Joshua 5-10
HEALING AND
LIVING IN GILGAL
Joshua was commanded by God to have all men circumcised.
After all, the men who already were, had died on route to their
promised land. The Lord swore they would not see the land He promised them
because they disobeyed Him. Their 40 year walk to their promised land
yielded a large population, from kids to adults. It was these sons Joshua
had circumcised. They healed and stayed on in Gilgal. The Lord rolled away
the reproach of Egypt from the
Israelites who did not obey the Lord. This new generation arrived in their
promised land and reaped many blessings from God.
Joshua 5:1-9
GOD LISTENS TO
HIS CHILDREN AND CAN GRANT WISHES
It was in Gilgal when the sun stood still.
The Lord listened to one man and stopped the Sun from setting an
entire day. Joshua 10:12-14
GOD REDEEMS
AFTER PUNISHMENT
What is your Gilgal? A time
when the Lord lifted his anger and redeemed you into good graces.
OUR GOD IS A GOD
OF IMPOSSIBILITIES
When did the Lord act supernaturally to make something good happen as you
declared, according to your wishes?
A STORY FULL OF
BLANKS
Supply the missing words in the text below by using the words below.
Draw on your knowledge of the story.
Use each word only once.
Editor: (erase the underlined words)
kings
history
tents
stake
sun
stones
worry
olive
froth
dust
flap
tunics
horse
moon
storytelling
sticks
faith
trust
The story of Gilgal shows people today what awesome miracles God can do.
He listens to His children, and knows they ______.
But He is our Father who can do and wants to bless us, if only we
have _____ in Him. The people
in Joshua’s time wore robes, _____, and turbans instead of jeans, T-shits
and baseball caps. They played
games like tossing ______ close to a _____ pounded into the ground. They
didn’t play with balls, but they learned how to fight with swords, using
______ as their weapon. The
door to their _____ was a ____ made from of heavy cloth. This door didn’t do
much to keep the ____ out of their houses. Often, when the journey is long,
the _____ would arrive full of _____. The Israelites have _____ complexion
that is neither white Caucasian or black African-American.
The people passed on their _______ by ____________ from one
generation to the next. It’s
hard to _____ that men could win a battle against many _____. That day when
the ___ stood still, where did the _____ go?
Key to the above story
The story of Gilgal shows people today what awesome miracles God can do.
He listens to His children, and knows they worry.
But He is our Father who can do and wants to bless us, if only we
have faith in Him. The
people in Joshua’s time wore robes, tunics, and turbans instead of
jeans, T-shits and baseball caps.
They played games like tossing stones close to a stake
pounded into the ground. They didn’t play with balls, but they learned how
to fight with swords, using sticks as their weapon.
The door to their tents was a flap made from of heavy
cloth. This door didn’t do much to keep the dust out of their houses.
Often, when the journey is long, the horse would arrive full of
froth. The Israelites have olive complexion that is neither white
Caucasian or black African-American.
The people passed on their history by storytelling from
one generation to the next.
It’s hard to trust that men could win a battle against many kings.
That day when the sun stood still, where did the moon go?
