The Land Promise Fulfilled

The allocation of the land to the 12 Tribes of Israel (from freebibleimages.org).

Central Truth: God always fulfills his promises.

Scriptures: Joshua 21:43-45; 24

Joshua had been chosen by God to succeed Moses and became the military captain and master of strategy for Israel. For Joshua to conquer Canaan, it was necessary to conquer the strategically located city of Jericho and then conquering the cities of Ai and Bethel in the heart of the central hill country, dividing the land in two. Joshua could easily campaign against both the south and the north. First, he conquered the southern region of Canaan, and then he conquered the northern region. When the land finally rested from war, Joshua, Eleazar, and the heads of the tribes of Israel cast lots among the twelve tribes. Each of the sons of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received a portion of land along with the other sons of Jacob. The Levites did not receive any land except for forty-eight cities for them to dwell. Since the Levites’ responsibility was to serve the religious needs of the people, they were scattered throughout the entire land.

Bible Scrapbook

Each week the children will be adding to their scrapbooks what they have learned during Sunday School.  This time we added a fun coloring page with the scripture:

"And the people said to Joshua we will serve the Lord our God and obey Him."

Joshua 24:24

After we colored our pages, we cut them to fit into our notebooks and glued them down. Then we added embellishment with blue glittery washi tape.