God promised to give His people the land of Canaan. It was time to move into the land.

The Israelites had to fight battles to win the land. Israel's enemies had a king and a god that they thought was powerful. But their gods were not real. Israel’s God was and is the one true God. God helped His people cross the Jordan River and helped them win battles. Everybody all around saw how powerful God is. Most of them were afraid of God. But they did not think about asking Him to be their God and even acted as if they were smarter and stronger than God.

Who chose the best way to act? Read Joshua 10:1-15 and see how Joshua made the best choice.

Lesson Review

• How many kings tried to fight God’s people? (five)

• Why did the Israelite army march all night? (to surprise the five kings)

• What surprising weapon did God send to help? (hailstones)

• What did Joshua do during the battle? (He talked to God.)

• How did God make enough time to finish the battle? (God made the sun stand still!)

When Joshua prayed, God answered his prayer in a mighty way.

What does God do when we pray? God answers our prayers.

Did you know that Joshua’s name means “God saves”? Jesus’ name also means “God saves.”

God sent Jesus to die on the cross to save us from sin and death. If we trust in Jesus, we will live with Him in heaven