Zion Lutheran Parent's Day Out

5-29A

English Standard Version (ESV)Joshua 5:13-6:27

The Commander of the
Lord's Army

13 When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing before him with his drawn sword in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us, or for our adversaries?” 14 And he said, “No; but I am the commander of the army of the Lord. Now I have come.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped and said to him, “What does my lord say to his servant?” 15 And the commander of the Lord's army said to Joshua, “Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.

The Fall of Jericho

6 Now Jericho was shut up inside and outside because of the people of Israel. None went out, and none came in. 2 And the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and mighty men of valor. 3 You shall march around the city, all the men of war going around the city once. Thus shall you do for six days. 4 Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark. On the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets. 5 And when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, when you hear the sound of the trumpet, then all the people shall shout with a great shout, and the wall of the city will fall down flat,[a] and the people shall go up, everyone straight before him.” 6 So Joshua the son of Nun called the priests and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord.” 7 And he said to the people, “Go forward. March around the city and let the armed men pass on before the ark of the Lord.”

8 And just as Joshua had commanded the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before the Lord went forward, blowing the trumpets, with the ark of the covenant of the Lord following them. 9 The armed men were walking before the priests who were blowing the trumpets, and the rear guard was walking after the ark, while the trumpets blew continually. 10 But Joshua commanded the people, “You shall not shout or make your voice heard, neither shall any word go out of your mouth, until the day I tell you to shout. Then you shall shout.” 11 So he caused the ark of the Lord to circle the city, going about it once. And they came into the camp and spent the night in the camp.

12 Then Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord. 13 And the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord walked on, and they blew the trumpets continually. And the armed men were walking before them, and the rear guard was walking after the ark of the Lord, while the trumpets blew continually.14 And the second day they marched around the city once, and returned into the camp. So they did for six days.

15 On the seventh day they rose early, at the dawn of day, and marched around the city in the same manner seven times. It was only on that day that they marched around the city seven times. 16 And at the seventh time, when the priests had blown the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, “Shout, for the Lord has given you the city. 17 And the city and all that is within it shall be devoted to the Lord for destruction.[b] Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house shall live, because she hid the messengers whom we sent. 18 But you, keep yourselves from the things devoted to destruction, lest when you have devoted them you take any of the devoted things and make the camp of Israel a thing for destruction and bring trouble upon it. 19 But all silver and gold, and every vessel of bronze and iron, are holy to the Lord; they shall go into the treasury of the Lord.” 20 So the people shouted, and the trumpets were blown. As soon as the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people shouted a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they captured the city. 21 Then they devoted all in the city to destruction, both men and women, young and old, oxen, sheep, and donkeys, with the edge of the sword.

22 But to the two men who had spied out the land, Joshua said, “Go into the prostitute's house and bring out from there the woman and all who belong to her, as you swore to her.” 23 So the young men who had been spies went in and brought out Rahab and her father and mother and brothers and all who belonged to her. And they brought all her relatives and put them outside the camp of Israel. 24 And they burned the city with fire, and everything in it. Only the silver and gold, and the vessels of bronze and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of theLord. 25 But Rahab the prostitute and her father's household and all who belonged to her, Joshua saved alive. And she has lived in Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

26 Joshua laid an oath on them at that time, saying, “Cursed before the Lord be the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho.

“At the cost of his firstborn shall he

lay its foundation,

and at the cost of his youngest son

shall he set up its gates.”

27 So the Lord was with Joshua, and his fame was in all the land

Major Points for Children:
God keeps His promises.
God is always with us
God wants us to listen and obey.

Major Points for Adults:

The Children of Israel lived on God’s promises. God promised that he would care for them and protect them. God promised that he would provide for their daily needs. God promised that he would deliver them safely into the Promised Land. God has made promises to us and his promises are reliable and true. He promises that wherever we have wandered, wherever we have fallen, wherever we have sinned, his grace and mercy stand ready to welcome us into his open arms. His forgiveness is complete in Jesus Christ.

God is with us (just as he was with Joshua), wherever we have wandered, wherever we have fallen, wherever we have sinned, his grace and mercy stand ready to welcome us into his open arms. His forgiveness is complete in Jesus Christ.

"But as for me and my household, we will serve (obey)

the Lord."

(Joshua 24:15)

Will we humble ourselves and live our lives submitted to a holy God who has our best interest in mind?

God is greater than all our enemies and greater than anything we are facing. He is a God of mercy and might, who has promised us eternal life with Him in heaven.

Song:

Joshua fought the battle of Jericho, Jericho, Jericho

Joshua fought the battle of Jericho

And the walls came tumbling down.

Families,

Welcome to Summer Care, I am so glad you and your child are participating in this program. It looks to be a fun filled, action packed summer. The class will participate in activities to reinforce the concepts of colors, shapes, numbers and letters. Other centers will reinforce fine and gross motor skills. We will have music time. The children will be able listen to music, play instruments, sing and dance. I will provide some quiet time to enjoy books; individually, with friends, having PDO staff read to them or group story time. I will also have special activities and themes planned throughout the summer for the students to enjoy.

Specifically this week, the class will hear the story of Joshua and the battle of Jericho. To reinforce the story the students will act it out, make a kazoo, build the wall and color a picture of the story. Other activities students may participate in are: working puzzles, painting diamonds, and counting to 10 using foam shapes.

One of the "special" activities planned for this week is gardening/planting. They may plant individual flowers to take home, help plant our Summer Care Garden and while doing so, have the opportunity to touch/learn about soil and how it is used to grow plants and flowers.

The 2nd "special" activity is using colored chalk on dry and wet pavement. This activity will also reinforce colors

Take a look at what we did today!

Number, shape and color for the month of May