1. Assignment  Use textbook to define the following words Chapter 9Chapter 10 JudgesParables VirtuesPsalm CanticlesNazirite

2. Ch 9 The Promise Land

3. The Conquest of Canaan  Joshua, the son of Nun, replaced Moses as leader of the Israelites  Parting of the Jordan River  Conquest of the promised land started with Jericho

4. Jericho  Joshua sent spies into the city  Rahab, a prostitute, protected the spies  Example of a “diamond in the rough” or a “prostitute with a heart of gold”

5. Jericho  Hebrews marched around the city for seven days  Marched around seven times on seventh day  Blew their horns  Walls came a- tumblin` down

6. Jericho  God given credit for victory  God told Hebrews to kill everyone in the city and destroy all their idols  Achan did not obey this command  Hebrews lost next battle at Ai  Achan and family were stoned,burnt and buried under stone

7. Jericho Today

11. Continuation of the Conquest  Joshua tricked into making peace with some Canaanite nations  Final decisive battle was against the Canaanite alliance at Gibeon  The day that the sun stood still in the sky  Joshua repeated Moses’ farewell challenge before he died

12. Bellringer  ½ page response  What makes someone a hero?

13. Canaan After the Conquest

14. The Book of Judges  Covers the first 400 years that the Hebrews lived in Canaan  Tribal government (no kings)  Hebrews were negatively influenced by Canaanite religious practices

15. Deborah  Only female judge  Known for her wisdom and honesty  Worked with Barak and Jael to defeat the Canaanites

16. Gideon  Delivered the Hebrews from the Midianites  God made him cut his army to the size of 300 men  Defeated the Midianites by using trickery  Hebrews wanted to make Gideon king but he refused the position

17. Jepethah  Chosen because he was the meanest and toughest fighter  Promised God he would sacrifice the first person to greet him when he got home in return for a victory  His daughter was the first to greet him and was sacrificed  Most famous because Shakespeare uses his name in Hamlet (Hamlet calls Polonius a Jepethah)

18. Samson  Not your typical bible character  A drunk with a bad temper who spent most of his time with prostitutes

19. Samson  Parents were told he would defeat the Philistines before he was born because of his super strength  Lived as a Nazarite  Never had a hair cut in his life  Often compared to Greek mythological hero Hercules

20. Samson and Delilah  Samson’s downfall was a woman named Delilah  Found out the secret of his strength and cut his hair  Turned him over to the Philistines

21. Death of Samson  Philistines poked out his eyes but let his hair grow back  Killed thousands of Philistines along with himself when he died