1) Focus here is on _________ _________, books based upon the book of _________.

2) The book of Deuteronomy is set in the time just before the arrival of the _______ in _________ in about 1250 BCE.

3)The book of ________ portrays a picture of a united Israel all _______ tribes marching to war in order to conquer various territories in Canaan

#4 The book of_______ paints a more realistic picture-a slow period of settlement, marked by individual_______ engaging in warfare.

#5 There are several important themes in both books: 1. The people are to trust God who continually calls them to________ and ________ 2. The __________________________ are entitled to the land that God will give them. 3. Obtaining the land was very important to the _________ identity as a ________________ and was at the basis for the unduly bloody scenes depicted in Joshua & Judges.

#6 The book of Joshua depicts_______ ______ and the book of Judges depicts ____________ __________

#7 The six biblical books that are part of Deuteronomic History are: Joshua, Judges,______________ l&2_________

#8 Deuteronomic History Is called this because the ____ books contain both theological Perspectives and actual phrases that have their roots in the book of___________

#9 The books of Joshua and Judges were written after the fall and destruction of _______________________in ___________BCE.

#10 Joshua is an important _______________figure between life in Egypt and life In the _______________ _____.

#11 Joshua is a variation of the name ______ means God or _________

#12 Joshua symbolizes a new - who led the Israelites across the river _____________and into the Promised Land.

#13 Personalities and events of the settlement Include: Joshua, _________ ,_________, and the destruction of the walls.

#14 Rahab would have little reason to be loyal to the inhabitants of Jericho because as a ________ she was likely ________ by men of the city and ________ by the women.

#15 Rahab is a __________character in the fall of Jericho. She risked her life to help the Israelite spies. For her assistance, she and her family _____________ whenthe Israelites destroyed the city.

#16 The law of Moses offered _______and _______ _________to native Canaanites like Rahab. They were not used to this under an elitist system of government and society.

#17 The destruction of the walls and the ________the fall of Jericho might serve as a reminder to the Chosen People to ____________ in God over their own strength and abilities.

#18 _______was a major part of the ciperlence of the Israelites. Remember, they were located in the ____________between Egypt and___________

#19 __________ ____________, a theological concept unique to the israelites, was that notion that God will _____, not just with them, but for them ________ _______ _________

#20 Hebrew Scripture authors associate______________ ____with a time when the Israelites ____ God.

#21 In I Samuel 7-8, the people ask for a king and Samuel, the prophet and God are disappointed because God _____ their king! Rejecting God as their warrior and king meant the Israelites no longer ______ God to ______ them. They arc ungrateful.

#22 A Judge was a _____ _______ ____________who settled political disputes within their own ___________and continually reminded people to turn to God.

#23 The judges filled the gap in ______________ between the time of Joshua and the beginning of the ________________

#24 Three of the best known judges are: Samson, Deborah, and Gideon. • ____________ — Considered wise, yet aillowed his love for Delilah to result in foolish decisions. (Judges 13-16) • Deborah - a woman who successfully started a war In which Israel was victorious. (Judges 4-5) • ___________— who had serious doubts about God’s ability to lead his people. (Judges 6-8:35)