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Joshua 5 · Grade 4

Getting Ready to Follow

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Before any battle, God prepared His people's hearts. The new generation born in the wilderness had not received the covenant sign God gave Abraham, so at Gilgal Joshua renewed it. Yahweh said, Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.

Israel then kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month in the plains of Jericho. The day after, they ate produce of the land, and the manna ceased. For forty years God had fed them in the wilderness, and now He fed them in a new way through the land He had promised.

Near Jericho, Joshua met a man with a drawn sword and asked, Are you for us, or for our enemies? The answer was No; this was the commander of Yahweh's army. Joshua's real question was not whether God was on his side, but whether he was on God's side. Joshua worshiped and took off his sandals, for the place was holy.

Show What You Know

  1. Why did Joshua renew the covenant sign at Gilgal?

  2. How long had God fed Israel with manna?

  3. What did Joshua ask the man with the drawn sword?

  4. What was Joshua's real question about?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

mannaGilgalPassoverGodsandals
  1. The new generation born in the wilderness had not received the covenant sign God gave Abraham, so at Joshua renewed it.
  2. Israel then kept the on the fourteenth day of the month in the plains of Jericho.
  3. The day after, they ate produce of the land, and the ceased.
  4. For forty years had fed them in the wilderness, and now He fed them in a new way through the land He had promised.
  5. Joshua worshiped and took off his , for the place was holy.

Think About It

  1. Before the battle God prepared hearts through covenant, Passover, and worship. How does God prepare you before hard things?

  2. The commander said No to taking sides. What does it mean for you to be on God's side?

Memory Verse

He said, “No; but I have come now as commander of Yahweh’s army.” Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshiped, and asked him, “What does my lord say to his servant?”

Joshua 5:14 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being holy and near. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What did God roll away at Gilgal?
  • How did God prepare the people before Jericho?

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