15-01
When it was time to enter the Promised Land, what did Joshua do first?
He sent two spies to Jericho.
What did the spies promise to do for Rahab the prostitute?
They promised to protect Rahab and her family when the Israelites destroyed the city.
15-02
How were the Israelites able to cross the Jordan River?
When the priests started to step into the Jordan River, the water stopped flowing.
15-03
How did the Israelites attack Jericho?
They marched around the city once a day for six days.
15-04
What did the Israelites do to Jericho on the seventh day?
On the seventh day, they marched around the city seven more times. After they marched around the city for the last time, the priests blew their trumpets and the soldiers shouted.
15-05
What happened when the soldiers shouted and the priests blew trumpets?
The walls of Jericho fell down so the Israelites could destroy everything in the city.
What happened to Rahab and her family?
They were not killed, and they became part of the Israelites.
15-06
How did the Gibeonites trick the Israelites into making a peace treaty with them?
They said they were from a place far from Canaan.
Why did Joshua and the Israelites not know the Gibeonites were lying?
They did not ask God.
15-07
Why did the Israelites keep the peace treaty and defend the Gibeonites?
They did not kill them because the Israelites had made a promise before God.
15-09
How else did God fight for the Israelites against the Amorites?
He confused the Amorites and sent large hailstones on them.
15-10
How else did God fight for the Israelites against the Amorites?
He caused the sun to stay in one place so the Israelites had enough time to completely defeat them.
15-11
What did Joshua and the Israelites do to the other Canaanite people groups who attacked them?
Joshua and the Israelites destroyed them.
15-12
What did each tribe of Israel receive?
God gave each of the 12 tribes of Israel its own section of the Promised Land.
15-13
Why did Joshua call the Israelites together when he was old?
He called them together to remind them of their obligation to obey the covenant that God had made with them.
How did the Israelites answer Joshua?
They promised to remain faithful to God and to follow his laws.