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God's Strange Battle Plan

The Walls Fall Down

Day 97of 180
Week 20of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God's plans are different from human plans

2

Learn about Joshua and the battle of Jericho

3

Practice listening and following instructions carefully

📖 Scripture Connection

Joshua 6:2-5

“Yahweh said to Joshua, 'Look, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and the mighty warriors.'”

— Joshua 6:2-5 (WEB)

Shows God's power and unique way of fighting battles

📦 Materials Needed

  • Blocks or cardboard boxes
  • Trumpet or noisemaker
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • World English Bible
  • Coloring sheet of Jericho walls
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In our last BibleMouse lesson, we learned about the big walls of Jericho. Today, we'll discover God's amazing plan to knock down those walls!

💭 Review Question: What did you remember about the city of Jericho?
2Teaching (8 min)

God gave Joshua a very strange battle plan. Instead of fighting with swords, God told Joshua and the Israelites to march around the city.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God's plans are always the best, even when they seem strange
  • Joshua trusted God and followed His instructions exactly
  • Obedience is important when God gives us directions
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Have you ever been asked to do something that seemed silly?
  • Why do you think God wanted them to march instead of fight?
3Activity: Jericho Wall Marching (10 min)
interactive

Build a Jericho wall with blocks, then practice marching around it quietly

📝 Instructions:
  1. Build a wall with blocks
  2. March around the wall once, just like Joshua's people
  3. Be very quiet during the march
  4. On the last march, make a big shout!
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: March with parent holding hand

Challenge: Count marches and try to remember the exact number

4Closing (3 min)

Review the special way God helped Joshua win the battle

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did Joshua and the people do?
  • Who made the walls fall down?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank you, God, for showing us that You can do amazing things!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about marching in silence around Jericho

💎 Memory Verse

Joshua 24:15

“But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

— Joshua 24:15 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: March and Shout Memory Verse Game: Children march in place and shout one word of the verse each time they stomp

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson demonstrates God's unique ways of solving problems

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use dramatic voices when telling the story
  • Encourage questions and imagination
  • Connect the story to trusting God's guidance
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find it hard to understand why marching would defeat a city

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's engagement and understanding of God's power

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Color the BibleMouse Jericho wall coloring page
  • Act out the story with family members
  • Listen to the BibleMouse Song Collection about obedience

Ready for Tomorrow?

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