Eagle Method
Joshua
Survey the river, map the reading-plan targets, and follow the current around the verses that anchor this book in the tour.
Reading plan: 1:6 and 24:1524 chapters in view
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Survey The River
Build the lens first: who wrote the book, when it was written, who heard it first, and why it exists.
Question 1
Where are we in the bigger story of Israel right now?
Question 2
Who are the key characters, and what are they doing right or wrong?
Question 3
What is the narrator pointing us to about God?
The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament, and is the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian exile.
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Map The River
Mark the chapters, find the target verse inside its chapter, and remember where that moment lives in the book.
Target Verses
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1:6
Sits at verse 6 of 18 in chapter 1.
Book position: chapter 1 of 24
Chapter position: Verse 6 of 18 in chapter 1
24:15
Sits at verse 15 of 33 in chapter 24.
Book position: chapter 24 of 24
Chapter position: Verse 15 of 33 in chapter 24
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Follow The Current
Trace the flow around each target chapter so the verse lands inside its surrounding argument, story, or theme instead of floating loose.
Chapters 1-2
Context windowChapter 1
Target zoneThe LORD said to Joshua, "Arise, cross into the land. Be strong and courageous." So Joshua told the officers to prepare provisions.
1:6
Connects to
- Hebrews 13:5 — 'I will never leave you nor forsake you' echoes Josh 1:5.
Chapter 2
Joshua sent two spies to Jericho. A prostitute called Rahab hid them, so they promised to spare her family. They reported to Joshua.
Chapters 23-24
Context windowChapter 23
Joshua summoned Israel and said, "You have seen all that the LORD has done. Hold fast to the LORD or you will perish from the land."
Chapter 24
Target zoneJoshua said to the people, "Choose this day whom you will serve," and they replied, "We will serve the LORD." Then Joshua died.
24:15