People
Joshua in Numbers 26
JOSH-oo-uh
This person shows up in Numbers 26:65: “For Yahweh had said of them, “They shall surely die in the wilderness.” There was not a man left of them, except Caleb the son of…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
Numbers 26:65
“For Yahweh had said of them, “They shall surely die in the wilderness.” There was not a man left of them, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.”
What kids can learn
When you hear joshua in Numbers, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read Numbers 26:65 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Numbers 26:65
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ForYahwehhadsaidofthem,“Theysurelydieinthewilderness.”wasnotamanleftofthem,exceptthesonofJephunneh,andJoshuathesonofNun.