People
Joshua in Exodus 17
JOSH-oo-uh
This person shows up in Exodus 17:9: “Moses said to Joshua, “Choose men for us, and go out, fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with God’s rod in my…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
Exodus 17:9
“Moses said to Joshua, “Choose men for us, and go out, fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with God’s rod in my hand.””
What kids can learn
When you hear joshua in Exodus, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read Exodus 17:9 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Exodus 17:9
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
MosessaidtoJoshua,“Choosemenforus,andgoout,fightwithTomorrowIstandonthetopofthehillGod’srodinmyhand.”