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Seven Times and a Shout

The Walls Fall Down

Day 99of 180
Week 20of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how God helped the Israelites conquer Jericho

2

Demonstrate obedience by following specific instructions

3

Recognize that God's plans are sometimes unexpected

📖 Scripture Connection

Joshua 6:15-20

“On the seventh day, they rose early, at the dawn of day, and marched around the city in the same way seven times. Only on that day did they march around the city seven times. At the seventh time, when the priests blew the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, 'Shout, for Yahweh has given you the city!'”

— Joshua 6:15-20 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's power and the importance of following His unique instructions

📦 Materials Needed

  • Cardboard boxes or building blocks
  • Trumpet or noisemaker
  • Bible (World English Bible)
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • Colored markers
  • Large poster paper
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

BibleMouse adventure begins! Recap yesterday's lesson about marching silently around Jericho

💭 Review Question: What did God tell Joshua to do before the walls would fall?
2Teaching (8 min)

Today we'll learn how God made the impossible possible!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God gave Joshua a very strange battle plan
  • The people had to march around the city seven times on the seventh day
  • When they shouted and blew trumpets, God made the walls fall down
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Have you ever been asked to do something that seemed weird?
  • Why do you think God wanted them to march instead of fighting?
3Activity: Jericho Wall Builders (10 min)
hands-on

Build and knock down Jericho walls to recreate the Bible story

📝 Instructions:
  1. Use boxes or blocks to build city walls
  2. March around the 'city' seven times
  3. On the seventh time, shout and gently push down the walls
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Help child build smaller wall, assist in marching

Challenge: Let child lead the entire reenactment, explain each step

4Closing (3 min)

Review the amazing way God helped His people

📝 Review Questions:
  • How many times did they march on the last day?
  • What happened when they shouted?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank God for helping us when things seem impossible

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about always obeying God, even when it seems strange

💎 Memory Verse

Joshua 24:15

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

— Joshua 24:15 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Create a family flag with the memory verse, encouraging children to act out 'serving the Lord' with playful motions

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson illustrates God's supernatural power and the importance of obedience

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use enthusiastic voice when describing the walls falling
  • Encourage child's imagination during reenactment
  • Connect the story to modern-day trust in God
🤔 Common Struggles:

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

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's engagement, ability to retell basic story elements

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Draw a picture of the falling walls in BibleMouse Printables Library
  • Listen to BibleMouse Song Collection's worship music about God's power
  • Read additional Jericho story books from BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library

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