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courageous. of us. hasthepower tomakeusstrong and Remember God thatwe totakecare cantrust Write aboutatimeyou feltweak orafraid. • • • FAMILY DISCUSSION STARTERS    kept His promises. Talk about othertimeswhenGod has trusting God with? trusting What doyou have ahard time God? Why? andCalebtotakeastandfor Do you thinkitwaseasyorhard for

FOLD plan tosave peoplefrom theirsins. faithfulness reminds usofJesus, whoisperfect. obeyed theFather His andtrusted the nextgeneration ofIsraelites intothepromised land.Joshua butHis wasnotperfect, wilderness 40years, andtheywouldnotenterthepromised land. them enterthepromised land.God saidthattheIsraelites wouldwanderinthe despised Me willlive toseethepromised landofCanaan.” wrongdoing ofthepeople.Iknow You are great, faithful,andloving.” God threatened todestroy allthepeople,butMoses said, “Please forgive the “Don’t beafraidofthepeoplelivinginland;God iswithus!” leaderandgobacktoEgypt!”appoint anew stronger thanwe are. We lookedlikegrasshopperscompared tothem!” and takepossessionoftheland! We conqueritwithGod’s cancertainly help!” the citiestheylive inare largeandwell protected.” tell themwhattheysaw. 40 days. Then theywent backtoMoses, , andtheIsraelite communityto am givingthislandtotheIsraelites.” Christ Connection:Caleb andJoshua God. trusted God plannedforJoshua tolead Since CalebandJoshua had followed God completely, God decidedtolet God replied, “Since you have asked,Iwillforgive them.But noneofthemwho The Lord spoketoMoses. “How Me?” longwillthesepeoplenottrust Joshua andCaleb, whohadbothscoutedouttheland,saidtoIsraelites, The were afraid,andtheycriedallnight. The Israelites said,“Let’s But theothermendisagreed. “We can’t goupagainstthepeople! They are Then Caleb, oneofthespiessenttoscoutoutland,said,“We mustgoup landisgood,”“The theysaid.“But thepeoplelivinginlandare strong, and So themenwent andscoutedouttheland. They traveled around thelandfor God toldMoses, “Send mentoscoutoutthelandofCanaan(KAY nuhn).I MAIN POINT: THEISRAELITES DIDNOT TRUST GOD TO GIVETHEMTHEPROMISED LAND. Joshua andCaleb Numbers 13:1–14:38

1 Maze Move through the maze to collect each cluster of grapes. Avoid the people already in the land. No backtracking!

Scout It Out | Look up each reference in the Bible to fill in the blanks. Use the color-coded spaces to fill in the bonus sentence.

1. The name of the promised land: (Numbers 13:2) 2. How many days the spies scouted out the land: (Numbers 13:25) 3. The spies compared themselves to this insect: (Numbers 13:33) 4. Where the Israelites wanted to go back to: (Numbers 14:2-4) 5. Where the Israelites would wander for 40 years: (Numbers 14:32-33) 6. These two spies trusted God: and (Numbers 14:38)

BONUS: The Isr lit s did n t trust G d t giv them the pr mis d l nd.

2 be thankfulforthatsamesituation? sentences describingthesituation.How couldyou disappointed. Draw apicture orwrite afew Think aboutatimeyou feltdissatisfiedor • • • FAMILY DISCUSSION STARTERS    caring foryou. stopandthankGod for grumbles, When someoneinyour family (No, only Jesus saves; John 14:6) Can peoplesave themselves from sin? (They lookedatthebronze snake.) How were theIsraelites healed?

FOLD forever withGod. We todie,butanyone wholooks to Jesus deserve inHim onthecross andtrusts willlive pole andlive. Because ofoursin,we faceahugeproblem: we are separated from God. sent snakestopunishIsrael, butanyone whowasbittencouldlookatthe snakeonthe recovered. someone wasbitten,thatpersonlookedatthebronze snake, andhe recover.” image andputitonapole. When anyone whoisbittenlooksatit,hewill people died.They realized theyhadsinned by complainingto God. andcomplained. and theygrumbled into thepromised land. disobeyed Him. God saidMoses andAaron would notleadtheIsraelites thatstaff. Thewatercameout,but Godwasangry MosesandAaron God said water wouldcomeoutoftherock. andAaron tostandinfront ofallthepeopleandspeaktoarock. camp, theycomplainedthatdidnothave watertodrink. God told them andmadewanderinthewilderness. When theIsraelites setup Christ Connection: The Israelites facedahugeproblem becauseoftheirsin.God Moses madeabronze snakeandmounted itonapole. Whenever Moses spoketoGod for them. Then God told Moses, “Make asnake God sent poisonous snakesthatbittheIsraelites, andmanyofthe The Israelites continuedthrough thewilderness.Thejourneywaslong, Instead oftalkingtotherock, Moses hittherock twotimeswithhis The Israelites refused togointothepromised land,so God punished MAIN POINT: GOD TOLD HISPEOPLE TO LOOK AT THEBRONZE SNAKETO BEHEALED. The BronzeSnake Numbers 20:1-20;21:4-9

3 Bronze Snake Word Search Find and circle the key C J W E X C Q V K N C A Z F V Z L H P Y words in the puzzle. D M I O N J J W P L O S N A K E S V S P W G L V L T K C Q U Y J J N M V I Z P Z Z R D G V L P O B D O V I Q P U G N X R V U E R E D O M X Z N S Q S C O B Q N A C M R S Q K O P A H Z O Y C A A L E I P F B N B B T D L V I S R A E L I T E S Y K L E D H H T A P R O M I S E D L A N D Y E S X I I W I N D W K B R O N Z E P Y A U S C H A U N H C J A M R D P K T B H Slithering Snakes Use the snake code to solve the secret message

4 takes care ofHis people! in whichGod helpedHis people.Remember, God your family. You may alsolistevents from theBible List several thingsthatGod hasdonetohelpyou or • • • FAMILY DISCUSSION STARTERS    ? (God did.) Who knockeddown thewallof glory forproviding?glory As afamily, how canyou give God (See Joshua 6:3-4.) march around Jericho? How manytimesdidtheIsraelites

FOLD believers intothepromised landofeternity. Just astheLord defeatedJericho fortheIsraelites, Jesus defeats His enemiesandleads family were safe. the cityandcaptured it. They destroyed inthecity, everything but Rahabandher seven times. The peopleshouted,andthe wall felldown. The Israelites went into andconquerit.” shout, andthewallsofJericho willfalldown. The Israelites canthengointothe On theseventh day, march around thecityseven times. Then allthepeopleshould the river. and theriver stopped.Allthe people crossed theJordan ground. ondry of thecovenant totheedgeofwater. Then thepriestssteppedintowater, from thepromised land. The peoplegotready tocross. The priestscarriedtheark into thecity. Then thespiesleftJericho. woman namedRahab. Rahabhidthemenonherroof tokeepthemsafe. people lived intheland,so Israelites hadtodefeatthem. it wastimetogointothelandGod promised togive ’s family. Other Christ Connection:God foughtforHis peopleandledtheminto thepromised land. Joshua didwhatGod said.On theseventh day, theymarched around the city Next, God toldJoshua, “March around thecityonetimeeachdayforsixdays. Joshua setupareminder thatGod stoppedthewaterandhelpedthemcross Now theIsraelites traveled toward theJordan River, whichseparatedthem The spiespromised tokeepRahab andherfamilysafewhentheIsraelites came Joshua senttwospiesintoJericho tocheckitout. They stayed atthehouseofa When Moses died,Joshua becametheleaderofIsraelites. God toldJoshua The PromisedLandandJericho MAIN POINT: GOD FOUGHT FOR HISPEOPLE ANDLEDTHEM INTO THEPROMISED LAND. Joshua 2–4;6

5 Design a Boat Imagine you and your family needs to cross a wide, deep river. What would you use? In the space below, design a boat to carry you across.

A t cro h ss ’s e Num om today J ber the stones fro o put the events fr u.) o m 1 to 12 t first one for yo rd Bible done the an story in the order that they happened. (We’ve Tip: Need help? Read Joshua 2–4; 6 in your Bible. The The carried the ark of God told Israelites the covenant to the edge of the water. shouted. Rahab Joshua 1 Joshua sent hid the to go into The two spies into spies on . Israelites Jericho. her roof. captured Jericho. Rahab tied Joshua set a bright red up 12 stones as The wall of a reminder. rope in her All the people Jericho fell window. The Israelites crossed the Jordan down. marched around on dry ground. The water Jericho. stopped flowing.

6 idea? What canwe dowhenwe sin? people mightwanttohidefrom God? Is thisagood from God. How didyou feel? Why doyou think Write aboutatimeyou wantedtoortriedhide • • • FAMILY DISCUSSION STARTERS    What shouldyou dowhenyou sin? (See Romans 6:23.) What isthepenaltyforsin? What didAchan dowrong?

FOLD we are forgiven andsaved from spiritualdeath. to dietoo. Jesus cametodieinourplace. When we inJesus, confessoursinsandtrust the Bible saysthatthewagesofsinisdeath.(Romans 6:23)Because we sin,we deserve city tookover thecity. This time,theIsraelites didjust whatGod said. away from thecity. Joshua andtheIsraelites pretended tobeafraid,sothearmyofAichasedthem time, God over promised togive themvictory thecity. Jericho abeautifulcloak,somepiecesofsilver, andabarofgold. had sinned. The man’s namewasAchan. Achan confessedthathehadtakenfrom them notto. This iswhytheycannotdefeattheirenemies.” them andIsrael lostthebattle. God knew. So whentheIsraelites attackedthecityofAi,God didnotfightfor Israelites didnotobeyGod completely. They keptsomethingsforthemselves, and inthecity. aboutwhattodowitheverything them specificinstructions But the Christ Connection: The punishmentfor Achan’s sinwasdeath.It seemsharsh,but Joshua heldouthissword, andtheIsraelite menwhowere hidingbehindthe The kingofAisentouthismentofight. When theenemyarmygotnear, After Achan waspunishedforhissin,God toldJoshua toattackAiagain. This The nextday, theIsraelites cametogetherandGod showed Joshua whichman God saidtoJoshua, “Israel hassinned. They tooksomeofthethingsItold The Lord hadhelpedtheIsraelites takeover thecityofJericho. He hadgiven Achan’s SinandtheDefeatofAi MAIN POINT: GOD PUNISHED ACHAN FOR HISSIN. THEN GOD FOUGHT FOR HISPEOPLE AT AI. Joshua 7–8 7 Something Is Missing Fill in the missing consonants to complete today’s main point.

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Hidden Treasures Look at all the treasures hidden in the tent! Can you find the silver coins, the bar of gold, and the robe?

8 thing forpeopletoknow orremember? below. What doyou thinkisthemostimportant television. What wouldyou say?Listsomepoints Imagine you couldmakeaspeechonnational • • • FAMILY DISCUSSION STARTERS    Him? How willyou remember toworship What hasGod doneforyour family? followers? (See Matthew 28:18-20.) What legacydidJesus leave forHis things God haddoneforthem.) Israelites? (He reminded themofallthe What didJoshua remind the

FOLD commanded. (Matthew 28:19-20) the Father andoftheSonHoly Spirit, Jesus teachingthemtoobeyeverything left themwithalegacy:tomakedisciplesofallnations,baptizing theminthenameof obedience toGod. AfterJesus’ deathandresurrection, He appeared tothedisciples and promise inbringingyoufulfilled every intothisland.” under anoaktree. Him!” The peoplesaid,“We willworship Yahweh!” Egyptians. God haddonesomanygreat thingsforHis people! past. Joshua toldthepeopleabouthow God hadrescued theIsraelites from the Moses. You willdiehere ifyou disobeyHim.” of Israel thingstosaythem. becausehehadsomeimportant Christ Connection: As JoshuaChrist Connection:As prepared forhisown death,heleftalegacyof Joshua stonewillbeareminder theLord, ofyour dutytoserve said,“This who On thatday, Joshua madeacovenant withthepeople.He setupalargestone The peoplereplied, “We know how muchGod hasdoneforus,andwe love “Fear theLord andworship Him,” hesaid. Joshua reminded allthepeopleaboutthingsGod haddonefortheminthe Joshua said,“Be thatisinthe bookofthelaw careful toobeyeverything Joshua hewoulddiesoon.He wasgettingoldandknew gathered allthepeople Joshua’s FinalEncouragement MAIN POINT: JOSHUA ENCOURAGED THEPEOPLE TO WORSHIP GOD ALONE. Joshua 23:1–24:28

9 Legacy List Remember This! Decode the message on the stone to find out what the The word legacy means “something left to Israelites promised they would do. another person or group of people.” How many words can you create using these letters? L E G A C Y

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