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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

What did the Lord tell the Israelites to designate? (20:1-2) Cities of refuge (Answer #2)

Who was allowed to flee and find protection in a city of refuge? (20:3) 1.Anyone who killed a person accidentally 2.Anyone who killed a person unintentionally 3.Both answers are correct.

Who was allowed to flee and find protection in a city of refuge? (20:3) Both answers are correct. (Answer #3)

Who was to stand at the city gate and state their case before the elders of that city of refuge? (20:3-4) 1.Anyone who killed a person accidentally 2.Anyone who killed a person on purpose 3.The avenger of blood

Who was to stand at the city gate and state their case before the elders of that city of refuge? (20:3-4) Anyone who killed a person accidentally (Answer #1)

What were the elders of the city of refuge to do for anyone who accidentally killed someone? (20:4) 1.Admit them into the city 2.Provide a place to live 3.Both answers are correct.

What were the elders of the city of refuge to do for anyone who accidentally killed someone? (20:4) Both answers are correct. (Answer #3)

What were the elders of the city to do if the avenger of blood pursued the one accused? (20:5) 1.They must surrender the fugitive. 2.They must kill the fugitive. 3.They must not surrender the fugitive.

What were the elders of the city to do if the avenger of blood pursued the one accused? (20:5) They must not surrender the fugitive. (Answer #3)

How long was the one accused supposed to stay in the city of refuge? (20:6) 1.Until they stood trial before the assembly 2.Until the death of the high priest who was serving at that time 3.Both answers are correct.

How long was the one accused supposed to stay in the city of refuge? (20:6) Both answers are correct. (Answer #3)

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.Bezer, Gibeon, Ai 2.Ramoth, Moab, Midian 3.Kedesh, Shechem, Kiriath Arba

What were the cities of refuge west of the Jordan River? (20:7) Kedesh, Shechem, Kiriath Arba (Answer #3)

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

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

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 approached Eleazar, Joshua, and the heads of the other tribal families of Israel? (21:1) 1.The Canaanite king 2.The family heads of the Levites 3.Their enemies

Who approached Eleazar, Joshua, and the heads of the other tribal families of Israel? (21:1) The family heads of the Levites (Answer #2)

Who said, “The Lord commanded through Moses that you give us towns to live in”? (21:1-2) 1.Joshua 2.Moses 3.The heads of the Levite families

Who said, “The Lord commanded through Moses that you give us towns to live in”? (21:1-2) The heads of the Levite families (Answer #3)

What did the Israelites give the Levites? (21:3) 1.Cattle and sheep 2.Towns and pasturelands out of their own inheritance 3.Tents

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

What clans were given towns and pasturelands in the lands of the other tribes? (21:4-7) 1.The Levite clans of Helkath, Hali, Beten 2.The Levite clans of Rehob, Abdon, Hammon 3.The Levite clans of Kohath, Gershon, Merari

What clans were given towns and pasturelands in the lands of the other tribes? (21:4-7) The Levite clans of Kohath, Gershon, Merari (Answer #3)

Who commanded through Moses that the Israelites should allot towns and pasturelands to the Levites? (21:8) 1.Joshua 2.The priests 3.The Lord

Who commanded through Moses that the Israelites should allot towns and pasturelands to the Levites? (21:8) The Lord (Answer #3)

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 did Israel do when the Lord gave them all the land He had sworn to give their ancestors? (21:43) 1.They took possession of it and settled there. 2.They fought for more land. 3.Both answers are correct.

What did Israel do when the Lord gave them all the land He had sworn to give their ancestors? (21:43) They took possession of it and settled there. (Answer #1)

To whom did the Lord swear to give rest on every side? (21:44) 1.The Israelite priests 2.The Israelites’ ancestors 3.The Israelite officers

To whom did the Lord swear to give rest on every side? (21:44) The Israelites’ ancestors (Answer #2)

Who gave all the Israelites’ enemies into their hands? (21:44) 1.Joshua 2.The Lord 3.Moses

Who gave all the Israelites’ enemies into their hands? (21:44) The Lord (Answer #2)

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