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Joshua: Conquest

  1. Lesson One
    Overview of Joshua (Joshua 1-5)
    23 Activities
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    3 Assessments
  2. Lesson Two
    The Central Campaign (Joshua 6–10:28)
    16 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  3. Lesson Three
    Southern and Northern Campaigns (Joshua 10:29–12:24)
    23 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  4. Lesson Four
    Allotments (Joshua 13–21)
    19 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  5. Lesson Five
    Covenant Renewal (Joshua 22–24)
    14 Activities
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
    |
    1 Assessment

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Joshua: Conquest The Central Campaign (Joshua 6–10:28) In | Workbook: Jericho and Sodom
Lesson 2, Activity 8

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Grab your Workbook Journal!

[Record your answers in the workbook provided at the beginning of this course.]

  1. Do the parallels between the stories of Jericho (Rahab) and Sodom (Lot) surprise you for any reason? If so, explain in your workbook.
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Over the course of this story a couple things have happened. On one hand, Lot (Abraham’s nephew) is contrasted with Rahab, a foreign prostitute. But Hawk points out a deeper connection:

 

The Israelite spies parallel the angelic visitors to Sodom, and Rahab coincides with Lot. However, the traits of the characters in the two stories are reversed. Rahab dictates the course of events and moves the action forward with the same urgency as the angels display at Sodom. Like the angels, she proclaims the deeds of YHWH and dispels the group of citizens who come seeking the visitors. The spies, on the other hand, exhibit traits reminiscent of Lot. They appear passive and powerless throughout their encounter with Rahab.

Altogether these contrasts and parallels are one more reminder that the people of God are not only those related to Abraham, like Lot was, but those who do the will of God and become His agents in a moment of crisis, like Rahab.

Source: L. Daniel Hawk, Joshua, 2000, p. 39.