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Joshua

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I.  Entering into the good land1:1-5:15A.  God's commission1:1-18
1.  God's charge, promise, and encouragement to Joshua—vv. 1-9
2.  Joshua's charge to the people—vv. 10-15
3.  The people's response to Joshua—vv. 16-18
B.  Spying out the land2:1-24
1.  Joshua's sending of the two spiesv. 1a
2.  Jehovah's providing of Rahab the harlot—vv. 1b-22
3.  The two spies' return and report—vv. 23-24
C.  Crossing the river Jordan3:1-4:24D.  Preparation before the attack5:1-15
1.  The reaction of the kings of the Amorites and the Canaanitesv. 1
2.  The circumcision of the new Israel—vv. 2-9
3.  The keeping of the Passoverv. 10
4.  The eating of the produce of the promised land—vv. 11-12
5.  The vision seen by Joshua—vv. 13-15
II.  Taking possession of the good land6:1-12:24A.  The destruction of Jericho6:1-27B.  The destruction of Ai7:1-8:35
1.  The defeat at Ai7:1-26
2.  The victory over Ai8:1-29
3.  Joshua's recording and reading of the law to the people of Israel8:30-35
C.  The saving of Gibeon9:1-27D.  The destruction of all the rest of the nations in the hill country and the lowland west of the Jordan and on all the shore of the Great Sea10:1-12:24
1.  The destruction of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon10:1-27
2.  The destruction of the thirty-one kings of the thirty-one nations in the hill country and the lowland west of the Jordan and of Heshbon under King Sihon and Bashan under King Og east of the Jordan10:28-12:24
III.  Allotting the good land13:1-22:34A.  The land remaining to be possessed13:1-7B.  The land east of the Jordan allotted to the two and a half tribes by Moses13:8-14:3aC.  No land allotted to the tribe of Levi14:3b-5D.  The land allotted to the tribe of Judah14:6-15:63E.  The land allotted to the tribe of Joseph16:1-17:18
1.  From Jericho to Bethel and to the sea16:1-4
2.  The land allotted to the children of Ephraim, the second son of Joseph16:5-10
3.  The land allotted to Manasseh, the firstborn of Joseph17:1-18
F.  The land to be allotted to the rest of the seven tribes18:1-19:51
1.  Joshua's preparations for allotting and dividing the land unto the seven tribes18:1-10
2.  The land allotted to the tribe of Benjamin18:11-28
3.  The land allotted to the tribe of Simeon19:1-9
4.  The land allotted to the tribe of Zebulun19:10-16
5.  The land allotted to the tribe of Issachar19:17-23
6.  The land allotted to the tribe of Asher19:24-31
7.  The land allotted to the tribe of Naphtali19:32-39
8.  The land allotted to the tribe of Dan19:40-48
9.  The inheritance given to Joshua19:49-51
G.  The cities of refuge20:1-9
1.  For the manslayer who kills a person by mistake and unwittingly—vv. 1-6
2.  Three in Canaan, west of the Jordanv. 7
3.  Three in the land east of the Jordan—vv. 8-9
H.  The cities with their pasture lands allotted to the Levites21:1-42
1.  Claimed by them at Shiloh and given to them by lot—vv. 1-7
2.  To the children of Aaron, one of the families of the Kohathites—vv. 8-19
3.  To the rest of the children of Kohath—vv. 20-26
4.  To the children of Gershon—vv. 27-33
5.  To the children of Merari—vv. 34-42
I.  The fulfillment of Jehovah's promise to the fathers of Israel21:43-35J.  The return of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh to their land east of the Jordan22:1-34IV.  Joshua's departure23:1-24:33A.  Joshua's parting word to the elders, heads, judges, and officers of Israel23:1-16B.  Joshua's parting word to all the tribes of Israel with their elders, heads, judges, and officers24:1-33Outline of Joshua
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