Joshua and Jericho UNIT 1 . SESSION 2 / UNIT VERSE Choose life ... loving the Lord your God, obeying his How Do You Stack (C)up? voice and holding fast to him. DEUTERONOMY 30:19-20 (ESV) Joshua chose to follow God’s commands, and the city of Jericho was conquered . What do you know about obedience to God? Grab some friends, some foam cups, and a bean or button . Drop the bean onto The highest point along the grid below . Follow the instruction and add or subtract cups to your the walls of Jericho was close to stack, alternately stacking them (bottom down, then bottom up) . If your forty-six feet. That’s about cups collapse, you lose your cups and start over on your next turn . the size of a three-story building!

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Bible Studies for Life 3rd & 4th Grade 5 UNIT 1. SESSION 2

Joshua and Jericho JOSHUA 6:1-21 THE BIBLE MEETS LIFE The Israelites were finally in the Parents, today’s Bible story promised land, and one of the first taught your child that God cities they saw was Jericho . The expects people to obey Him . people of Jericho had closed their When the Israelites were city gates tightly so that no one ready to conquer Jericho, God could come in or go out . A thick, gave specific instructions . heavy wall surrounded Jericho . The Joshua and the people wall was guarded . No one entered followed God’s plan and won! the city, and no one left . God told Joshua, “I have given Jericho, its king, and its army to you . March around the city with your soldiers . Do that one time each day for six days . Seven priests should carry ram’s horn trumpets as they walk in front of the LIVE IT OUT ark of the covenant ”. The ark of the covenant was a gold-covered box that Remind your child how Joshua contained the stone tablets with the Ten Commandments and some other and the people followed important things . God’s direction for conquering God continued, “On the seventh day, march around the city seven times Jericho . Help your child search while the priests blow their trumpets . Then shout a mighty shout! The wall the Bible to find instructions will fall, and the people can go into the city ”. God has provided for us to Joshua explained the plan to the people . He did as God commanded follow to show our obedience and placed seven priests with seven trumpets in front of the ark . Some of to Him . the soldiers marched in front of the priests, and others came behind the ark . Joshua said, “Do not say one word until I say, ‘Shout!’ ” Each day for six days, the priests blew their trumpets while the soldiers marched quietly one time around Jericho . Then they all returned to their LEVEL OF camp . Early on the seventh day, the priests and soldiers marched around BIBLICAL LEARNING the city seven times . After the seventh time, the priests blew their horns, and Joshua ordered, “Shout! The Lord has given you the city!” God deserves respect, The soldiers gave a great shout when they heard the trumpets, and the obedience, and honor . wall fell down! The soldiers moved into the city and captured it, just as God had commanded . WEEKLY BIBLE VERSE: Deuteronomy 30:20 DAILY BIBLE READING LIFE POINT: God expects people to obey Him . Sunday: Deuteronomy 30:20 Monday: Hebrews 13:16 Tuesday: Exodus 19:5 Wednesday: Revelation 14:12 TAKE IT FURTHER: Check out Joshua and Thursday: Deuteronomy 11:1 Jericho in Bible Studies for Life on the LifeWay Friday: 2 Corinthians 10:5 Kids App for Bible stories, games, and more. Saturday: Isaiah 1:19