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4:20 Gilgal a reminder of God’s faithfulness in bringing Israel safely across the Jordan into the Promised Land 7:26 over Achan a reminder of Israel’s potential for unfaithfulness and of the dire consequences that result 8:28–29 over the king of Ai a monument to
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Positive: Jericho (chs. 2–6) Negative: Ai (7:1–8:29) An assurance of victory (6:2) No assurance of victory (until 8:1) Ritual purity (3:5; 5:2, 10) Ritual impurity (7:1, 10–26) Unity of the assembly (6:3–5) Disunity of the assembly (7:3;
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Transjordan tribes assent to Joshua with same response as to Moses at Sinai. 1:12–18 “The Lord said to Joshua, ‘Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.
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“Table of Contents” Item: Corresponds To: “arise, go over this Jordan … into the land that I am giving … to the people of Israel” (1:2–5) Israel conquers Canaan (1:10–12:24) “you shall cause this people to inherit the land” (1:6) Israel’s inheritance distributed (chs. 13–
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1406 [or 1220] b.c. Moses’ death; Israel’s entry into Canaan under Joshua [See The Date of the Exodus] 1375 [or 1210] Joshua’s death 1375–1055 [or 1210–1050/42/30] Period of the judges 1050/42/30–1010 Saul’s reign 1010–971 David’s reign 971–
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Ancient Treaty Structure Deuteronomy Preamble 1:1–5 Historical Prologue 1:6–4:49 General Stipulations 5:1–11:32 Specific Stipulations 12:1–26:19 Blessings and Curses 27:1–28:68 Document Clause 31:9–29 Witnesses 32:1–47
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Day Chief Tribe 1 Nahshon Judah 2 Nethanel Issachar 3 Eliab Zebulun 4 Elizur Reuben 5 Shelumiel Simeon 6 Eliasaph Gad 7 Elishama Ephraim 8 Gamaliel Manasseh 9 Abidan Benjamin 10 Ahiezer Dan 11 Pagiel Asher 12 Ahira Naphtali
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Occasion Bulls Rams Lambs Goats Every day (28:3–8) 2 Sabbath (28:9–10) 2 1st day of month (28:11–15) 2 1 7 1 Unleavened Bread: each day (28:17–25) 2 1 7 1 Pentecost (Feast of Weeks) (28:26–31) 2 1 7 1 1st
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Reference Event Date* Event Reference Ex. 40:2 Tabernacle set up 1.1.2 Tabernacle set up Num. 7:1 Lev. 1:1 Laws from tabernacle begin Offerings for altar begin Num. 7:3 Lev. 8:1 Ordination of priests begins Lev. 9:1 Ordination completed 8.1.2 Lev.
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Ex. 18:1 Advice from Moses’ father-in-law Advice from Moses’ father-in-law Num. 10:29 Ex. 15:22 Three-day journey to Sinai Three-day journey from Sinai Num. 10:33 Ex. 15:22–26 Complaint about water Unspecified complaint Num. 11:1–3 Exodus 16 Manna and quail Manna and quail Num.
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The Sabbath principle permeates each of these feasts, which are intended to express the divine-human relationship. Each feast requires (1) cessation from ordinary work and (2) dedication to the Lord by means of offerings. Feast Reference General time of year Specific time of year Modern equivalent Significance Sabbath 23:3
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Tolerated Punishable/Sinful Discharges (Leviticus 12; 16) Forgotten cleansing (Numbers 5–6; 19) Skin diseases (Leviticus 13–14) Idolatry, homicide, illicit sex (Leviticus 17–20; Numbers 35)