Yehoshua 4 - Review Questions
- What did Yehoshua command to the representative of each tribe?
- What was the symbolism of the rocks?
- Which tribes assembled in front of the nation for the upcoming war?
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Yehoshua 4 - Points of Interest
- Notice the parallelism between the symbol of these rocks and the wording of the Navi, to the symbol of the matza and the tefilin etc. during the exodus of Egypt.
- Pasuk 7 what does it mean when it says “Ad Olam” does that mean until the time Sefer Yehoshua was written? It can’t be referring to today because they are not there!
- Notice that every time Yehoshua does something as he was commanded it always mentions Moshe.
- What does the last words of the perek “as they viewed God all of the days” (24) mean? Is it referring to after the makot? The exodus? The splitting of the sea? The manna? The wars on the Transjordan?
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Yehoshua 3 - Summary
(Text) - After the spies return, Yehoshua leads the nation to the bank of the Jordan River. Three days later, after Hashem gives Chizzuk to Yehoshua on how this day will prove to the nation that Hashem is with Yehoshua, Yehoshua gathers the nation and tells them the miracle that Hashem will perform, and the protocol on crossing the river. Then, Yehoshua commands the nation to purify themselves, and then explains that after this miracle you (the nation) will know that Hashem is with you and that he will wipe out the enemies in Israel. Sure enough the next day, the twelve carriers of the Aron Haberit, the nassi from each of the twelve tribes which was 2,000 Amot ahead as Yehoshua commanded, entered the river. As all of the carriers planted their feet in the river, the river which flows southward stopped flowing and the water coming from the north stopped which formed a wall. As the carriers of the ark remained implanted in the water, all of Bene Yisrael walked across the Jordan into Eretz Yisrael.
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Yehoshua 3 - Review Questions
- What rule did Yehoshua command the nation about crossing the Jordan?
- Who was assigned to carry the Aron?
- What did Hashem say will happen to Yehoshua’s stature in response to the miracle?
- What did Yehoshua tell the nation they will believe after witnessing the miracle?
- How did the Jordan split?
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Yehoshua 3 - Points of Interest
- Notice the similarities between the 3 days before the crossing of the Jordan to the 3 days before the receiving of the Torah (Yitro)
- What does the phrase “that there is a living G-d amongst you” mean (10)?
- Why did the waters of the Jordan form one wall where as the waters of the Red Sea formed two walls?
- What does the Navi use the term “Goy” in reference to Bene Yisrael? Usually this term is used to describe non-Jewish nations (17)
- What did Yehoshua explain the exact details of the miracle before it happened? Wouldn’t it have a stronger effect on the nation if they didn’t exactly what would happen?
- What was the reason behind the prohibition of staying 2,000 amot behind the Aron (4)?
- What is the significance behind the seemingly wordy phrase of “The ark of the covenant, the master of the world” (13)?
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Yehoshua 2 - Summary
(Text) - Yehoshua sends two spies into Jericho, the nearest settlement on the other side of the Jordan. When the spies enter Jericho they find refuge in the house of Rachav who tells them that she, and the whole city of Jericho knows are quite certain that the Bene Yisrael is on the verge of conquering them. She adds that they heard about all the miracles that Hashem the G-d of the Hebrews did for them for the exodus from Egypt through their battles in the desert and that the inhabitants of Jericho are terrified about the imminent invasion. However, the king of Jericho hears that there are spies in his land and sends messengers to Rachav’s house to give over the spies. Rachav saves the spies’ lives and tells the messengers that the spies already left and doesn’t know where they went. When the king’s messengers leave, Rachav helps the spies go down from her roof to other side of the city walls and makes them promise her that when Bene Yisrael come to conquer Jericho, that they spare her life and the lives of her family. The spies tell Rachav that in order to they spare her and her family’s lives they must place the rope that Rachav lowered them down with on her window sill so that Bene Yisrael will know to leave that house alone. However, they warn her to anyone outside the house will be killed and if they find out that other people are hiding in Rachav’s house everyone including her and her family will be killed. Three days after making the treaty the spies return to Yehoshua and tell him that they are confident that Hashem will deliver Jericho to their hands.
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