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Joshua 10 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Sun Stands Still

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolGod Fights for Us

sunmoonhailpersonpeople

Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenSun Stand Still

SUN → picture 4MOON → picture 3HAIL → picture 2PRAY → picture 1

Grade 1God Hears Joshua

Five kings came to fight Gibeon. → picture 3Joshua marched all night. → picture 5God sent great hailstones. → picture 2Joshua prayed to God. → picture 4The sun stood still. → picture 1

Order:

1. Come up to us quickly and save us!2. Then Joshua spoke to Yahweh3. The sun stood still, and the moon stayed4. Yahweh listened to the voice of a man

Grade 2The Longest Day

  1. How many kings came to fight? Five (circle)
  2. What city did they fight? Gibeon (circle)
  3. How long did Joshua's men march? All night (circle)
  4. What did God send from the sky? Big hailstones (circle)
  5. What did the sun do? It stood still. (circle)
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Grade 3Yahweh Fought for Israel

  1. Where did the men of Gibeon send for help? To Joshua at Gilgal
  2. What did Yahweh say to Joshua? Don't fear them, for I have delivered them into your hands.
  3. What did Yahweh hurl down from the sky? Great stones
  4. Where did Joshua tell the moon to stop? In the valley of Aijalon
  5. How long did the sun stay in the middle of the sky? About a whole day
1: Come up to us quickly and save us!2: Then Joshua spoke to Yahweh3: The sun stood still, and the moon stayed4: Yahweh listened to the voice of a man
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Grade 4A Day Like No Other

  1. Who was the king of Jerusalem? Adoni-Zedek
  2. Why did Joshua defend Gibeon? Israel had made a covenant with Gibeon.
  3. What shows the victory was clearly God's? Yahweh Himself hurled great hailstones on the enemy.
  4. Where did the five kings hide? In a cave at Makkedah

Word bank: 1. Gibeon; 2. Sun; 3. moon; 4. fought

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5Yahweh Listened to a Man

  1. What event made Adoni-Zedek afraid? Gibeon made peace with Israel.
  2. How did a covenant made through a trick become a duty? Israel had sworn to Gibeon and honored it.
  3. Where did Yahweh hurl down the great stones? Along the descent of Beth Horon
  4. What does the narrator say was unique about that day? Yahweh listened to the voice of a man; for Yahweh fought for Israel.
  5. What words does Joshua pass on to his captains? Don't be afraid, nor be dismayed. Be strong and courageous.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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