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    Rahab and the Spies: Sunday School Lesson

    Joshua 2 · Joshua 6:22–25

    Ages 7–12 ~40 min Memory: Joshua 2:11

    Print this page straight from your browser — the story, memory verse, discussion questions and craft all fit on one sheet.

    Big Idea

    God saves anyone who believes Him — however far away from Him they have lived.

    Story Summary

    Joshua sent two spies into Jericho, and Rahab hid them under the flax on her roof. She had heard what the LORD did at the Red Sea and believed He was God in heaven above and in earth beneath. The spies told her to bind a scarlet cord in her window, and when the walls fell, her whole household was saved.

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    Memory Verse (KJV)

    “For the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.”

    Joshua 2:11

    Discussion Questions

    1. What had Rahab heard about the God of Israel?

      Teacher hint: The drying up of the Red Sea and the defeat of Sihon and Og (Josh 2:10).

    2. What sign did the spies give her?
    3. Who else was saved with Rahab?

      Teacher hint: Her father, mother, brothers and all she had (Josh 6:23).

    4. Rahab appears in Jesus' family line (Matt 1:5). What does that tell you about God's grace?

    Craft Idea: Scarlet Cord Window

    Supplies

    • Card stock
    • Red yarn or ribbon
    • Scissors
    • Tape

    Steps

    1. Cut a window shape out of the card.
    2. Tape a length of red yarn so it hangs through the window.
    3. Write Joshua 2:11 on the wall around the window.
    4. Hang it where the family can see it all week.

    Printable Worksheet

    Print the lesson page as the worksheet; pair it with the Walls of Jericho coloring page.

    Coloring page This Sunday's lesson

    Lesson flow (45 minutes)

    1. Welcome (5 min): Pray, then read the memory verse aloud three times together.
    2. Story (10 min): Tell the story summary in your own words; open a KJV to Joshua 2 · Joshua 6:22–25.
    3. Discussion (10 min): Walk through the questions above. Let every child answer at least once.
    4. Craft (15 min): Make the scarlet cord window.
    5. Wrap-up (5 min): Hand out the worksheet to finish at home and recite the memory verse one last time.

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