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Joshua 4 · Grade 3

A Memorial for the Children

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The whole nation crossed the Jordan. Then Yahweh told Joshua to choose twelve men, one from every tribe. Each man carried a stone on his shoulder. It came from the place where the priests' feet stood. Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan.

Then the priests carried the ark up out of the river. The waters of the Jordan came back and flowed over all its banks as before. On that day Yahweh magnified Joshua, and the people feared him as they had feared Moses.

They camped at Gilgal, and Joshua set up the twelve stones there. He said that one day children would ask what the stones mean. Then they should say, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land. God dried up the Jordan as He dried up the Red Sea.

Memory Verse

“Then you shall let your children know, saying, ‘Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.”

Joshua 4:22 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. How did Joshua choose the twelve men?

  2. Where else did Joshua set up twelve stones?

  3. What happened when the priests carried the ark out?

  4. How did the people feel toward Joshua?

  5. What other water did God dry up long before?

Twelve Stones

Write what happened in each box.

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for all You have done for me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What should parents tell children about the stones?
  • How can you support a new leader at church or at home?

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