Joshua
An overview of every chapter in Joshua, chapter by chapter.
| Chapter | Summary |
|---|---|
| Joshua 1 | God Brings Israel Into the Land of Promise: Joshua Assumes Command in Israel - The Lord’s Charge to Joshua; Joshua’s Charge to Israel and Israel’s Response |
| Joshua 2 | Joshua Sends Spies into Jericho: Rahab Hides Two Israelite Spies; Rahab Asks that Her Family be Spared; The Scarlet Cord Becomes the Sign |
| Joshua 3 | Israel Crosses the Jordan River: Israel Prepares to Cross the Jordan; Joshua Promises a Miracle; Israel Crosses on Dry Ground |
| Joshua 4 | Israel Crosses the Jordan River: Israel Erects Memorials of the Crossing; The Jordan Resumes Its Flow; The Meaning of the Stone Memorials |
| Joshua 5 | Israel Crosses the Jordan River: The Meaning of the Stone Memorials (continued); Israel Reestablishes Covenant Ceremonies: Joshua Circumcises Israel’s Males; Israel Celebrates the First Passover in the Land; The Fall of Jericho: The Lord’s Commander Confronts Joshua |
| Joshua 6 | The Fall of Jericho: God’s Strategy for Taking Jericho; The Israelites Circle Jericho; Jericho Falls on the Seventh Day; Joshua Burns and Curses Jericho |
| Joshua 7 | God Gives Israel Victory: Achan’s Sin, Israel’s Judgement - Achan’s Sin; Ai Defeats the Israelites; Joshua Prays, God Responds; Achan’s Judgment |
| Joshua 8 | The Israelites Defeat Ai: Joshua Lays an Ambush Against Ai; Joshua Captures and Destroys Ai; Joshua Leads Israel in Renewing God’s Covenant |
| Joshua 9 | The Gibeonites Deceive Israel: Joshua meets the Gibeonite Envoys; Israel Sets the Gibeonites to Menial Labor |
| Joshua 10 | Joshua Defeats the Southern Canaanite Coalition: Gibeon Calls on Joshua for Help; The Sun and Moon Stand Still; Joshua Executes the Five Southern Kings; Joshua Destroys the Southern Towns; Summary of the Southern Campaigns |
| Joshua 11 | Joshua Defeats the Northern Canaanite Coalition; Summary of Joshua’s Campaigns |
| Joshua 12 | List of Defeated Canaanite Kings: Kings Defeated East of the Jordan; Kings Defeated West of the Jordan |
| Joshua 13 | Joshua Distributes the Land: The Land Yet to Be Conquered; The Land East of the Jordan: The Land Divided East of the Jordan; An Allotment for the Tribe of Lev; The Land Given to the Tribe of Reuben; The Land Given to the Tribe of Gad; The Land Given to the Half-Tribe of Manasseh |
| Joshua 14 | Caleb’s Inheritance and the Allotment for Judah: The Land Divided West of Jordan; Caleb Requests His Land |
| Joshua 15 | Caleb’s Inheritance and the Allotment for Judah: The Land Given to the Tribe of Judah; The Land Given to Caleb; The Towns Allotted to Judah |
| Joshua 16 | The Western Allotments for Ephraim and Manasseh: The Land Given to Ephraim and West Manasseh; The Land Given to Ephraim |
| Joshua 17 | The Western Allotments for Ephraim and Manasseh: The Land Given to West Manasseh |
| Joshua 18 | The Allotments for the Remaining Seven Tribes: Survey of the Remaining Land; The Land Given to Benjamin; The Towns Given to Benjamin |
| Joshua 19 | The Allotments for the Remaining Seven Tribes; The Land Given to Simeon; The Land Given to Zebulun; The Land Given to Issachar; The Land Given to Asher; The Land Given to Naphtali; The Land Given to Dan; The Land Given to Joshua |
| Joshua 20 | Cities of Refuge and Levitical Cities: The Cities of Refuge |
| Joshua 21 | Cities of Refuge and Levitical Cities: The Towns Given to the Levites |
| Joshua 22 | Joshua Bids Israel Farewell: The Eastern Tribes Return to Their Home - The Easter Tribes Return Home; The Eastern Tribes Build an Altar |
| Joshua 23 | Joshua’s Farewell to Israel: Joshua’s Final Words to israel |
| Joshua 24 | Joshua’s Farewell to Israel: The Lord’s Covenant Renewed; Leaders Buried in the Promised Land |