Problems and Promises 2 | Crossing the Jordan River | Wonder Ink KidsMin Curriculum

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Problems & Promises
Lesson Title: Crossing the Jordan River - After 40 years in the wilderness, God leads a new generation of His people across the Jordan River and into the Promised Land, showing that God can make a way through anything.
Scripture: Joshua 3-4
God Can Make a Way Through Anything
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WHO?
Joshua is a central character in this story. Like Moses, who parted the Red Sea, Joshua is the key character in another water-crossing miracle-the Israelites’ crossing the Jordan River on dry ground. After the Israelites crossed, they began to respect Joshua like they had Moses (Joshua 4:14).
WHAT?
Joshua 3-4 is about God showing the Israelites that He would make the way for them. Just like God parted the Red Sea when their ancestors escaped Egypt, God held back the Jordan River so that the Israelites could get across.
WHERE?
The story takes place at the Jordan River. This river is famous in the Bible as the body of water that Elijah parted with his cloak centuries later (2 Kings 2:8). It was also the river in which John baptized Jesus (Mark 1:9-11).
WHEN?
The story takes place immediately after the spies returned from Jericho. They gave Joshua a good report, so Joshua gathered 40,000 Israelite warriors to attack the city. Then the entire nation of Israel miraculously crossed the Jordan.
CONNECTING TO GOD’S BIG STORY
Joshua led the Israelites across the Jordan River to enter the land God promised them. Over 1,000 years later, Jesus (whose name is the Greek form of Joshua) would be baptized in this same river and will ultimately lead us into God’s promised kingdom of heaven.
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