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LESSON STUDY NOTES

Rahab Welcomes Spies

Printed Text: Joshua 2:8–13; Joshua 6:16–17

Background Scripture: Joshua 2; 6:16–25; Matthew 1:5; James 2:25; Hebrews 11:31

Devotional Reading: Matthew 25:31–46

Memory Verse: “And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent” (Joshua 6:17).

Lesson Aims: After participating in this lesson, each learner will be able to:

1. Summarize what Rahab and the people of Jericho knew about God.
2. Explain how Rahab’s knowledge of God influenced her and led to Jericho’s defeat.
3. Recall an instance when God used an unexpected person to accomplish His will.

 

 

 

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Joshua Fights for God

Bible Basis: Joshua 11:6–9, 16–23

Memory Verse: “For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses” (Joshua 11:20).

Lesson AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will:

1. Identify challenging phrases and contexts in the text.
2. Explain how Joshua’s actions made way for the receipt of the Lord’s inheritance.
3. Discuss why this text presents challenges to modern readers.

 

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The Mountain of God

Bible Basis: Isaiah 25:6–10a

Memory Verse: “He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it” (Isaiah 25:8).

Bible Truth: The Lord will create a feast for the faithful and end death forever.

Lesson AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will:

1. DECIDE that God acts in the best interest of all peoples and nations.
2. APPRECIATE that God removes barriers that cause people to feel separated from Him and one another.
3. REJOICE that God gives hope to the oppressed peoples.

 

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Israel Remembers God’s Deeds

Bible Basis: Joshua 4:14–24

Memory Verse: “When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones? Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land” (Joshua 4:21b–22).

Lesson AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will:

1. Describe Joshua’s act of remembrance at Gilgal.
2. Compare the Israelites’ crossing of the Jordan River to their crossing of the Red Sea (Exodus 14).
3. Make a plan to remember God’s acts of faithfulness.