What children can explore
- Preparing and asking clear questions
- Choosing manageable jobs with support
- Listening and helping with care
Little Bible Explorers · Book 38 · Ages 3–8
Joshua and the People Getting Ready
A Bible story about preparing and helping
Based on Selected parts of Joshua 1:10–18
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About this story
How do the people get ready for what comes next? Join Eli, Maya and Mum as they read Joshua’s instructions to the camp. Joshua tells the officers to carry a message through the people: prepare food, because within three days they are to cross the River Jordan to receive the land God is giving them. Joshua also speaks to Reuben, Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh. Their families and animals will remain in the land Moses gave them east of the river, while their fighting men are to go ahead and help the other Israelites. Joshua describes when the men may return. The response includes a wish for God to be with Joshua and encouragement to be strong and courageous. No battle or weapon is pictured, and the crossing has not happened yet. Separate fictional garden scenes show Maya and Eli choosing little packing jobs with Mum before a family walk. The 29-page digital edition includes fourteen distinct illustrated story scenes, Bible references, seven questions, My Little Caring Plan, a short prayer and two activities: My Getting-Ready Pictures and A Little Job Together. Preview this selected retelling: military support is mentioned. Grown-up notes explain the conquest context and identify the omitted threat of death for disobedience in verse 18. The story does not ask children to obey any adult without question. Children can ask for help, pause, point, draw or listen. The PDF has searchable interior text; the matching fixed-layout EPUB 3 needs a compatible reader and does not resize text separately.
Perfect for
- Continuing Joshua’s story before the Jordan crossing
- Shared Bible reading with a caring grown-up
- Talking about preparation and asking for help
Inside the digital edition
- An illustrated, child-friendly Bible story for shared reading
- Simple discussion questions that invite children to notice and wonder
- A gentle activity and short prayer connected to the story
- PDF and EPUB files for reading on compatible devices
Try these questions while you read
- Who carried Joshua’s message through camp?
- What were the people told to prepare?
- What can you ask if a job is not clear?
There is no single right answer. Follow your child’s curiosity and keep the conversation relaxed.
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