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Dig Site Three“What Happened

to the River?”Truth for This Week:

God can do the impossible.

Faith Word:

ConsecrateTo set apart an object or a person for God’s use only

God’s Characteristics

• God lets His people know what they are to do.• God has power over nature.

God’s Characteristics

• God wants a relationship with each person.• God accepts all who respond

to Him.

Memory Verse:“Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord

will do amazing things among you.”Joshua 3:5

Early in the morning Joshua and all the Israelites set out from Shittim and went to the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over.

2After three days the officers went throughout the camp, 3 giving orders to the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the Levitical priests carrying it, you are to move out from your positions and follow it.

4 Then you will know which way to go, since you have never been this way before. But keep a distance of about two thousand cubits* between you and the ark; do not go near it.”

*3,000 feet

5 Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do amazing things among you.”

Where did Joshua and the Israelites go early in the morning? (3:1)

1. To Gilgal2. To the Jordan River3. To the hills

Where did Joshua and the Israelites go early in the morning? (3:1)

To the Jordan River(Answer #2)

What did the officers do when they went throughout the camp? (3:2-3)

1. They crossed the Jordan.2. They gave orders to the people.3. Both answers are correct.

What did the officers do when they went throughout the camp? (3:2-3)

They gave orders to the people.(Answer #2)

What were the people to do when they saw the ark of the covenant? (3:3)

1. They were to bow.2. They were to stop.3. They were to follow it.

What were the people to do when they saw the ark of the covenant? (3:3)

They were to follow it.(Answer #3)

How would the Israelites know which way to go? (3:3-4)

1. Joshua would tell them.2. By following the ark3. The sun would lead them.

How would the Israelites know which way to go? (3:3-4)

By following the ark(Answer #2)

How far from the ark were the Israelites to walk? (3:4)

1. About two thousand cubits away2. As close as they wanted3. About a hundred feet away

How far from the ark were the Israelites to walk? (3:4)

About two thousand cubits away(Answer #1)

What did Joshua say the people needed to do before they crossed the Jordan? (3:5)

1. Consecrate themselves2. Prepare for battle3. Get rid of any extra belongings

What did Joshua say the people needed to do before they crossed the Jordan? (3:5)

Consecrate themselves(Answer #1)

6 Joshua said to the priests, “Take up the ark of the covenant and pass on ahead of the people.” So they took it up and went ahead of them.

7 And the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt you in the eyes of all Israel, so they may know that I am with you as I was with Moses. 8 Tell the priests who carry the ark of the covenant: ‘When you reach the edge of the Jordan’s waters, go and stand in the river.’”

9 Joshua said to the Israelites, “Come here and listen to the words of the LORD your God. 10 This is how you will know that the living God is among you and that he will certainly drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites and Jebusites.

11 See, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth will go into the Jordan ahead of you.

12 Now then, choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe. 13 And as soon as the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—set foot in the Jordan, its waters flowing downstream will be cut off and stand up in a heap.”

What were the priests to do with the ark? (3:6)

1. Walk behind the people2. Walk with the people3. Walk ahead of the people

What were the priests to do with the ark? (3:6)

Walk ahead of the people(Answer #3)

How would the people know the Lord was with Joshua? (3:7)

1. The Lord would exalt Joshua in the eyes of all Israel.

2. An angel would tell the Israelites to listen to Joshua.

3. The Lord would speak from heaven.

How would the people know the Lord was with Joshua? (3:7)

The Lord would exalt Joshua in the eyes of all Israel.

(Answer #1)

Where were the priests to stand when they reached the Jordan River? (3:8)

1. On the bank of the river2. In the river3. On the far side of the river

Where were the priests to stand when they reached the Jordan River? (3:8)

In the river(Answer #2)

What were the Israelites to listen to? (3:9)

1. The words of the Lord their God2. The words of King Moab3. The words of Rahab

What were the Israelites to listen to? (3:9)

The words of the Lord their God(Answer #1)

How would the Israelites know that the living God was among them? (3:10-11)

1. The ark of the covenant would go ahead of them into the Jordan.

2. He would send an angel to go with them across the Jordan.

3. He would appear in person.

How would the Israelites know that the living God was among them? (3:10-11)

The ark of the covenant would go ahead of them into the Jordan.

(Answer #1)

What would go before the Israelites into the Jordan? (3:11)

1. The two spies2. The ark of the covenant3. Both answers are correct.

What would go before the Israelites into the Jordan? (3:11)

The ark of the covenant(Answer #2)

14 So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went ahead of them. 15 Now the Jordan is at flood stage all during harvest.

Yet as soon as the priests who carried the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, 16 the water from upstream stopped flowing. It piled up in a heap a great distance away, at a town called Adam in the vicinity of Zarethan, while the water flowing down to the Sea of the Arabah (that is, the Dead Sea) was completely cut off.

So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.

17 The priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD stopped in the middle of the Jordan and stood on dry ground, while all Israel passed by until the whole nation had completed the crossing on dry ground.

When would the water from the Jordan River be cut off? (3:13)

1. When the people started to cross the river

2. When Joshua set foot in the river3. When the priests carrying the ark

set foot in the river

When would the water from the Jordan River be cut off? (3:13)

When the priests carrying the ark set foot in the river

(Answer #3)

Where did the priests carrying the ark begin to cross the Jordan? (3:14)

1. In front of the people2. Behind the people3. Mixed in among the people

Where did the priests carrying the ark begin to cross the Jordan? (3:14)

In front of the people(Answer #1)

What was the Jordan River like during the harvest? (3:15)

1. It was low.2. It was at flood stage.3. It was dry.

What was the Jordan River like during the harvest? (3:15)

It was at flood stage.(Answer #2)

What happened as soon as the priests’ feet touched the water’s edge? (3:15-16)

1. The water stopped flowing.2. The water piled up in a heap a great

distance away.3. Both answers are correct.

What happened as soon as the priests’ feet touched the water’s edge? (3:15-16)

Both answers are correct.(Answer #3)

What kind of ground did the priests stand on in the middle of the Jordan River? (3:17)

1. Dry ground2. Damp ground3. Muddy ground

What kind of ground did the priests stand on in the middle of the Jordan River? (3:17)

Dry ground(Answer #1)

Finish this verse: “Joshua told the people, ‘Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will…” (Joshua 3:5)

1. “…do amazing things among you.’”2. “…deliver your enemies into your

hands.’”3. “…show you what to do.’”

Finish this verse: “Joshua told the people, ‘Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will…” (Joshua 3:5)

“…do amazing things among you.’”

(Answer #1)