PROLOGUE — Looking Back Across 24 Chapters
From the miracle of crossing the Jordan to the final covenant renewal at Shechem, we’ve walked through the entire book of Joshua together. Conquest and division, bold faith and incomplete obedience — how much do you remember? Twenty questions, arranged in order of difficulty.
PART 1: The Basics (Easy)
Q1. What command did Joshua hear from God three times in a row?
① Be silent ② Be strong and of good courage ③ Repent ④ Pray
Q2. What was the name of the foreign woman who hid the spies at Jericho?
① Ruth ② Deborah ③ Rahab ④ Miriam
Q3. What went ahead of Israel as they crossed the Jordan River?
① Joshua alone ② The ark of the covenant ③ The military vanguard ④ Trumpeters
Q4. How did the walls of Jericho fall?
① Siege weapons ② Ladders ③ Trumpets and the people’s shout ④ An earthquake
Q5. What ceremony did Moses perform on Joshua to establish him as the next leader of Israel?
① Baptism ② Laying on of hands ③ Anointing with oil only ④ Circumcision
PART 2: A Bit Deeper (Medium)
Q6. What was the cause of Israel’s defeat at Ai?
① Insufficient troops ② Achan’s secret sin ③ Unfamiliarity with the terrain ④ Betrayal by Gibeon
Q7. What method did the Gibeonites use to secure a treaty with Israel?
① Direct battle ② Disguising themselves as travelers from a far country with moldy bread and worn-out sandals ③ Bribery ④ Hostage exchange
Q8. In which battle did Joshua pray “Sun, stand thou still”?
① The battle of Jericho ② The battle of Ai ③ The battle against the southern coalition of five kings ④ The battle of Hazor
Q9. Who, at age eighty-five, volunteered for the most difficult region (Hebron)?
① Othniel ② Caleb ③ Phinehas ④ Eleazar
Q10. What was the core purpose of the cities of refuge system?
① To permanently hide a sinner ② To distinguish intentional murder from accidental death ③ To increase housing for Levites ④ To collect taxes
PART 3: The Details (Hard)
Q11. Who was the mysterious being Joshua encountered before Jericho?
① The angel Gabriel ② The commander of the LORD’s army ③ The spirit of Moses ④ The ghost of Aaron
Q12. What did Caleb’s daughter Achsah request from her father after marriage?
① More land ② The upper and lower springs ③ Servants ④ Silver and gold
Q13. How many total cities did the tribe of Levi receive within the territory of the other tribes?
① 12 ② 24 ③ 48 ④ 70
Q14. What was the true purpose of the great altar built by the eastern tribes at the riverbank?
① To offer worship ② To serve as evidence that they were part of Israel ③ As a war monument ④ Merely as a border marker
Q15. Where were Joseph’s bones ultimately buried?
① Hebron ② Jerusalem ③ Shechem ④ Shiloh
PART 4: Theological Insight (Advanced)
Q16. Rahab’s faith is explicitly mentioned in which two New Testament books?
① Romans and Galatians ② Hebrews and James ③ 1 Corinthians and 2 Corinthians ④ Matthew and Luke
Q17. The fulfillment declaration in Joshua 21, “not one thing failed,” signifies the completion of a promise first given in which chapter of Genesis?
① The promise to Noah ② The promise to Abraham (Genesis 12) ③ The promise to David ④ The promise to Moses
Q18. Why did Joshua not immediately accept the people’s enthusiastic response (“we will surely not forsake the LORD”), but instead challenge them further?
① Because he distrusted the people ② To emphasize that serving God was never a light decision ③ To stall for time ④ To appoint a different leader
Q19. The pattern repeated throughout Joshua — “could not drive them out… unto this day” — becomes the seed of a spiritual crisis fully developed later in which book?
① Samuel ② Judges ③ Kings ④ Jeremiah
Q20. What does it imply that Joshua closes with the sentence, “Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua”?
① The eternal stability of Israel’s faith ② A hint at the spiritual vulnerability of the next generation ③ A meaningless literary convention ④ Joshua’s own personal perfection
ANSWER KEY
1.② Be strong and of good courage (ch. 1) / 2.③ Rahab / 3.② The ark of the covenant / 4.③ Trumpets and the people’s shout / 5.② Laying on of hands / 6.② Achan’s secret sin / 7.② Disguising as travelers with moldy bread and worn-out sandals / 8.③ The battle against the southern coalition of five kings (ch. 10) / 9.② Caleb / 10.② To distinguish intentional murder from accidental death / 11.② The commander of the LORD’s army (ch. 5) / 12.② The upper and lower springs (ch. 15) / 13.③ 48 (ch. 21) / 14.② To serve as evidence that they were part of Israel (ch. 22) / 15.③ Shechem (ch. 24) / 16.② Hebrews and James / 17.② The promise to Abraham / 18.② To emphasize that serving God was never a light decision / 19.② Judges / 20.② A hint at the spiritual vulnerability of the next generation
SCORING GUIDE
18–20 correct: You sound like you personally crossed the Jordan! You’ve perfectly grasped even the theological depth of Joshua.
13–17 correct: Excellent! You remember the core flow of the conquest and division well.
8–12 correct: A good start. Skim back through the series once more and it’ll all sharpen up.
7 or fewer: That’s alright! Joshua is a vast book intertwining conquest and division. Take your time reading through it again.
CLOSING REFLECTION
What this quiz aimed to reaffirm was that Joshua’s confession — “as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD” — is never completed by a single declaration. It is a choice that must be made anew, every day, every generation.
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