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Lesson #6 - Battles South And North
Series: No Time For NeutralityLESSON #6 – BATTLES SOUTH AND NORTH
Conquests At Gibeon And Southward / Chapter Ten
1. How did the anti-Israelite league respond to the Gibeonite’s truce treaty? – vs. 5
Who constituted this five-member, anti-Israel pact? – vss. 3 & 5
From whom did the Gibeonites request help? – vs. 6
2. How did Joshua respond to this plea for help? – vs. 7
What was God’s declaration on this matter? – vs. 8
~ How did Jehovah intervene (confounded … hailstones … sun stood still)? –vss. 9-14
What happened at Makkedah? – vs.16-27
~ How were the kings dealt with (initially and eventually)?
3. Trace Israel’s southern campaign. – vss. 28-43
Makkedah … Libnah … Lachish … Eglon … Hebron … Debir … the hill country … the Negev … the lowlands
How successful was this campaign in conquering their opponents? – vs. 40
The Northern Campaign / Chapters Eleven & Twelve
1. Having conquered the central and southern Canaanite strongholds, Joshua now turns his attention northward. – 11:1ff
Josephus estimated this alliance included 300,000 infantry, 20,000 chariots and 10,000 cavalry. – vs. 4
~ Where did they congregate for battle? – vs. 5
- The waters of Merom were located a few miles NW of the Sea of Galiee, about a 5-days march from Gilgal.
~ Wh0 was the ringleader of this pagan federation? – vss.1 & 10
~ Jabin was the King of Hazor (a stronghold twenty-fives larger than Jericho).
2. What assurance of victory did God provide to Israel? – vs. 6
Did the Lord deliver on His promise? – vs. 8
How convincing was Israel’s victory? – vss. 11-12
~ Who’s command was it to utterly destroy the enemy? – cf. Deut.20:16-18
- Why burn the chariots and hamstring the horses? – cf. Ps.20:7
What was done with the spoils of war? – vs. 14 cf. Num.31:11-12
~ Read the summary statement found in 11:16 & 21-23.
~ What singular group sued for peace? – vs. 19
- The Gibeonites were Hivites.
~ Explain vs.20 / it was of the Lord to harden their hearts
3. Who were the Anakim from the southern hill country of Hebron, Debir and Anab? – vs.21
Forty years earlier the twelve spies spoke of these “sons of Anakim”, a people great and tall. cf. Deut.9:2
~ These giants (a.k.a., Emim & Rephaim) struck fear among the Israelites. cf. Num.13:22, 28, 33 and Deut. 2:10-11 & 20-21.
~ In Num.13:33, these giants are spoken of as descendants from the Nephilim (Gen.6:4).
~ All of them were destroyed except those residing in coastal areas of Gaza, Gath and Ashdod. – vs.22
- Goliath, from Gath, was 9½ feet tall. Cf. 1Sam.17:4
4. Chapter twelve provides a list of the kings and kingdoms conquered and destroyed by Israel.
In a geographical region 150 miles (north to south) by 50 miles (east to west), Israel defeated 31 kings.
