Jericho's Walls (Discussion Questions)

Read Joshua 5:13-6:27

• What kind of a city was Jericho?
• Could they walk right in and take over the city?
• Why not?
• What instructions did God give Joshua and his people? (Joshua 6:3-5)
• Why do you think they were told to just walk around the city?
• What weapons were they going to use?
• What was God teaching them?
• What were they to do with the things they found in the city? (Josh. 6:18-19)
• What happened on the seventh day? (Josh.6:20)
• What lessons did God want the children of Israel to learn from conquering Jericho?
• How realistic do you think those instructions were?
• Would you have believed the wall would fall down just from walking around it and shouting?
• Who was saved from destruction? (Josh. 6:17, 23-25)
• Did the spies keep their word to Rahab?
• Why is it important to keep your promises?
• Archaeologists believe they have found Jericho and that the walls of the city fell outward in a circle. What does that tell us about the validity of this story?