Joshua
Who appeared to Joshua before the Battle of Jericho?
Jesus/Commander of the Lord's army
What were the fighting men and the priests commanded to do every morning for six days?
March once around the city of Jericho
What was Jesus holding?
A drawn sword
Name one strategy armies normally used to attack a walled city back in Joshua's day.
Siege (trap people inside the city until they surrender), dig under or climb over walls
Who did Joshua send to get Rahab and her family safely out of the city?
The two spies
What were the priests commanded to do?
Carry the ark of the covenant and blow the trumpets
What did God do when Joshua and the Israelites shouted?
He caused the walls to collapse/fall down flat
Where did the spies take Rahab and her family?
Out of the city to the Israelite camp
What did Jesus give Joshua?
Instructions to win the battle
What did the Israelites do to the city?
Destroyed it; burned it
What attribute did God show by keeping his promises to Rahab and to Joshua?
Faithful
How could God have collapsed the walls but protected Rahab's house on the wall?
God collapsed the walls but not the section of wall where her house was located.
What did Joshua and the Israelites do on the seventh day?
March seven times around the city and then shout and see what God would do
What have archaeologists discovered about the city of Jericho's walls? How many walls were there?
The walls were tall and thick. There were three.
Double Jeopardy
How was Jesus able to appear to Joshua when he hadn't been born as a baby in Bethlehem yet?
Tripple if you use a specific word
Jesus is God. God is eternal. So Jesus always has been existing. This was an example of the pre-incarnate Jesus. He appeared in the Old Testament several times before he was born as a man.
Double points if close to the answer
Tripple if used pre-incarnate
How did the spies know which house was Rahab's?