OUTLINE OF JOSHUA

JOSHUA - named for the book's principal character - "Jehovah saves"

1. The Conquest of the Land (1:1--12:24)
   
   1. Entrance into Canaan (1:1--4:24)
      
      1. Joshua's divine commission (1:1-9)
         
      2. Preparation to cross the Jordon (1:10-18)
         
      3. Two spies sent to Jericho (2:1-24)
         
      4. The crossing of the Jordon (3:1-17)
         
      5. Memorials (4:1-24)
      
      
   2. Defeat of the Canaanites (5:1--12:24)
      
      1. Preparation for the conquest (5:1-15)
         
      2. Central campaign (6:1--8:35)
         
         1. Capture of Jericho (6:1-27)
            
         2. Failure at Ai (7:1-26)
            
         3. Capture of Ai (8:1-29)
            
         4. Reading of the Law (8:30-35)
         
         
      3. Southern Campaign (9:1--10:43)
         
         1. The alliance with the Gibeonites (9:1-27)
            
         2. The battle of Gibeon (10:1-14)
            
         3. Conquest of southern Canaan (10:15-43)
         
         
      4. Northern Campaign (11:1-15)
         
      5. Summary of the campaigns (11:16--12:24)
   
   
2. The Division of the Land (13:1--22:34)
   
   1. Plan of division (13:1-7)
      
   2. Tribal assignments (13:8--19:51)
      
      1. Assignment to the eastern tribes (13:8-33)
         
      2. Assignment to the western tribes (14:1--19:51)
      
      
   3. Appointment of the cities of refuge (20:1-19)
      
   4. Appointment of the Levitical cities (21:1-45)
      
   5. Eastern tribes dismissed to their homes (22:1-34)
   
   
3. The Farewell and Death of Joshua (23:1--24:33)