Controversy Over a New Altar

I. Joshua Commends the Eastern Tribes for their Faithfulness (Joshua 22:1-4)

II. Joshua Commands the Eastern Tribes to Love and Service God (Joshua 22:5)

III. Joshua Blesses and Releases the Eastern Tribes (Joshua 22:6-9)

IV. Crisis at the Jordan Between the East and the West (Joshua 22:10-34)

The Eastern Tribes Builds an Altar at the Jordan (Joshua 22:10)
The Western Tribes Threaten a Holy War (Joshua 22:11,12)
The Western Tribes Dispatch a Delegation of Dignitaries to Confront their Fellow Israelites (Joshua 22:13-20)
The Two and a Half Eastern Tribes Respond to Accusations of Setting Up False Worship (Joshua 22:21-29)
The Twelve Tribes Resolve Their Crisis Peacefully and Unity is Established (Joshua 22:30-34)