Read Joshua Ch. 5 and Ch. 6 in a couple of different translations. Get the translation that you use the most often and then use the Amplified and the Message.
Summarize what happened in Chapter 5
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What did the Amorite and Canaanite Kings hear about the GOD of the people of Israel?
What was their reaction to what they heard?
How long were the people of Israel in the wilderness and why?
What was the reproach of Egypt that the LORD rolled away from them?
What was the name of the place where the LORD rolled the reproach of Egypt from them? Where else in scripture is this place mentioned? List the references.
In chapter 6, describe the city of Jericho?
Where was Joshua when he saw a man with a sword drawn?
Who was the man do you suppose that Joshua saw and what is the title given to this man?
Fill in the blank.
Joshua 5:15 Amplified
And the _________ of the_______________ host said to Joshua, Loose your shoes from off your feet, for the place you are standing is __________. And Joshua did so.
Could this have been this same location as when Moses saw the LORD in the burning bush in Exodus 3:5?
What does the LORD say to Joshua in chapter 6?
Who was to carry the Ark of the LORD and the trumpets of ram’s horns?
How many times did Israel march around the city of Jericho in a day and what was significant about the seventh day?
Whose household was saved after the destruction of the city and why?
Where else is this household mentioned in the scripture and why was the woman’s name mentioned?
Do you think that it is possible that while the men of war and the priests marched around Jericho that were in prayer to the LORD of Hosts as well?
How is the fall of Jericho an example of prayer and obedience to the LORD?
What are the lessons that you can take away from this and apply in your own life?
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