The Ancient PromiseWhen the Israelites entered the promised land, God fulfilled

a promise He had made centuries earlier. Unscramble the follow-ing names of people to whom that promise was given or repeated; then match the names to the clues below.

A. ABCJO _______________

B. CASIA _______________

C. ESSOM _______________

D. HAJUSO _______________

E. MARAB _______________

___ 1. The person to whom God first made the promise. (Genesis 12:7)

___ 2. The promise was given to him to confirm the oath God gave to his father. (Genesis 26:2, 3)

___ 3. Grandson of the person to whom God first made the promise. (Genesis 35:12-14)

___ 4. He was allowed to see but not enter the promised land. (Deuteronomy 34:1-4)

___ 5. Led the people into the promised land. (today’s lesson)

Promises with ProvisosGod wants to keep his promises to us! Our part is to avoid building roadblocks that will prevent Him

from doing so. Fill in the blanks below to show what we can do so that God can keep His promises to us.

God Will Do This If We Will Do This

Meet our physical needs (Matthew 6:31-33)

Provide rest for our souls (Matthew 11:28, 29)

Give us an abundance of good things (Luke 6:38)

Grant us eternal life (John 5:24)

Enlighten us with his wisdom (James 1:5, 6)

The promise of God that I would most like to receive this week is . . .

The most important change I will make in my life to receive that promise is . . .

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Lesson 1 The Ancient Promise

1-E (Abram); 2-B (Isaac); 3-A (Jacob); 4-C (Moses); 5-D (Joshua).

Lesson 3 Not Quite Right

Verse 2, Some Israelites came tonight Verse 3, The king sent a message to Rahab Verse 4, but I had no idea where they were from Verse 5, I don’t know which way they went Verse 6, stalks of flax Verse 7, fords of the Jordan Verse 8, Before the spies lay down Verse 9, we’re falling down from fear Verse 15, a cord of rope through a window Verse 16, hide there three days Verse 22, looked everywhere for them Verse 23, told Joshua everything Verse 24, all of the people are scared to death.

Lesson 4 God’s Battle Plan

Jericho, once, city, seven, trumpets, armed men, shout.

Unscrambled word: victory

Lesson 5 One Man’s Evil

Hitler—A, D, G, H. Stalin—B, C, E, F.

Lesson 8 Gideon: The Whole Story

mighty guy, 6:12; wheat farmer, 6:11; altar breaker, 6:25-32; altar builder, 6:24; fearful guy, 6:27; death-row criminal, 6:30; skeptic, 6:37-40; Spirit-led leader, 6:34; king collector, 8:5, 12; trumpet man, 6:34; psychological warrior, 7:17-21; vengeful one, 8:4-9, 15-17; polygamous husband, 8:30; crown refuser, 8:23; loot grabber, 8:24-26

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Lesson 8 Good Leaders and Bad Mistakes

Some obvious answers for this activity are Moses, David, Jonah, and Peter, but there are others too.

Lesson 9 Tough Questions

The Lord (10:11, 12)Jephthah (11:7, 9, 14, 15, 23, 24)The men of Ephraim (12:1)The Gileadites (12:5, 6)

Lesson 10 The Rest of Samson’s Story

A. 16:17; B. 14:3; C, 15:13-17; D. 16:4, 5; E. 16:6-15; F. 16:21, 28; G. 16:29, 30a; H. 16:30b.

Lesson 12 Boaz the Benevolent

There may be more than one correct answer: decisive, v. 15; generous, v. 16; honored, v. 10; hospitable, v. 14; kind, v. 13; protective, v. 9; religious, v. 12; sociable, vv. 8, etc.; “street wise,” vv. 9, 15; unprejudiced, v. 10.

Lesson 13 Ten Witnesses

Possible responses: gathered adequate number of wit-nesses; gathered proper quality of witnesses; mentioned Ruth’s nationality; noted the implications of the trans-action; followed protocol with his shoe; used the proper location—the town gate; transaction not rushed—had everyone sit; explained the entire background; noted his own position as kinsman

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Jarmuth

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Aroer

Hazor

Kedesh

Kinnereth

Ramoth Gilead

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Debir

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Ashdod

Anab

Gath

Mt. Hermon

Valley of Achor

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Moab

Edom (Seir)

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Desert Wandering

Conquest of Canaan

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