The Daily RootedHome StoriesGradesChurchesWhat's NewAbout
Bible:
Answer key (separate)‹ Back to chapter 9

Every grade prints starting on a new page. No answers are included.

Joshua 9 · Preschool

Ask God First

Name Date

Color the moldy bread and the old sandals. The Gibeonites played a trick!

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live. The princes of the congregation swore to them.”

Joshua 9:15 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Say: Israel forgot to ask God. We can pray and ask God for help before we choose.

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.

Joshua 9 · Kindergarten

Ask God

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

ASK
GOD
FIRST
PRAY
The men sampled their provisions, and didn’t ask counsel from Yahweh’s mouth.

Joshua 9:14 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

BREAD
SANDALS
DONKEY
ASK GOD

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw yourself asking God before you decide.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for giving wisdom when I ask. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What was wrong with the bread?
  • Who can we ask for help?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.

Joshua 9 · Grade 1

Moldy Bread

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

BREAD
SANDALS
TRICK
ASK
The men sampled their provisions, and didn’t ask counsel from Yahweh’s mouth.

Joshua 9:14 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Some men came to Joshua.
Their bread was dry and moldy.
Their sandals were old.
Israel did not ask God.
Joshua made peace with them.

The Gibeonite Trick

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

the inhabitants of Gibeon heard

old and patched sandals on their feet

Let them live

didn’t ask counsel from Yahweh’s mouth

Draw yourself asking God before you decide.

Memory Verse

“The men sampled their provisions, and didn’t ask counsel from Yahweh’s mouth.”

Joshua 9:14 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for giving wisdom when I ask. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What did the men pretend?
  • What can you ask God about today?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.

Joshua 9 · Grade 2

A Trick With Old Bread

Name Date

Read the Story

Some men came to Joshua. They said they came from a land far away. Their sandals were old. Their clothes were old. Their bread was dry and moldy.

But it was a trick! They lived close by. The men of Israel looked at the bread. But they did not ask God what to do.

Joshua made peace with them. He made a promise. Three days later, Israel found out the men lived near. Israel kept the promise. The men cut wood and got water for the people.

Memory Verse

“The men sampled their provisions, and didn’t ask counsel from Yahweh’s mouth.”

Joshua 9:14 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. Where did the men say they came from?

    Dry and moldyThree days laterA land far away

  2. What was their bread like?

    Ask God what to doA land far awayDry and moldy

  3. What did Israel forget to do?

  4. When did Israel find out the truth?

    A land far awayThree days laterAsk God what to do

  5. What work did the men do?

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

WOCOUNSELHIAWGFWVASVNTKDYAMAFGEHOLOMNSBISNJKODRRIBKLPLALEGJEIFDLTASHYONYSUDVKSLNS
  • WINESKINS
  • SANDALS
  • DONKEYS
  • COUNSEL
  • GIBEON
  • BREAD
  • MOLDY
  • OATH

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for giving wisdom when I ask. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why did the men play a trick?
  • How can you tell if someone is being honest with you?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.

Joshua 9 · Grade 3

Look Closely, Ask God

Name Date

Read the Story

When the people of Gibeon heard what Joshua did to Jericho and Ai, they used a trick. They put old sacks and torn wineskins on their donkeys. They wore patched sandals and old clothes. Their bread was dry and moldy.

They told Joshua, Your servants have come from a very far country. They showed their moldy bread and torn wineskins. The men sampled their food, and didn't ask counsel from Yahweh's mouth. Joshua made peace and a covenant to let them live.

Three days later Israel learned the Gibeonites were neighbors. The people grumbled, but the princes said, We have sworn to them by Yahweh. So Israel kept the promise. The Gibeonites became wood cutters and drawers of water for the congregation and for Yahweh's altar.

Memory Verse

“The men sampled their provisions, and didn’t ask counsel from Yahweh’s mouth.”

Joshua 9:14 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What did the Gibeonites put on their donkeys?

  2. What did they say about where they came from?

  3. What did the men of Israel not do?

  4. Why did Israel keep the promise?

  5. What work did the Gibeonites do?

The Gibeonite Trick

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for giving wisdom when I ask. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What can you do when you find out someone fooled you?
  • How do you feel when someone tricks you?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.

Joshua 9 · Grade 4

A Costly Shortcut

Name Date

Read and Think

Kings across Canaan gathered to fight Israel, but Gibeon chose another way. Its people dressed as weary travelers from a far country. They had old sacks, torn wineskins, patched sandals, worn garments, and bread that was dry and moldy.

Joshua asked who they were. They gave a long story and pointed to their old supplies as proof. The men sampled their provisions, and didn't ask counsel from Yahweh's mouth. They trusted what they could see and taste instead of seeking God, and Joshua made a covenant of peace.

Three days later the truth came out. Even so, the leaders kept their oath, because they had sworn by Yahweh, the God of Israel. Joshua made the Gibeonites wood cutters and drawers of water for the house of God. Israel learned that a promise made in God's name must be kept even when it is costly.

Show What You Know

  1. How did the Gibeonites dress?

  2. What did Israel trust instead of seeking God?

  3. Why did the leaders keep their oath?

  4. What lesson did Israel learn about promises?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

GodoathbreadGibeon
  1. Kings across Canaan gathered to fight Israel, but chose another way.
  2. They had old sacks, torn wineskins, patched sandals, worn garments, and that was dry and moldy.
  3. They trusted what they could see and taste instead of seeking , and Joshua made a covenant of peace.
  4. Even so, the leaders kept their , because they had sworn by Yahweh, the God of Israel.

Think About It

  1. When are you tempted to decide something without praying first?

  2. Why is it important to keep a promise even when it becomes hard?

Memory Verse

“The men sampled their provisions, and didn’t ask counsel from Yahweh’s mouth.”

Joshua 9:14 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for giving wisdom when I ask. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why is it risky to trust only what we see?
  • What does it mean to keep your word?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.

Joshua 9 · Grade 5

When Appearances Deceive

Name Date

Read and Think

Joshua 9 opens with a coalition of kings preparing for war. Gibeon, a great city, chooses deception instead. Its men take old sacks, old, torn-up and bound up wineskins, patched sandals, and old garments, and all the bread of their food supply was dry and moldy. They pose as ambassadors from a distant land seeking a treaty.

The deception works because Israel relies on evidence alone. The Gibeonites even name what Yahweh did in Egypt and to Sihon and Og, while carefully leaving out Jericho and Ai, which travelers from far away would not yet have heard. The key verse is a verdict: The men sampled their provisions, and didn't ask counsel from Yahweh's mouth. Israel had a God who spoke, yet they made a major decision without asking Him.

Three days later the truth comes out, and the congregation murmurs. The leaders reply that they have sworn by Yahweh and cannot break the oath, or wrath would come upon them. Israel keeps its word, and the Gibeonites serve as wood cutters and drawers of water for Yahweh's altar. In the New Testament, Jesus teaches simple honesty: let your Yes be Yes and your No be No (Matthew 5:37).

Show What You Know

  1. Why did the deception work?

  2. Which events did the Gibeonites leave out of their story?

  3. What does the key verse say Israel failed to do?

  4. Why could the leaders not break the oath?

  5. What New Testament teaching about honesty connects to this chapter?

Crossword

41235

Across

  1. The princes would not break what they swore.
  2. The city whose people tricked Israel.
  3. All the bread of their food supply was dry and ____.

Down

  1. drawers of ____ for all the congregation
  2. and didn't ask ____ from Yahweh's mouth.

Think About It

  1. Israel's mistake was not seeking God's guidance. What habits help you ask God before big choices?

  2. God later used the Gibeonites to serve at His altar. How can God bring good even out of a mistake?

Memory Verse

“The men sampled their provisions, and didn’t ask counsel from Yahweh’s mouth.”

Joshua 9:14 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for giving wisdom when I ask. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What did the Gibeonites say they had heard?
  • How can we seek God's guidance in our decisions?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.