Wednesday Night Study Sheet--Joshua 6

Main idea: Battle of Jericho

 

In Joshua the 6th Chapter, Joshua and his people in their entirety were command by God to march around the city carrying the arch of the covenant. There were also 7 priests carrying trumpets of ram horn. They were instructed not to make any noise while marching around the city once a day for 6 days. Then on the 7th day they were to march around the city 7 times; after they had marcher around the 7th time they were instructed to give a great shout. The walls of the city fell and God gave the city over to Israel. The only people in the city of Jericho who were not destroyed by God or killed by the Israelites was Rahab and her House.

1. How many times in all did the Israelites walk around Jericho before it fell?

a. 4

b. 7

c. 13

d. 10

 

2. What types of horns did they blow?

a. chicken

b. ram

c. cheese

d. horse

 

3. Who was the only survivor out of Jericho?

a. house of Rahab

b. the Chargers

c. Joshua

d. Jacob

 

4. How many priests were there?

a. 12

b. 1

c.10

d.7

 

5. Which word most nearly means what Rahab's occupation was?

a. seller of purple cloth

b. prostitute

c. tent maker

d. cook

 

Challenge question from Bro. Sid: From the archeological research that you heard about in class, what was unusual about the ruins of Jericho that suggests that the demise (end) of the city was unusual?