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Joshua 10 · Grade 5

Yahweh Listened to a Man

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Joshua 10 begins with fear in Jerusalem. Adoni-Zedek hears that Gibeon has made peace with Israel and gathers four other Amorite kings to attack. Gibeon sends an urgent plea to Gilgal: Don't abandon your servants! Israel's covenant with Gibeon, made through a trick, now becomes a duty, and Joshua honors it.

Yahweh assures Joshua, Don't fear them, for I have delivered them into your hands. Not a man of them will stand before you. After an all-night march, Israel strikes suddenly. Yahweh joins the battle directly, hurling great stones from the sky on the fleeing enemy along the descent of Beth Horon.

At the height of the battle, Joshua speaks to Yahweh and commands in Israel's sight, Sun, stand still on Gibeon! You, moon, stop in the valley of Aijalon! The sun stays in the middle of the sky about a whole day. The narrator marks the wonder: There was no day like that before it or after it, that Yahweh listened to the voice of a man; for Yahweh fought for Israel. Afterward Joshua encourages his captains with the words God once gave him: Don't be afraid, nor be dismayed. Be strong and courageous.

Show What You Know

  1. What event made Adoni-Zedek afraid?

  2. How did a covenant made through a trick become a duty?

  3. Where did Yahweh hurl down the great stones?

  4. What does the narrator say was unique about that day?

  5. What words does Joshua pass on to his captains?

Crossword

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Across

  1. It stood still on Gibeon.
  2. Yahweh ____ for Israel.

Down

  1. Great stones from the sky.
  2. It stood still in the valley of Aijalon.
  3. Yahweh ____ to the voice of a man.

Think About It

  1. Yahweh listened to the voice of a man. How does it encourage you that God hears prayer?

  2. Joshua passed on the encouragement God gave him. Who could you pass God's encouragement on to?

Memory Verse

“There was no day like that before it or after it, that Yahweh listened to the voice of a man; for Yahweh fought for Israel.”

Joshua 10:14 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing my prayers. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How does God hear your prayers when you ask for help?
  • How can you be a strong friend to someone who depends on you?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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