What was the name of your kindergarten teacher? What was your favorite birthday present you have ever been given? Warm Up get your kids talking and engagedĪsk students questions about major events that have happened in their lives, or important people:
As soon as they stepped onto the river's bank, the water began to flow again.ġ. He told the Israelites to tell the story of how God led them across the river on dry ground to all of their children when they asked about that pile of stones.Īfter the men gathered the 12 stones and all of the Israelites had crossed the river, Joshua ordered the priests to finish carrying the Ark of the Covenant across the river. Joshua wanted a physical reminder of where they had been, so he piled up the stones as a monument to this very important event. Joshua chose 12 men - one from each of the 12 tribes of Israel - to gather a stone from the middle of the river and carry it across. The priests were standing in the middle of the river on dry ground! As they entered the river, the water began to pile upstream so that it stopped flowing. So the priests picked up the Ark of the Covenant and carried it into the Jordan River. Joshua told the people that they need to watch for the Ark of the Covenant, and when they see it pass by, to follow along, but not too close (about 1000 ft behind). They placed the 2nd set of stone tablets that had the 10 Commandments written on them into the Ark of the Covenant (anyone remember what happened to the 1st set of stone tablets?). Remember that the Ark of the Covenant was created by Moses under instruction from God. The priests prepared the Ark of the Covenant to be carried into the Jordan river. The Israelites approached the Jordan river and then set up camp there. In chapter 3, Joshua began to rally the Israelites to get prepared to cross the Jordan river and into the promised land. God promised to be with Joshua, as He was with Moses. God told Joshua to be strong and brave three times between verses 6 through 9 just in chapter 1 of Joshua.
In Joshua 1, God reaffirmed his promises to give the promised land to the Israelites. When Moses died, Joshua became the leader of the Israelites. Background Scripture (read 2-3 times during the week)
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