (22:1-34)



III.  The Farewell and Death of Joshua (23:1–24:33)