THE HAND OF THE LORD IS POWERFUL

Joshua 4:1-24

Key Verse 24

He did this so that all the peoples of the earth might know that the hand of the Lord is powerful and so that you might always fear the Lord your God.”

1. Read verses 1-9. What did the Lord tell Joshua to do? (1-3) What then did Joshua tell the twelve men to do? (4, 5) How were these twelve stones to help their future children? (6-7) What did the twelve men and Joshua do? (8-9)

2. Read verses 10-18. Describe the actions of the priests who were carrying the ark of the covenant. (10-11) Why did the men of two and a half-tribes go in front of the people? (12-13) How did God exalt Joshua? (14) What happened when the priests came up out of the water? (15-18)

3. Read verses 19-24. When and where did they camp? (19) What lesson in history did Joshua teach? (20-24) Why is it necessary to have a sense of God's history?

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