Joshua 2 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Rahab Hides the Spies

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.

PreschoolRahab Helps

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

KindergartenA Red Line

HOUSE → picture 4SPY → picture 3WINDOW → picture 2TRUST → picture 1

Grade 1Rahab Trusts God

Joshua sent two spies. → picture 3Rahab let them in. → picture 5She hid them under flax on the roof. → picture 2She let them down by a cord. → picture 4She tied a red line in the window. → picture 1

Order:

1. sent two men out of Shittim as spies2. she had brought them up to the roof3. she let them down by a cord through the window4. she tied the scarlet line in the window

Grade 2A Red Line in the Window

How many men did Joshua send? Two men (circle)
What city did they go to? Jericho (circle)
Where did Rahab hide them? On her roof, under flax
What did Rahab ask them to save? Her family (circle)
What did she tie in the window? A red line (circle)

Grade 3Rahab's Faith

Where was Rahab's house built? On the city wall
What did Rahab hide the spies under? Stalks of flax
What had the people of Jericho heard about? How Yahweh dried up the Red Sea
Who did Rahab ask the spies to save? Her father, mother, brothers, and sisters
How long did the spies stay in the mountains? Three days

1: sent two men out of Shittim as spies2: she had brought them up to the roof3: she let them down by a cord through the window4: she tied the scarlet line in the window

Grade 4A Canaanite Who Believed

Where did Rahab hide the spies? On her roof under stalks of flax
What two victories had Jericho heard about? The drying of the Red Sea and the defeat of Sihon and Og
What did Rahab confess about Yahweh? He is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath.
Where in the New Testament is Rahab named among people of faith? Hebrews 11:31

Word bank: 1. spies; 2. Rahab; 3. Jericho; 4. God; 5. scarlet

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

Grade 5Faith From an Unexpected Place

Where does the king of Jericho's search party go? Toward the fords of the Jordan
Why is Rahab's confession surprising? She is from the nation under judgment, yet she recognizes the true God.
What do the spies swear by? Their own lives
What is the sign that keeps her family safe? A line of scarlet thread in the window
Where does the New Testament place Rahab in the family line of Jesus? Matthew 1:5

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