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Joshua 22 · Preschool

Talk It Out

Name Date

Color the big altar by the Jordan River.

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

Bible Verse

The children of Reuben and the children of Gad named the altar “A Witness Between Us that Yahweh is God.”

Joshua 22:34 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Say: The tribes talked and listened to each other. God helps us talk and listen when we disagree.

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Joshua 22 · Kindergarten

Talk and Listen

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

TALK
ALTAR
RIVER
PEACE
The children of Reuben and the children of Gad named the altar “A Witness Between Us that Yahweh is God.”

Joshua 22:34 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

ALTAR
RIVER
TRIBES
LOVE

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw two groups talking kindly together.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for helping us live in peace. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What did the tribes build?
  • How can you listen to a friend?

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Joshua 22 · Grade 1

Listen First

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

ALTAR
WITNESS
HOME
LISTEN
The children of Reuben and the children of Gad named the altar “A Witness Between Us that Yahweh is God.”

Joshua 22:34 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Three tribes went home.
They built a big altar.
The other tribes were upset.
They asked why it was built.
They listened and blessed God.

The Witness Altar

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

Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest

a great altar to look at

A Witness Between Us that Yahweh is God

return and go to your tents

Draw two groups talking kindly together.

Memory Verse

The children of Reuben and the children of Gad named the altar “A Witness Between Us that Yahweh is God.”

Joshua 22:34 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for helping us live in peace. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Where did the three tribes go?
  • What can you do when you feel upset with someone?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Joshua 22 · Grade 2

Ask First

Name Date

Read the Story

Some tribes had helped their brothers win the land. Now Joshua sent them home across the Jordan River. He told them to love God and serve Him.

On the way, they built a big altar by the river. The other tribes were upset. They thought these tribes were turning away from God.

So they sent leaders to ask why. The tribes said the altar was to show they all belonged to God. Everyone was glad. They named the altar A Witness Between Us.

Memory Verse

The children of Reuben and the children of Gad named the altar “A Witness Between Us that Yahweh is God.”

Joshua 22:34 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Where did Joshua send the tribes?

  2. What did Joshua tell them to do?

  3. What did they build?

    A big altarA Witness Between UsTo love God and serve Him

  4. Why were the other tribes upset?

  5. What did they name the altar?

    To love God and serve HimA big altarA Witness Between Us

Word Search

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

BUPLEASEDLJORDANPGEWNBIHOHKSRIRKWIIWSNETHITNIEKDUNJHETDPWVBEDHGNDTRWESAAALTARNNSD
  • PHINEHAS
  • WITNESS
  • BLESSED
  • PLEASED
  • JORDAN
  • REUBEN
  • ALTAR
  • GAD

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for helping us live in peace. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How do you feel when someone thinks you did wrong but you did not?
  • What did the leaders do before fighting?

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Joshua 22 · Grade 3

A Witness Between Us

Name Date

Read the Story

Joshua sent the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh home. They had helped their brothers for many days. Joshua told them to love Yahweh, walk in His ways, and serve Him with all their heart.

Near the Jordan they built a great altar. The rest of Israel gathered at Shiloh to go to war against them. But first they sent Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest with ten princes.

The eastern tribes said the altar was not for burnt offering or sacrifice. It was a witness, so their children would not be told they had no portion in Yahweh. Phinehas was pleased. Israel blessed God and spoke no more of war.

Memory Verse

The children of Reuben and the children of Gad named the altar “A Witness Between Us that Yahweh is God.”

Joshua 22:34 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Which tribes did Joshua send home?

  2. How did Joshua tell them to serve Yahweh?

  3. Where did the rest of Israel gather?

  4. Whom did Israel send first?

  5. What was the altar not for?

The Witness Altar

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

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

PNFSLWOCELSYAJIYDGESYLRTCAGADTTENSDFSGBAUESAIEACRBSVEEDDBLESSEDGPHINEHASIJORDANFF
  • PHINEHAS
  • WITNESS
  • BLESSED
  • PLEASED
  • JORDAN
  • REUBEN
  • ALTAR
  • GAD

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for helping us live in peace. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you make sure your friends know you love God too?
  • How can you ask questions instead of getting angry?

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Joshua 22 · Grade 4

Ask Before You Accuse

Name Date

Read and Think

Joshua sent the eastern tribes home with a blessing. They had kept their promise and had not left their brothers. He charged them to love Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, to keep his commandments, to hold fast to him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.

By the Jordan they built a great altar to look at. The rest of Israel feared rebellion against Yahweh and gathered at Shiloh to go to war. But first they sent Phinehas and ten princes to speak with them.

The eastern tribes explained that the altar was a copy, not for burnt offering nor for sacrifice. It was a witness that they too would serve Yahweh, so later children could not say they had no portion in Yahweh. Phinehas said, Today we know that Yahweh is among us. They named the altar A Witness Between Us that Yahweh is God.

Show What You Know

  1. What promise had the eastern tribes kept?

  2. What did the rest of Israel fear?

  3. What was the altar a witness of?

  4. What did Phinehas say they now knew?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

PhinehasaltarGodwitness
  1. By the Jordan they built a great to look at.
  2. But first they sent and ten princes to speak with them.
  3. It was a that they too would serve Yahweh, so later children could not say they had no portion in Yahweh.
  4. They named the altar A Witness Between Us that Yahweh is .

Think About It

  1. Israel almost went to war over a misunderstanding. How can asking questions first help you avoid a fight?

  2. Joshua told them to hold fast to Yahweh. What helps you hold fast to God?

Memory Verse

The children of Reuben and the children of Gad named the altar “A Witness Between Us that Yahweh is God.”

Joshua 22:34 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for helping us live in peace. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you help two friends who are upset with each other?
  • What can you do when someone misunderstands you?

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Joshua 22 · Grade 5

Unity Through Truth

Name Date

Read and Think

Joshua 22 begins with honor. The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had crossed the Jordan to fight beside their brothers, and now Joshua released them. He told them to take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded you, to love Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, to keep his commandments, to hold fast to him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul. He blessed them, and they went home with much wealth.

At the Jordan they built a great altar to look at. The other tribes heard of it and gathered at Shiloh to go up against them to war. Yet they sent Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest with ten princes first. Phinehas asked, What trespass is this that you have committed against the God of Israel? He reminded them of past sins that had brought judgment on all Israel.

The eastern tribes answered with an oath: The Mighty One, God, Yahweh, he knows. They explained that the altar was a pattern of Yahweh's altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice; but it is a witness between us and you. Phinehas said, Today we know that Yahweh is among us. The children of Israel blessed God and spoke no more of war. The altar was named A Witness Between Us that Yahweh is God. In the New Testament, Paul urges believers to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace (Ephesians 4:3).

Show What You Know

  1. What did Joshua tell the tribes to hold fast to?

  2. Whom did the other tribes send before going to war?

  3. What question did Phinehas ask?

  4. What did the eastern tribes say the altar was a pattern of?

  5. What New Testament verse speaks of keeping the unity of the Spirit?

Crossword

41235

Across

  1. Son of Eleazar sent to ask why.
  2. The land where the eastern tribes lived.
  3. The children of Israel ____ God.

Down

  1. but it will be a ____ between us and you
  2. They built a great one by the Jordan.

Think About It

  1. Phinehas asked before acting. When have you needed to hear the other side before deciding?

  2. Both sides cared about faithfulness to God. How can Christians who disagree still keep unity?

Memory Verse

The children of Reuben and the children of Gad named the altar “A Witness Between Us that Yahweh is God.”

Joshua 22:34 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for helping us live in peace. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How did Phinehas handle the conflict wisely?
  • How can you speak calmly when you think someone is wrong?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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