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Joshua 23 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Joshua's Farewell

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.

PreschoolLove God

heartpersonscrollpeoplehand

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

KindergartenLove God

JOSHUA → picture 4LOVE → picture 3BOOK → picture 1PEOPLE → picture 2

Grade 1Joshua Says Goodbye

Joshua was old. → picture 5He called the leaders. → picture 1He said, Keep God's book. → picture 4He told them to hold fast to God. → picture 2He said, Love God. → picture 3

Order:

1. I am old and well advanced in years2. be very courageous to keep and to do all that is written3. One man of you shall chase a thousand4. not one thing has failed

Grade 2Love Yahweh Your God

  1. How old was Joshua now? Very old (circle)
  2. Whom did Joshua call? All the leaders (circle)
  3. Who had fought for Israel? God (circle)
  4. What did Joshua tell them to keep? All that is written in the book of the law
  5. What did Joshua say about God's promises? Not one good thing failed. Every promise came true.
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Grade 3Hold Fast to Yahweh

  1. What had Yahweh given Israel? Rest
  2. Whom did Joshua call? The elders, heads, judges, and officers of Israel
  3. Who had fought for Israel? Yahweh your God
  4. How many could one man chase? A thousand
  5. What had failed of Yahweh's good words? Not one thing
1: I am old and well advanced in years2: be very courageous to keep and to do all that is written3: One man of you shall chase a thousand4: not one thing has failed
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Grade 4Love and Hold Fast

  1. Who did Joshua say had fought for Israel? Yahweh your God
  2. What did Joshua tell them to be very courageous to do? Keep and do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses
  3. What two things must they not do with the nations? Join them or serve their gods
  4. What would happen if Israel served other gods? They would perish from the good land.

Word bank: 1. old; 2. hold; 3. thousand; 4. love; 5. failed

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

Grade 5A Leader's Last Words

  1. Which earlier chapter does the heart of this speech echo? Chapter 1
  2. What would the remaining nations become if Israel joined them? A snare and a trap
  3. What did Joshua mean by going the way of all the earth? He was going to die.
  4. What had failed of the good things Yahweh spoke? Not one thing
  5. Which New Testament verse links love and keeping commandments? John 14:15
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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