OT 37 Rahab and the Spies

Reference: Joshua 2


Big Idea: Trust God to save you, not yourself.


Verse: Ephesians 2:8 - For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God... (ESV)


Motions for the Big Idea:Trust - make the letter “T” with your handsGod - point upSave - make the baseball “safe!” signNot - wag your finger “No!”Yourself - point to yourself with your thumb


Motions for the Verse:
For - hold up four fingers
Grace - place one hand on your heart and reach out to help with the other
You - point to someone else
Saved - make the baseball “safe” sign
Faith - Hold your left fist in front of you; touch your forehead with your right index finger; then rest your right fist on top of your left fist (this is the ASL Sign for “Faith”; watch a video here)
This is not - wag your index finger “no”
Gift - pretend to hold a present and give it to someone else
God - point up

Questions to Ask Throughout the Week

1. Who did Joshua send out at the beginning of the story? // Two spies
2. What city did they go to? // Jericho
3. Who’s house did they stay at in Jericho? // Rahab
4. Who sent a letter to Rahab, asking her where the spies were? // The king of Jericho
5. What did Rahab do with the spies when the king’s men came to find them? // She hid them.
6. Where did the spies hide? // On Rahab’s roof, under a pile of flax
7. What did Rahab ask the spies to do? // Save her and her family when the Israelites attacked
8. What did the spies tell Rahab to do to be saved when the Israelites attacked? // Tie a red rope in her window
9. How did the spies escape the city of Jericho? // Rahab lowered them on a rope out of her window.
10. What did God do to save us from sin? // Sent his Son, Jesus, to die in our place.
11. What is today’s big idea? // Trust God to save you, not yourself.
12. What is today’s Bible verse? // Ephesians 2:8 - For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God... (ESV)

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