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The Book of JoshuaTo Canaans Land Im On My
Way
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Book of Joshua in the Old Testament
Law (5) Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy History (12) Joshua Judges Ruth 12 Samuel 12 Kings 12 Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Esther Wisdom (5) Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Solomon Prophecy (17) Major Prophets Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations Ezekiel Daniel Minor Prophets Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
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Joshua Among the Twelve

• Joshua the possession of a nation
• Judges and Ruth the oppression of a nation
• 1 and 2 Samuel the stabilization and expansion
  of a nation
• 1 and 2 Kings the glorification and
  deterioration of a nation

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Joshua Among the Twelve

• 1 and 2 Chronicles the preparation and
  destruction of the temple
• Ezra the reconstruction of the temple
• Nehemiah the reconstruction of the city
• Esther the protection of the people

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Time Period in OT History

• Creation
• The Flood
• Patriarchs
• Bondage in Egypt
• Wilderness Wanderings
• 1405 1390 B.C. Conquest of Canaan (Joshua)
• Period of the Judges
• United Kingdom
• Divided Kingdom
• Captivity and Exile
• Return and Restoration

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Book Background

• Title Joshua (Heb. Hoshea or Yeshua) means
  salvation (Num. 138,16 Deut. 3244)
• Authorship Tradition assigns this book to Joshua
  (Josh. 2426)
• Date 1405 1390 B.C.
• Audience The Israelites who made it through the
  wilderness and committed to follow the Lord
  (Josh. 2416-18)

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Outline of the Book

• The Conquest of Canaan (Joshua 1-12)
• Conquest prepared (Joshua 1-5)
• Conquest carried out (Joshua 6-12)
• The Division of Canaan (Joshua 13-24)
• Division east of the Jordan (13)
• Division west of the Jordan (14-19)
• Division of the cities (21-22)
• Division conditions and reminders (22-24)

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Keys to the Book

• Key verses 12-3 1123 2314
• Key word conquer (1040 121) and divide
  (137 145 182,5,10)

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Time and Location of Events

• About 15 years
• Israel on the plains of Moab at Shittim
  (11 -224 see 21 and 31)
• Israel in the land of Canaan (31 2433)

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Time and Location of Events
Reference Location Event Date
Joshua 11 (Deut. 348) Shittim Death of Moses 30 days 1405 B.C.
Joshua 419 510 Jordan River Entering Canaan 1 month 1405 B.C.
Joshua 147,10 Gilgal Land Conquered 7 years 1398 B.C.
Joshua 131-1951 Gilgal Land Divided 8 years 1390 B.C.
Total 15 years