Joshua 6 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Walls of Jericho

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.

PreschoolThe Walls Fell Down

citytrumpetpeopleperson

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

KindergartenJericho

CITY → picture 4TRUMPET → picture 3ARK → picture 2SHOUT → picture 1

Grade 1March and Shout

Jericho was shut up tight. → picture 3The priests blew trumpets. → picture 5The people marched around the city. → picture 2The ark went with them. → picture 4God kept Rahab and her family safe. → picture 1

Order:

1. I have given Jericho into your hand2. Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets3. marched around the city in the same way seven times4. the wall fell down flat

Grade 2The Wall Fell Down Flat

What city was shut tight? Jericho (circle)
How many priests blew trumpets? Seven (circle)
How many days did they march one time? Six days (circle)
What did the people do on the seventh day? They gave a great shout.
Who was kept safe? Rahab and her family (circle)

Grade 3By Faith the Walls Fell

What did Yahweh say He had given into Joshua's hand? Jericho
What did seven priests carry before the ark? Seven trumpets of rams' horns
What were the people told not to do? Not to shout or even speak
What did Joshua say at the seventh time? Shout, for Yahweh has given you the city!
Who brought out Rahab and her family? The two spies

1: I have given Jericho into your hand2: Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets3: marched around the city in the same way seven times4: the wall fell down flat

Grade 4God Gives the City

Why did God's plan make the victory plainly His work? There was no siege or battering, only marching, trumpets, and silence.
What did the ark at the center show? That Yahweh Himself was leading
Where did the silver and gold go? Into Yahweh's treasury
Which New Testament verse says the walls fell by faith? Hebrews 11:30

Word bank: 1. Jericho; 2. trumpets; 3. ark; 4. wall; 5. Rahab

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

Grade 5Faith That Marches

When was the victory over Jericho promised? Before the battle began
How many times did they circle the city on the seventh day? Seven times
Why were the people not to take Jericho's treasures for themselves? Jericho was devoted to Yahweh as God's judgment.
Where did Rahab live afterward? In the middle of Israel
Which New Testament verses count both the walls and Rahab as faith? Hebrews 11:30-31

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