Joshua 19 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Joshua Asks Last

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.

PreschoolJoshua Waits His Turn

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

KindergartenLast of All

TRIBES → picture 4CITY → picture 3HILLS → picture 1JOSHUA → picture 2

Grade 1Joshua Is Last

Six more tribes got land. → picture 5Each tribe got a lot. → picture 1Joshua waited until the end. → picture 4Then the people gave him a city. → picture 2Joshua built the city and lived there. → picture 3

Order:

1. The second lot came out for Simeon2. called Leshem, Dan3. he built the city, and lived there4. So they finished dividing the land

Grade 2Joshua Waits

Where did Simeon get land? Inside the land of Judah
Why did Simeon get land there? Judah had more land than it needed.
Which tribe was the last on the list? Dan (circle)
When did Joshua get his land? At the end (circle)
What did Joshua do with his city? He built the city and lived there.

Grade 3The Leader Goes Last

Why was Simeon's land in the middle of Judah's land? Judah's portion was too much for them.
What did the children of Dan name Leshem? Dan
When did Joshua receive his inheritance? After they finished dividing the land
What city did Joshua ask for? Timnathserah
Where was the land divided by lot? In Shiloh before Yahweh

1: The second lot came out for Simeon2: called Leshem, Dan3: he built the city, and lived there4: So they finished dividing the land

Grade 4Joshua's Humble Portion

Which tribe's inheritance was in the middle of Judah's? Simeon's
When did Joshua receive his own land? Only after every tribe had its land
According to what was Joshua given his city? Yahweh's commandment
Where was the land divided? In Shiloh before Yahweh, at the door of the Tent of Meeting

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

Grade 5Serving Before Receiving

Why was Simeon's inheritance carved out of Judah's? The portion of the children of Judah was too much for them.
After whom did Dan name Leshem? Dan their forefather
Which city did Joshua ask for? Timnathserah in the hill country of Ephraim
Where was the land distributed by lot? In Shiloh before Yahweh, at the door of the Tent of Meeting
What New Testament verse speaks of greatness through serving? Matthew 20:26

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