Little Bible Explorers: Joshua and the River Path | Digital Edition

Where will the new path lead? Join Eli, Maya and Mum as they read about Joshua and the Israelites reaching the River Jordan. The people camp beside the river. Officers tell them to follow the ark when the priests carry it ahead and to leave a big space, because they have not been this way before.

Joshua asks the people to make themselves ready for God’s wonders. God promises to be with Joshua as He was with Moses. The priests carry the ark of the covenant on poles. When their feet touch the edge of the overflowing Jordan, the water coming from upstream stops far away. The water downstream flows away, and the people cross on dry ground. The priests stand in the middle until all Israel has crossed. Their later departure and the memorial stones are left for another book.

Illustrations match the original series’ hand-drawn, painted style. They show a broad dry riverbed rather than two nearby walls of water. The ark is shown with a blue transport covering. Separate fictional garden scenes give Maya room to ask about rivers, and Mum explains that this special crossing is not one to copy. Eli and Maya explore winding paths safely on paper.

WHAT’S INSIDE

• 29 square pages, including the cover

• 14 distinct illustrated story scenes

• Bible references beneath relevant story passages

• Seven discussion questions

• My Little Caring Plan and a short prayer

• Two activities: My Paper Path and A New-Thing Picture

• Grown-up reading guidance and Bible context

• A Little Explorer promise

YOUR DIGITAL DOWNLOAD

A 29-page PDF with an 8 × 8-inch page design and searchable interior text, plus a matching fixed-layout EPUB 3. The EPUB uses page images with complete page wording in alternative text and a contents entry for every page. Text does not resize or reflow separately. Use a reader supporting fixed-layout EPUB 3, or read the PDF.

READING TOGETHER

Preview this account of an overflowing river, a miracle and an unfamiliar journey. It describes a special crossing for Israel, not permission to enter rivers or floodwater, test a miracle or expect danger to disappear. The modern family explicitly stays away from water. Let children ask questions, pause or choose another story. Asking for help does not show a lack of faith.

Grown-up notes explain the ark’s association with God’s covenant, the distance between the people and the ark, and the water stopping far upstream. The blue covering draws on the transport instructions in Numbers 4:5-6. The ark is not depicted as God Himself or a magic box.

This is a selected retelling rather than the whole passage. Grown-up notes identify the conquest setting, including Joshua’s prediction about seven peoples being displaced, and the selection of twelve men, which are not explored in the child narrative. The priests remain in the riverbed at the end; the events in Joshua 4 are not shown as completed.

Children can speak, point, draw, use communication aids or simply listen. Prayer and activities are invitations, not requirements. Both activities use paper and suitable crayons with a grown-up. Finger tracing can be replaced by looking or pointing. No water, climbing, balancing, obstacle course or carrying game is needed. A new activity in daily life may take several tries and practical support; the story does not promise that every difficulty will become easy.

Modern scenes are fictional; ancient settings and the characters’ appearance are imaginative. AI-assisted illustrations selected and reviewed for this edition.

Digital download only; no physical book is supplied. For personal and family use. Please do not resell, redistribute or upload the files publicly.