Unit 3 Goals and Objectives

1. The student will relate the perspective of the Deuteronomistic History.

2. The student will explain significance of the contrasting images the books of Joshua and Judges provided of the conquest of Canaan.

3. The student will describe the Israelite entry into Canaan at the Jordan River in Joshua 3:14‑4:24.

4. The student will describe the significance of the overthrow of Jericho in Joshua 6.

5. The studen will explain the significance of the book of Joshua as given in Joshua 24:14‑15.

6. The student will explain how the judges were chosen and their purpose as related in Judges 2:16.

7. The student will relate the stories of the major judges in the book of Judges, including Ehud, Deborah, Gideon, Abimelech, Jephthah, and Samson.

8. The student will explain the significance of the story of Samuel's call from God and tell why Samuel was reluctant to tell Eli what God had told him as found in 1 Samuel 3:1‑18.

9. The student will explain the significance of Samuel as a judge, prophet, and kingmaker among the Israelites during the transitional period between the time of the judges and the monarchy.

10. The student will explain why the Israelites desired a king and the major arguments given by Samuel against the monarchy in Israel in 1 Samuel 8.

11. The student will describe Saul's rocky reign as Israel's first king, in particular relate why God rejected Saul as king as found in 1 Samuel 13:1‑15 and 1 Samuel 15:17-26.

12. The student will explain the significance of the two different versions of David's introduction to Saul's court (1 Samuel 16‑1 8).

13. The student will relate David's anointing as king in 1 Samuel 16:13 and 2 Samuel 2:4 and 5:3.

14. The student will describe David's relations with Bathsheba and Uriah and relate the parable the prophet Nathan told to identify his sin as related in 2 Samuel 11‑12.