Grade 10 - Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States

Sunday School Curriculum Grade 10
Week Before Jonah’s Fast – The Life of Joshua
Between Triumph and Defeat
Objective:
Triumph through faith.
Death is the wage of sin.
Sin causes man‘s destruction.
Memory Verse:
―Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you‖ (Joshua 3:5)
References:
The Book of Joshua by Fr. Tadros Y. Malaty
Introduction:
Ask the students what they know about Joshua and what are his major achievements.
Lesson Outline:
1. Joshua meets the commanders of the army of the Lord
Notice the ways of the Lord and how He prepares a man when He chooses him to do a great
deed. Everything works in wisdom and insight as Paul says in his letter to the Ephesians,
Chapter 1.
Marching around the city (Chapter 6). Notice the number seven, which refers to the seven
Sacraments; the seven seals; and the seven Spirits of God that have been sent throughout the
whole earth (Chapter 5).
On the seventh day they marched around the city seven times and the walls of the city
collapsed. They blew the trumpets and the people shouted (a miraculous deed).
Rahab the harlot was saved. The whole city was destroyed and no one was saved except
Rahab the harlot and her family.
The city was burnt with fire but gold, silver, bronze and iron were taken and put in the Lord‘s
treasury.
Contemplate the faith that surpasses the mind, logic and all the material measures. How can
all the walls of a stony city collapse by simply marching round it and by shouting? The
mystery of the power lies in the word of God.
But as man must do his best, here lies the importance of works with faith. We lift up the stone
and Jesus raises Lazarus. We obey the commandment and God manages everything well for
the good of those who love Him. We study hard and God will help us because we believe that
our whole life is in the hands of God Who lead us in His victory procession.
96 JONAH’S FAST