Rahab Is Brought to Safety - Teacher (Standard) (print)

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Objective: Retell the main action in Joshua 2:1-14; 6:22-25 and state in simple language that rahab trusted israel's god and was included among his people.

Read: Joshua 2:1-14; 6:22-25

Opening: Ask: What does this passage actually say before we explain what it means?

Say:

Rahab confesses that Israel's God is God in heaven and on earth and asks for protection for her family.
When Jericho falls, Rahab and her household are brought to safety and live among Israel.
Rahab's story shows trust in Israel's God and inclusion among His people without making her deception a universal moral rule.

Ask:

What does the text directly say?
What conclusion requires synthesis or inference?
What should we avoid overstating?
What is one faithful response?

Do: Complete Rahab Is Brought to Safety Story Path.

Close: Restate the big idea, name one faithful response, and pray.

Materials: Bible; Rahab Is Brought to Safety Story Path

Standard outline · 35 minutes

4 minConnect. Locate the lesson within Cycle 2 and activate prior knowledge.
4 minContext. Identify genre, audience, setting, and immediate context before making claims.
9 minRead and observe. Read selected portions of Joshua 2:1-14; 6:22-25 and identify direct observations. Ask: What does the passage directly say?
7 minDiscuss. Test the big idea against the evidence and identify interpretive limits. Ask: What conclusion can we support from those observations? Where could someone overstate or misapply this passage?
7 minActivity. Complete the primary evidence-based activity. Activity: Rahab Is Brought to Safety Story Path. Printable: K3-L11-P01-rahab-is-brought-to-safety-story-path.
4 minRespond. Name one faithful response and pray. Ask: What faithful response fits the text?

Activity details

Rahab Is Brought to Safety Story Path · 10 min

Materials: Rahab Is Brought to Safety Story Path; Bible; Pens or pencils

Read or review Joshua 2:1-14; 6:22-25.
Record at least two direct observations.
State the supported meaning without adding details the text does not supply.
Name one faithful response and one interpretive limit.

Low-resource option: Draw the categories on blank paper or complete verbally.

Closing

Memory verse: Genesis 12:1-7

Prayer: Thank God for what this passage reveals and ask for wisdom to respond faithfully.

Take-home line: God called Moses to participate in His rescue of Israel.