The Lord Gives Victory to Israel
Joshua 9-12 JS_Ch09_Ch12_L4Q_2026 (1)
Key Verse 11:23
“So Joshua took the entire land, just as the Lord had directed Moses, and he gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal divisions. Then the land had rest from war.”
- How did the Canaanite kings west of the Jordan react when they heard about Joshua’s victory at Ai?(1-2) Why did the Gibeonites not join them, and how did they deceive the Israelites? (3-15) What led Joshua and the Israelites to be deceived? How did all Israelites react when they discovered the truth? (16-21) How did Joshua keep his covenant even after being deceived? (22-27, Ep4:25, 2Co 1:20) What can we learn from the Gibeonites and Joshua?
- Why was the king of Jerusalem alarmed, and how did the five Amorite kings respond? (1-5) How did Joshua respond to the Gibeonites’ plea and how did God counsel him? (6-8) What did Joshua do by faith and How did God fight for Israel? (9-15) How did Joshua and the Israelites completely defeat their enemies? (16-27)
- Describe how Joshua subdued Southern cities.(10:28-43) What made him victorious in every battels? What can we learn here from Joshua, and from God? How did Jabin, King of Hazor, together with Northern kings, respond to Israel’s victories?(1-5) What did God promise? (6) Describe how Joshua and the whole army fought against Northern kings.(7-23) What does the scripture reveal about how Joshua waged the battles?(12,15,20,23,Ex23:20-23, Dt7:1-2) What can we learn about the battles (20), and how God’s people should fight?
- What were Moses’ instructions regarding plunder and the Canaanite people? Why was Israel commanded to deal with the people in this way? What does this tell about the battles?(v20) What does Joshua’s obedience to Moses show about him? Who were the kings the Israelites defeated on the east and west sides of the Jordan? What is the significance of this record? (12:1-24)