Summary Author : Joshua Time : 1406 – 1400 B.C. Summary : Joshua was selected by God to succeed Moses and lead the nation into the Promised land. The book outlines the conquest and occupation by Israel under his military leadership. God explicitly states that all the inhabitants of the land were to be utterly driven out or destroyed in order to assure spiritual purity and complete devotion to God. Key verse : "Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve . . . But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord." (24:15) Main people : Joshua, Rahab.

Outline of Joshua 1. Entrance into the promised land 1:1 – 5:12 a) Exhortations to conquer 1:1–18 b) Reconnaissance of Jericho 2:1–24 c) Crossing the Jordan 3:1–51 d) Consecration at Gilgal 5:2–12 2. Conquest of the promised land 5:13 – 12:24 a) Initial battles 5:13 – 8:35 b) Southern Campaign 9:1 – 10:43 c) The Northern Campaign 11:1–23 d) Catalogue of the defeated kings 12:1–24 3. Distribution of the promised land 13:1 – 21:45 a) Areas yet to be conquered 13:1–7 b) Territory of the tribes east of the Jordan River 13:8–33 c) Territory for Judah and Joseph tribes given at Gilgal 14:1 – 17:18 d) Territories of the remaining tribes given at Shiloh 18:1 – 19:51 e) Cities for Levites 20:1 – 21:45 4. Tribal unity and loyalty to the Lord 22:1 – 24:33 a) Departure of the tribes east of the Jordan River 22:1–34 b) Joshua’s farewell address to the leaders of Israel 23:1–16 c) Renewal of the covenant commitment at Shechem 24:1–28 d) Death of Joshua 24:29–33 (RH)

Author – Joshua
Time – 1460 – 1420 B.C.

Summary – Joshua was selected by God to succeed Moses and lead the nation of Israel into the Promised Land of Canaan. The book outlines the conquest and occupation by Israel under his military leadership. God explicitly states that all the inhabitants of the land were to be utterly driven out or destroyed in order to ensure spiritual purity and complete devotion to God by the Israelites.