Summary – Joshua was selected by God to succeed Moses and lead the nation of Israel into the Promised Land of Canaan. The book outlines the conquest and occupation by Israel under his military leadership. God explicitly states that all the inhabitants of the land were to be utterly driven out or destroyed in order to ensure spiritual purity and complete devotion to God by the Israelites.
| Passage | Subject |
| Ch. 1 v 1 to 9 | God’s commission to Joshua |
| Ch. 1 v 10 to 18 | Joshua’s mobilisation for crossing the Jordan |
| Chapter 2 | Mission of the spies |
| Ch. 3 v 1 to 5 v 1 | Crossing of the Jordan |
| Ch. 5 v 2 to 12 | Renewal of circumcision and Passover observance |
| Passage | Subject |
| Ch. 5 v 13 to 6 v 5 | Appearance of the captain of the Lord’s host |
| Ch. 6 v 6 to 8 v 29 | The central campaign |
| Ch. 8 v 30 to 35 | Establishment of Israel’s covenant as the law of the land |
| Chapters 9 & 10 | The southern campaign |
| Ch. 11 v 1 to 15 | The northern campaign |
| Ch. 11 v 16 to 23 | Summary of the conquest |
| Chapter 12 | Appendix: Catalogue of the defeated kings |
| Passage | Subject |
| Ch. 13 v 1 to 6 | God’s command to divide the land |
| Ch. 13 v 7 to 33 | Territory of the tribes east of the Jordan River |
| Chapter 14 | Beginning of the division of Canaan |
| Chapter 15 | Territory of the tribe of Judah |
| Chapters 16 & 17 | Territory of the Joseph tribes |
| Chapters 18 & 19 | Territories of the seven remaining tribes |
| Ch. 20 v 1 to 21 v 42 | Cities of refuge and inheritance of Levi |
| Ch. 21 v 43 to 45 | Summary of the conquest and apportionment |
| Chapter 22 | Appendix: Departure of the tribes east of the Jordan River |
| Passage | Subject |
| Chapter 23 | Joshua’s farewell address to the leaders of Israel |
| Ch. 24 v 1 to 28 | Renewal of the covenant commitment at Shechem |
| Ch. 24 v 29 to 33 | Appendix: Death of Joshua and subsequent conduct of Israel |
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