I. The conquest of the land chs. 1-12
A. Preparations for entering Canaan chs. 1-2
1. God's charge to Joshua 1:1-9
2. Joshua's charge to Israel 1:10-18
3. The spying out of Jericho ch. 2
B. Entrance into the land 3:1-5:12
1. Passage through the Jordan chs. 3-4
2. Circumcision and celebration of the Passover 5:1-12
C. Possession of the land 5:13-12:24
1. The conquest of Jericho 5:13-6:27
2. Defeat at Ai ch. 7
3. Victory at Ai 8:1-29
4. Renewal of the covenant 8:30-35
5. The treaty with the Gibeonites ch. 9
6. Victory over the Amorite alliance at Gibeon 10:1-27
7. Other conquests in southern Canaan 10:28-43
8. Conquests in northern Canaan 11:1-15
9. Summary of Joshua's conquests 11:16-12:24
II. The division of the land chs. 13-21
A. The land yet to be possessed 13:1-7
B. The land east of the Jordan 13:8-33
C. The land west of the Jordan chs. 14-19
1. The rationale for the allotments 14:1-5
2. Caleb's inheritance 14:6-15
3. Judah's inheritance ch. 15
4. Joseph's inheritance chs. 16-17
5. Survey of the remaining land 18:1-10
6. The inheritance of the remaining tribes 18:11-19:51
D. The special cities 20:1-21:42
1. The cities of refuge ch. 20
2. The cities of the Levites 21:1-42
E. The faithfulness of God 21:43-45
III. Joshua's final acts and death chs. 22-24
A. The return of the two and one-half tribes to their inheritances ch. 22
B. Joshua's farewell address to the Israelites ch. 23
1. A reminder of past blessings 23:1-13
2. A warning of possible future cursing 23:14-16
C. Israel's second renewal of the covenant 24:1-28
1. Preamble 24:1
2. Historical prologue 24:2-13
3. Covenant stipulations 24:14-24
4. Provisions for the preservation of the covenant 24:25-28
D. The death and burial of Joshua and Eleazar 24:29-33
