Joshua 18: Group Study Handout

How to use: read Joshua 18 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.

Overview

The whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered at Shiloh, where they set up the Tent of Meeting (vv. 1-2). Joshua called out to the children of Israel, asking how long they would neglect to possess the land Yahweh had given them (v.

Key verse

“It passed along to the side over against the Arabah northward, and went down to the Arabah.”
Joshua 18:18 (WEB)

Outline

Joshua 18:1–2 Gathering at Shiloh
Joshua 18:3–4 Call to Action for Inheritance
Joshua 18:5–7 Instructions for Land Division
Joshua 18:8–10 Surveying the Land
Joshua 18:11–20 Inheritance of Benjamin
Joshua 18:21–28 Cities of Benjamin Listed

Discussion questions

In v3, what question does Joshua ask the children of Israel?
What do the men do in vv. 8-9 before returning to Joshua?
In v7, why does Joshua clarify that the Levites have no portion among the tribes?
In v10, what does the act of casting lots signify about the land division process?
When have you hesitated to take action on a promise, as seen in Joshua's question in v3?

Go deeper

Passages that echo Joshua 18: Joshua 15, Joshua 16, Joshua 19.

Before next time: read Joshua 19.