Joshua 1

Joshua 1

by Sharon Moody

​Joshua 1

L2L Bible Bowl

​Joshua 1:1

​1 After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, it came to pass that the Lord spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying:

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1. According to Joshua 1:1, to whom did the Lord speak after the death of Moses?

• A. Joshua

• B. Eleazar

• C. Aaron

• D. Caleb

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2. According to Joshua 1:1, who was Joshua’s father?

• A. Moses

• B. Nun

• C. Jesse

• D. Achan

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3. According to Joshua 1:1, in what role did Nun serve under the leadership of Moses?

• A. Spokesman

• B. General

• C. Assistant

• D Priest

​Joshua 1:2

​² “Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them—the children of Israel.

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4. According to Joshua 1:2, where did the Lord tell Joshua and all the people to go?

• A. Over the Jordan

• B. Beyond the River Euphrates

• C. To Gilgal

• D. To Acacia Grove

​Joshua 1:3

​³ Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses.

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5. According to Joshua 1:3, what did God say that he had given to Joshua and the children of Israel?

• A. The houses of their enemies

• B. Every place that the sole of his foot would tread upon

• C. Vineyards and much livestock

• D. Bread from Heaven

​Joshua 1:4

​⁴ From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the River Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your territory.

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6. According to Joshua 1:4, which of the following is NOT used by the Lord to describe what would be the territory of Israel?

• A. From the wilderness

• B. All the land of the Hittites

• C. From the River Jordan

• D. To the Great Sea

​Joshua 1:5

​ ⁵ No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you.

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7. According to Joshua 1:5, who would be able to stand before Joshua?

• A. No king in the land

• B. Eleazar the priest

• C. No man

• D. No Canaanite

​Joshua 1:6

​⁶ Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.

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8. According to Joshua 1:6, what had the Lord sworn to their fathers to give them?

• A. Many blessings

• B. The land

• C. Descendants as the stars of heaven

• D. Protection from their enemies

​Joshua 1:7

​⁷ Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go.

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9. According to Joshua 1:7, what did God tell Joshua NOT to do regarding the law which Moses commanded them?

• A. Turn from it

• B. Desecrate it

• C. Violate it

• D. Fail to remember it

​Joshua 1:8

​⁸ This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

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10. According to Joshua 1:8, what did God say should not depart from Joshua’s mouth?

• A. The song of Moses

• B. The Book of the Law

• C. Manna from Heaven

• D. Praises to God

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11. According to Joshua 1:8, how often was Joshua to meditate in the Book of the Law?

• A. Every day

• B. Every Sabbath day

• C. Forever

• D. Day and night

Joshua 1:9

​⁹ Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

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12. According to Joshua 1:9, what had the Lord commanded Joshua?

• A. Be strong

• B. Be of good courage

• C. Do not be afraid

• D. All of the above

​Joshua 1:10-11

​¹⁰ Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, ¹¹ “Pass through the camp and command the people, saying, ‘Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within three days you will cross over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess.’ ”

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13. According to Joshua 1:10-11, whom did Joshua command to pass through the camp?

• A. Twelve men whom he had appointed

• B. Eleazar

• C. The priests

• D. The officers of the people

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14. According to Joshua 1:11, what did Joshua want the people to do before crossing over the Jordan?

• A. Offer sacrifices to the Lord

• B. Pack up their tents

• C. Arm themselves

• D. Prepare provisions for themselves

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15. According to Joshua 1:11, within how many days did Joshua command the officers to tell the people that they would cross over the Jordan?

• A. One

• B. Two

• C. Three

• D. Many

​Joshua 1:12-15

​¹² And to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh Joshua spoke, saying, ¹³ “Remember the word which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying, ‘The Lord your God is giving you rest and is giving you this land.’ ¹⁴ Your wives, your little ones, and your livestock shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan. But you shall ^[d]pass before your brethren armed, all your mighty men of valor, and help them, ¹⁵ until the Lord has given your brethren rest, as He gave you, and they also have taken possession of the land which the Lord your God is giving them. Then you shall return to the land of your possession and enjoy it, which Moses the Lord’s servant gave you on this side of the Jordan toward the sunrise.”

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19. According to Joshua 1:14, who from the three tribes who received land on the east side of the Jordan were to cross over the Jordan?

• A. Their families

• B. Their mighty men of valor

• C. The young men

• D. The women

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16. According to Joshua 1:12-15, which of the following list of tribes did NOT receive land on the east side of the Jordan?

• A. Gad

• B. Ephraim

• C. Manasseh

• D. Reuben

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17. According to Joshua 1:13, when addressing the tribes who received land on the east side of the Jordan, how did Joshua describe Moses?

• A. Father

• B. The prophet

• C. The lawgiver

• D. The servant of the Lord

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18. According to Joshua 1:13, what did Joshua say that God was giving the three tribes who received land on the east side of the Jordan?

• A. Blessings

• B. Turmoil

• C. Rest

• D. Many children

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20. According to Joshua 1:15, when did Joshua say the three tribes possessing land east of the Jordan could return to their land?

• A. When the Lord had given their brethren rest

• B. After seven days

• C. When their brethren had taken possession of the land

• D. Both A and C

​Joshua 1:16

​¹⁶ So they answered Joshua, saying, “All that you command us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go.

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21. According to Joshua 1:16, in response to Joshua, what did the people say that they would do?

• A. All that Joshua commanded

• B. Cross over the Jordan

• C. Worship the Lord

• D. Fight against Jericho

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22. According to Joshua 1:16, in response to Joshua, where did the people say that they would go?

• A. To Jericho

• B. Over the Jordan

• C. To Gilgal

• D. Wherever Joshua sent them

​Joshua 1:17

​¹⁷ Just as we heeded Moses in all things, so we will heed you. Only the Lord your God be with you, as He was with Moses.

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23. According to Joshua 1:17, whom did the people say they had heeded in all things?

• A. Aaron

• B. Nun

• C. Eleazar

• D. Moses

​Joshua 1:18

​¹⁸ Whoever rebels against your command and does not heed your words, in all that you command him, shall be put to death. Only be strong and of good courage.

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24. According to Joshua 1:18, what did the people say would be the punishment for whoever rebelled against Joshua’s command?

• A. They would be cut off from the people

• B. They would be cut off from the Lord

• C. They would be put to death

• D. They would not receive an inheritance in the land

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25. In Joshua chapter 1, how many times did God tell Joshua to “be strong and of good courage”?

• A. One

• B. Two

• C. Three

• D. Four