Joshua 15-17

Observation:

• Read Joshua 15-17 and mark the following words: Joshua, Judah, Joseph, Ephraim, Manasseh, Canaanites, Lord, Moses, possession, inheritance, drive out
• List what you learn from marking the Canaanites in Joshua 16 & 17

Answer the following questions and write the answers in your journal:

• What do you learn about the daughters of Zelophehad in Chapter 17?
• What do you think is the most important phrase you marked once in 16 and once in 17? Why?

Look at Joshua 17:14-18. 

• What is the complaint of the sons of Joseph? 
• What is their concern?
• What is Joshua's response and what do you think about it?
• Do you see any contrast between Caleb's attitude and that of the son's of Joseph

Interpretation

• Which son of Joseph's inheritance is described first? Look at Genesis 48:17-20 and ask yourself if there is a possible connection in the order.
• The Canaanites are listed two other places in Joshua (5:1 and 7:9). Look up these references, mark them, and write what what you learn about the Canaanites from these verses.
• What lesson do you think the Lord has for us in the key repeated phrase "but they did not drive them our completely"
• How do Joshua 16:10 and17:3 compare to Joshua 15:63?

Look up the following verses and note what they say and how they would pertain to the situation in 17:14-18:

• Deuteronomy 20:1-4
• Psalm 20:7
• Proverbs 21:28-31
• Psalm 21:28-31
• Psalm 60:11-12
• Psalm 78:9
• Psalm 105:5

Application: 
What has the Lord shown you this week? Write it down in your journal.