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Joshua 16 · Preschool

God Gives a Home

Name Date

Color the trees and the path through the land of Joseph's sons.

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“The children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.”

Joshua 16:4 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Say: God gave each family a place to live. God takes care of our family too.

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Joshua 16 · Kindergarten

A Home

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

HOME
LAND
JOSEPH
SONS
The children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.

Joshua 16:4 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

TREE
CITY
PATH
FAMILY

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw your family's home.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for a place to live. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who gave each family a home?
  • How can you thank God for your home?

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Joshua 16 · Grade 1

Joseph's Sons

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

LAND
LOT
BORDER
HOME
The children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.

Joshua 16:4 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Joseph had two sons.
Their names were Manasseh and Ephraim.
Their land went to Bethel.
Ephraim got land in the hills.
They got cities too.

Joseph's Sons

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

The lot came out for the children of Joseph

the Canaanites who lived in Gezer

the cities which were set apart for the children of Ephraim

Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance

Draw your family's home.

Memory Verse

“The children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.”

Joshua 16:4 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for a place to live. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who is in your family?
  • How can you thank God for your family?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Joshua 16 · Grade 2

Land for Ephraim

Name Date

Read the Story

Joseph had two sons. They were Manasseh and Ephraim. Each son's family became a tribe.

Their land came by lot. It went from the Jordan River near Jericho. It went up through the hills to Bethel.

Ephraim's land went all the way to the sea. But Ephraim did not drive out the people in the city of Gezer. Those people stayed and worked for Ephraim.

Memory Verse

“The children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.”

Joshua 16:4 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. Who were Joseph's two sons?

    GezerManasseh and EphraimAll the way to the sea

  2. How did their land come?

    All the way to the seaGezerBy lot

  3. Where did the land go up to?

  4. Where did Ephraim's land go?

  5. What city did Ephraim not drive people out of?

    All the way to the seaGezerBy lot

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

BIJYVVYROEMBODSEATLEAESSVLNIBPNTEFOLBOGHAHPTJJRAERSEHJMDSPZASLEMEMRBEIECSRVFWWRMH
  • MANASSEH
  • EPHRAIM
  • JOSEPH
  • BETHEL
  • BORDER
  • GEZER
  • SEA
  • LOT

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for a place to live. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What is your favorite place in your home?
  • How can you finish all of a job?

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Joshua 16 · Grade 3

The Children of Joseph

Name Date

Read the Story

The lot came out for the children of Joseph. It began at the Jordan at Jericho. Their border went up through the hill country to Bethel. Manasseh and Ephraim took their land.

Ephraim's border went from Ataroth Addar to Upper Beth Horon. Then it went west to the sea. Ephraim also had some cities set apart inside the land of Manasseh.

But they didn't drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. The Canaanites stayed in Ephraim's land. They were made to work as servants.

Memory Verse

“The children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.”

Joshua 16:4 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Where did the lot for Joseph's children begin?

  2. Who were the children of Joseph?

  3. Where did Ephraim's border go west?

  4. Where were some of Ephraim's cities set apart?

  5. Who stayed in Gezer?

Joseph's Sons

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.

MPJOSEPHKTAPBRWTGAWENCOEGAIBFPALRBLTEELHSODOISDTJRSTEJMSRHRAEDRHGEZERIHTJSEAGLIMF
  • MANASSEH
  • EPHRAIM
  • JOSEPH
  • BETHEL
  • BORDER
  • GEZER
  • SEA
  • LOT

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for a place to live. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who can you help this week so a big job gets done?
  • What does it mean to finish a job?

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Joshua 16 · Grade 4

A Double Portion for Joseph

Name Date

Read and Think

Joseph's family received land as two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. So Joseph's line got a double share. Their lot began at the Jordan at Jericho. It climbed through the hill country to Bethel.

Ephraim's border is traced from Ataroth Addar to Upper Beth Horon and on to the sea. Some cities for Ephraim lay in the middle of Manasseh's land. The two brother tribes lived close together.

The chapter closes with a warning sign. They didn't drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. Instead, the Canaanites lived among them and were made to do forced labor. Partial obedience left problems in the land.

Show What You Know

  1. Why did Joseph's line receive a double share?

  2. Where did the lot of Joseph's sons climb to?

  3. Where did some of Ephraim's cities lie?

  4. What did partial obedience leave in the land?

Think About It

  1. Ephraim chose forced labor over full obedience. What is a way people choose a convenient path instead of God's way?

  2. Why does God care about finishing what He asks us to do?

Memory Verse

“The children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.”

Joshua 16:4 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for a place to live. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why did Joseph's family get two shares?
  • What happened because Ephraim did not fully obey?

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Joshua 16 · Grade 5

Settling for Less

Name Date

Read and Think

Joshua 16 turns to the children of Joseph. Long before, Jacob had taken Joseph's sons Ephraim and Manasseh as his own. So Joseph got a double portion through two tribes. Their lot came out from the Jordan at Jericho, at the waters of Jericho on the east, going up through the hill country to Bethel.

The chapter traces Ephraim's border from Ataroth Addar to Upper Beth Horon and west to the sea. It also runs from Janoah down to Jericho and the Jordan. Some of Ephraim's cities were set apart in the middle of the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, with their villages.

The final verse is short but serious: They didn't drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwell in the territory of Ephraim to this day, and have become servants to do forced labor. Ephraim gained workers but did not fully obey. The book of Joshua shows that God's gifts call for full obedience. Settling for less brings trouble later.

Show What You Know

  1. Who had taken Joseph's sons as his own?

  2. What did the lot of Joseph's children go up through?

  3. Where were some of Ephraim's cities set apart?

  4. What did Ephraim gain by not driving out the Canaanites?

  5. What do God's gifts call for, according to the book of Joshua?

Crossword

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Across

  1. The Canaanites stayed there.
  2. His two sons were Ephraim and Manasseh.

Down

  1. the brook of Kanah; and ended at the ____.
  2. through the hill country to ____.
  3. The younger son's tribe.

Think About It

  1. Ephraim settled for less than full obedience. Where might you be tempted to settle for partial obedience?

  2. How can you thank God for the place He has given you to live?

Memory Verse

“The children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.”

Joshua 16:4 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for a place to live. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why is partial obedience a problem?
  • How can we obey God fully even when it is easier not to?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.