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Joshua 12–13

Reader: Jeff
Teacher: Daniel Agee [contact]

Thought questions

  • What is the prophecy behind the names listed in chapter 12?
    • Why are the names in a different order than listed a few chapters earlier?
    • What is the significance of the Hebrew meaning of the names?
    • What does this teach us about the possible purpose for all those "boring" lists of names in the Bible?
    • How does the "prophecy list" end?
    • What is the significance of goyim, Hebrew for "nations," in that ending?
  • How old is Yehoshua (Joshua) in chapter 13?
    • How long did it take for him to conquer that portion of the Promised Land?
  • Why did Yehoshua repeat Moshe’s (Moses’) partitioning of the East Bank of the Yordan (Jordan) River for the half tribe of Manassah, Gad and Reuben?
    • Which tribe was Yehoshua from?
    • Which territory did Israel conquer first?
  • What is Yehoshua a type of?
    • According to the prophets (especially Zechariah), what territory will Messiah conquer first upon His return, and what route will He take?
    • What does the taking of Yerikho (Jericho) with trumpets prefigure with the Day of the LORD and the Feast of Trumpets?
  • Why is the territory of Manassah divided?

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