Rahab and the Fall of Jericho

1/23/2025

Rahab by Jennifer Tolbert

God has rescued and provided for the children of Israel. They have experienced his miracles, wonders, provision and protection. Over and over, he has proven himself to be true and faithful to them. Over and over, they continue to doubt and fail. Joshua is now the new leader of the Israelite people.

In this story, God tells Joshua that he is going to give the city of Jericho into their hands. Instead of making the same mistake their mothers and fathers do, they follow God's specific directions and find their first victory. All the people of Jericho are destroyed except a woman named Rahab, whose faithfulness to God and His people rescues her and all the people in her household.

Key Themes:

God saves the righteous.
Integrity is standing for what is right, even if it means standing alone.
God wants us to obey his directions to be saved.

Memory Verse

Joshua 24:15
“But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve…But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

Songs

Books of the Old Testament
The B.I.B.L.E.
He’s Got The Whole World in His Hands
Hear, O Israel
Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho
Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus
I'm in the Lord's Army
My God is so Big
12 Men Went to Spy on Canaan
The Judges Song

Story

Begin Class with Songs, Games, Table Activity, or Sharing Time

Open Class in Prayer

Introducing the Story Ideas
1. Hide-A-Spy
Choose a small figure to represent a spy. Hide the spy somewhere in the classroom and let the children find him. Let the child that finds him have a turn hiding him. Play a few rounds depending on the amount of time you have.

2. Build a City Wall
Use cardboard blocks or boxes to build wall and talk about how that represents the city. This is a great story to have the children role play. Use the city you built to act out the story later.

3. Follow the Leader
This story is all about following directions! Play a game of follow the leader. Let the children take turns being the leader. SAY: In today's story, God gave Joshua very specific directions about what he needed to do to defeat Jericho. The spies told Rahab exactly what she needed to do to rescue herself and her family. How important is it to follow directions? What do you think would happen if the people did not follow directions?

Story: In this story, we are reminded that God wants to have obey Him! The Israelites were going to try to take the Promised Land once again! After wandering in the wilderness due to their lack of faith, they were ready to do exactly what God asked them to!

SHOW the power points The Spies and Rahab and Joshua and Jericho or read Joshua 2:1-24 and Joshua 6:1-27.

Note: This is a really fun story for the children to act out. Gather as many props as you can and let them help you tell the story!

EMPHASIZE that: