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Joshua 18 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Lots at Shiloh

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's Tent at Shiloh

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

KindergartenGod's Tent

TENT → picture 4BOOK → picture 3WALK → picture 2TRIBES → picture 1

Grade 1Seven Tribes Wait

They set up the tent at Shiloh. → picture 3Seven tribes had no land yet. → picture 5Men walked through the land. → picture 2They wrote it in a book. → picture 4Joshua cast lots before God. → picture 1

Order:

1. set up the Tent of Meeting there2. How long will you neglect to go in to possess the land3. into seven portions in a book4. The lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up

Grade 2How Long Will You Wait?

  1. Where did the people meet? At Shiloh (circle)
  2. What did they set up? The Tent of Meeting (circle)
  3. How many tribes had no land? Seven tribes (circle)
  4. How many men did each tribe send? Three men (circle)
  5. Which tribe got the first lot? Benjamin (circle)
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Grade 3Stop Waiting

  1. What did the congregation set up at Shiloh? The Tent of Meeting
  2. How many tribes had not divided their inheritance? Seven tribes
  3. What did Joshua ask the people? How long will you neglect to go in to possess the land?
  4. How many portions did the men write in the book? Seven portions
  5. Whose land was Benjamin's lot between? Judah and Joseph
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Grade 4God at the Center

  1. Where did Israel set up the Tent of Meeting? At Shiloh
  2. What had the seven tribes stopped short of? Receiving what God had given
  3. Why were the lots cast before Yahweh? So each tribe's portion came from God
  4. Which two cities are listed among Benjamin's? Jericho and Jebus, which is Jerusalem

Word bank: 1. Shiloh; 2. seven; 3. God; 4. three; 5. book

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

Grade 5No More Delay

  1. What did the congregation set up at Shiloh? The Tent of Meeting
  2. What was the problem with the seven tribes? Not God's slowness but the people's delay
  3. What was Joshua's practical answer? Three men from each tribe would walk through the land, describe it, and return.
  4. Why were lots cast before Yahweh? So the portions were given in His presence.
  5. Name two cities in Benjamin's lot. Jericho and Bethel
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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