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Dig Site Ten “Every Promise Kept” Truth for This Week: God keeps His promises to His faithful people.

Faith Words: Promise To give your word that you will or will not do something. God always does what He says He will do.

God’s Characteristics God always fulfills His promises. God cares about justice and mercy.

Memory Verse: “Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.” Joshua 21:45

Recap, Dig Site 9: 1.After many years of battle and conquest, Joshua divided the land of Canaan among the 12 tribes of Israel. 2.The tribes received land on both the east and west sides of the Jordan River.

Recap, Dig Site 9: 3.Caleb reminded Joshua of his faithfulness to God and received a special inheritance. 4.The land and people had rest from war.

Dig Site Ten “Every Promise Kept” Truth for This Week: God keeps His promises to His faithful people.

Then the L ORD said to Joshua: 2 “Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses, 3 so that anyone who kills a person accidentally and unintentionally may flee there and find protection from the avenger of blood.

4 When they flee to one of these cities, they are to stand in the entrance of the city gate and state their case before the elders of that city. Then the elders are to admit the fugitive into their city and provide a place to live among them.

5 If the avenger of blood comes in pursuit, the elders must not surrender the fugitive, because the fugitive killed their neighbor unintentionally and without malice aforethought.

6 They are to stay in that city until they have stood trial before the assembly and until the death of the high priest who is serving at that time. Then they may go back to their own home in the town from which they fled.”

Who said, “Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge”? (20:1-2) 1.Eleazar 2.Joshua 3.The Lord 4.The priests

Who said, “Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge”? (20:1-2) The Lord (Answer #3)

What was anyone who killed a person accidentally allowed to do? (20:3) 1.Find the avenger of blood 2.Flee to a city of refuge to find protection from the avenger of blood 3.Ask for forgiveness from the avenger of blood 4.All of the above

What was anyone who killed a person accidentally allowed to do? (20:3) Flee to a city of refuge to find protection from the avenger of blood (Answer #2)

What were the elders of the city of refuge supposed to do with anyone who fled to that city? (20:3-4) 1.“Admit the fugitive into their city and provide a place to live among them.” 2.“Give them over to the avenger of blood.” 3.“Not allow them into the city” 4.“Give them one meal and then send them away.”

What were the elders of the city of refuge supposed to do with anyone who fled to that city? (20:3-4) “Admit the fugitive into their city and provide a place to live among them.” (Answer #1)

Who was “to stand in the entrance of the city gate and state their case before the elders of that city”? (20:3-4) 1.The avenger of blood 2.The priest 3.Anyone who accidentally killed a person 4.Joshua

Who was “to stand in the entrance of the city gate and state their case before the elders of that city”? (20:3-4) Anyone who accidentally killed a person (Answer #3)

Why were the elders of the city not to surrender the fugitive? (20:5) 1.Because the Lord would deal with them justly 2.Because the fugitive killed their neighbor unintentionally 3.Because the avenger of blood would attack the city 4.All of the above

Why were the elders of the city not to surrender the fugitive? (20:5) Because the fugitive killed their neighbor unintentionally (Answer #2)

How long must the fugitive stay in the city of refuge? (20:6) 1.Until they have stood trial and until the death of the high priest 2.Until their enemies died 3.Until their family died 4.All of the above

How long must the fugitive stay in the city of refuge? (20:6) Until they have stood trial and until the death of the high priest (Answer #1)

7 So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali…

...Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim…

...Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.

8 East of the Jordan (on the other side from Jericho) they designated Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau in the tribe of Reuben…

…Ramoth in Gilead in the tribe of Gad…

…Golan in Bashan in the tribe of Manasseh.

9 Any of the Israelites or any foreigner residing among them who killed someone accidentally could flee to these designated cities and not be killed by the avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly.

What were the cities of refuge west of the Jordan River? (20:7) 1.Kedesh, Shechem, Kiriath Arba 2.Shechem, Mount Ebal, Hebron 3.Bezer, Ramoth, Philistia 4.Canaan, Golan, Bethlehem

What were the cities of refuge west of the Jordan River? (20:7) Kedesh, Shechem, Kiriath Arba (Answer #1)

What were the cities of refuge east of the Jordan River? (20:8) 1.Kedesh, Hebron, Mount Ebal 2.Bezer, Ramoth, Golan 3.Philistia, Bethlehem, Jericho 4.Canaan, Gibeon, Ai

What were the cities of refuge east of the Jordan River? (20:8) Bezer, Ramoth, Golan (Answer #2)

Who could flee to the cities of refuge? (20:9) 1.Any of the Israelites or any foreigner residing among them who killed someone accidentally 2.Anyone who was escaping from enemies 3.Anyone who committed any crime 4.Anyone who stole food from his neighbor

Who could flee to the cities of refuge? (20:9) Any of the Israelites or any foreigner residing among them who killed someone accidentally (Answer #1)

21 Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribal families of Israel 2 at Shiloh in Canaan and said to them, “The L ORD commanded through Moses that you give us towns to live in, with pasturelands for our livestock.”

3 So, as the L ORD had commanded, the Israelites gave the Levites the following towns and pasturelands out of their own inheritance:

4 The first lot came out for the Kohathites, according to their clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin. Clan of Kohath Judah Simeon Benjamin

5 The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten towns from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan and half of Manasseh. Rest of Clan of Kohath Ephraim Dan Manasseh

6 The descendants of Gershon were allotted thirteen towns from the clans of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and the half- tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. Clan of Gershon Issachar Asher Naphtali Manasseh

7 The descendants of Merari, according to their clans, received twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun. Clan of Merari Reuben Gad Zebulun

8 So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these towns and their pasturelands, as the L ORD had commanded through Moses.

Who did the family heads of the Levites approach? (21:1) 1.Eleazar, the priest 2.Joshua, son of Nun 3.The heads of the other tribal families of Israel 4.All of the above

Who did the family heads of the Levites approach? (21:1) All of the above (Answer #4)

What did the family heads of the Levites say? (21:2) 1.“The Lord has treated us unfairly.” 2.“The Lord commanded through Moses that you give us towns to live in, with pasturelands for our livestock.” 3.“The Lord told us that we would receive livestock from you.” 4.All of the above

What did the family heads of the Levites say? (21:2) “The Lord commanded through Moses that you give us towns to live in, with pasturelands for our livestock.” (Answer #2)

What did the Israelites give the Levites? (21:3) 1.Cattle and sheep 2.Towns and pasturelands from their inheritance 3.A temple for worshiping the Lord 4.Tents and camels

What did the Israelites give the Levites? (21:3) Towns and pasturelands from their inheritance (Answer #2)

What clan received towns and pasturelands from the other tribes? (21:4-7) 1.Kohath 2.Gershon 3.Merari 4.All of the above

What clan received towns and pasturelands from the other tribes? (21:4-7) All of the above (Answer #4)

43 So the L ORD gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there.

44 The L ORD gave them rest on every side, just as he had sworn to their ancestors. Not one of their enemies withstood them; the L ORD gave all their enemies into their hands.

45 Not one of all the L ORD ’s good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.

What type of land did the Lord give Israel? (21:43) 1.All the land east of the Red Sea 2.All the land west of the Red Sea 3.All the land He swore to give their ancestors 4.All of the above

What type of land did the Lord give Israel? (21:43) All the land He swore to give their ancestors (Answer #3)

Who took possession of and settled in the land God had promised their ancestors? (21:43) 1.The Canaanites 2.The Egyptians 3.The Israelites 4.The Gibeonites

Who took possession of and settled in the land God had promised their ancestors? (21:43) The Israelites (Answer #3)

Where did the Lord give Israel rest? (21:44) 1.On every side 2.In the cities of Ramoth and Golan only 3.In the city of Bezer only 4.In the north only

Where did the Lord give Israel rest? (21:44) On every side (Answer #1)

Who did the Lord give into the Israelites’ hands? (21:44) 1.Some of their enemies 2.Most of their enemies 3.All of their enemies 4.None of their enemies

Who did the Lord give into the Israelites’ hands? (21:44) All of their enemies (Answer #3)

Finish this verse: “Not one of all the Lord’s good promises…” (Joshua 21:45) 1.“…to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.” 2.“…to His people succeeded; every one failed.” 3.“…to the Israelites failed; the Lord kept them all.” 4.“…to Israel failed; the Lord kept them all.”

Finish this verse: “Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to Israel…” (Joshua 21:45) “…failed; every one was fulfilled.” (Answer #1)