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Joshua 5 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Holy Ground at Gilgal

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.

PreschoolHoly Ground

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

KindergartenTake Off Sandals

SANDALS → picture 3JOSHUA → picture 1FOOD → picture 4BREAD → picture 2

Grade 1A Holy Place

The people kept the Passover. → picture 4They ate food from the land. → picture 3The manna stopped. → picture 1Joshua met the commander of God's army. → picture 5Joshua took off his sandals. → picture 2

Order:

1. They kept the Passover2. The manna ceased on the next day3. commander of Yahweh’s army4. Take off your sandals

Grade 2Joshua Bows Down

  1. Where did the people camp? At Gilgal (circle)
  2. What feast did they keep? The Passover (circle)
  3. What stopped the next day? The manna (circle)
  4. Who was the man? The commander of God's army
  5. What did Joshua take off? His sandals (circle)
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Grade 3The Commander of Yahweh's Army

  1. What did the kings feel when they heard? Their hearts melted.
  2. What did Yahweh roll away at Gilgal? The reproach of Egypt
  3. What two foods did they eat from the land? Unleavened cakes and parched grain
  4. What did Joshua do when he learned who the man was? He fell on his face and worshiped.
  5. Why did Joshua take off his sandals? The place was holy.
1: They kept the Passover2: The manna ceased on the next day3: commander of Yahweh’s army4: Take off your sandals

Grade 4Getting Ready to Follow

  1. Why did Joshua renew the covenant sign at Gilgal? The new generation born in the wilderness had not received it.
  2. How long had God fed Israel with manna? Forty years
  3. What did Joshua ask the man with the drawn sword? Are you for us, or for our enemies?
  4. What was Joshua's real question about? Whether he was on God's side

Word bank: 1. Gilgal; 2. Passover; 3. manna; 4. God; 5. sandals

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

Grade 5Worship Before Warfare

  1. What did Yahweh say at Gilgal? Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.
  2. How did God's provision change after the Passover? The manna ceased and they ate the produce of the land.
  3. What did the commander answer when Joshua asked whose side he was on? No; but I have come now as commander of Yahweh's army.
  4. What did Joshua ask after he worshiped? What does my lord say to his servant?
  5. Which earlier event does the command about sandals echo? Moses at the burning bush
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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