Israel Receives the Land
Bible Text: Joshua, Judges, Ruth | Joshua
Ch1 “Be strong and courageous.” Joshua assumes command
Ch3 Israel crosses the Jordan River
Ch5 Passover in Canaan and Joshua on holy ground [This sounds a lot like Moses]
Ch6 Jericho
Ch24 Covenant renewed: (v15) “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
Judges
Ch2 Why the Lord raised up judges
Ch3 Othniel, Caleb’s brother
Ch4 Deborah and Barak
Ch6 Gideon: the fleece
Ch7 Gideon: How to work an army down from 32,000 to 300
Ch8 Gideon: oops!
Ch13 Samson: The Nazirite vow
Ch14 Samson: Problems with women and anger
Ch16 Samson: Humbled before God
Ruth
Ch1 “Wherever you go I will go. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God.”
Ch2 If you want to eat, you gotta work. Boaz treats Ruth well.
Ch3 Boaz treats Ruth very well.
Ch4 Boaz treats Ruth very, very well and she has a baby, the grandfather of David.