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Abraham & Isaac: God Will Provide
Lesson Set Summary
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Summary:
On its surface, the story of Isaac’s near-sacrifice at the hand of Abraham his father is a troubling story -- especially for kids. But it is a foundational story nevertheless. Like a parable, it is a dramatic story about an impossible test designed to teach us that we, like Abraham and Isaac, can trust God with our lives, and God will provide what is needed for our forgiveness and salvation.
Scripture:
Passage: Genesis 22:1-18
Key/Memory Verse: "Abraham said, 'God himself will provide the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.'" Genesis 22:8a (NRSV)
Rotation Objectives for Abraham and Isaac: God Will Provide
After completing this Rotation, participants will be able to:
- locate the story in the Bible, Genesis 22:1-18.
- retell the story in their own words.
- understand that Abraham trusted in God's love and promises and obeyed God even when it was hard.
- see the concept of Old Testament sacrifice and how it relates to Jesus being the "Lamb of God."
- understand that God willingly sacrificed his only Son, Jesus, for us.
- discuss ways God provides for us today.
Resources and Lessons
How do we teach this shocking story of the near-sacrifice of Isaac to our children? Why is it important? And what could it possibly mean to our kids? Read this background for answers to those questions and other key insights
Workshops
Mold “witness stones” from Cloud Clay to explore ways in which Christians today are witnesses to encounters with God. Use the “Take Home Sheet” to explain the Bible story of “Abraham and Isaac: God Will Provide” to families.
Art [2]
Incorporate materials symbolizing segments of the Bible story into individual or a group weavings.
Bible Skills & Games -- 2 to choose from!
Children review the story in a fun speed-read quiz, then play two fun "run around" games that illustrate two key points in the story (points to ponder tucked in). The closing activity features a way to create an alternate version of the venerable "Father Abraham" that helps retell the story.
Games [2]This unique Bible Skills & Games workshop uses a lot of sand to help students understand how Abraham's faithful life gave rise to billions of faithful lives. This workshop also includes some math computations that invoke a little used multiple-intelligence for stirring and remembering our faith story. Especially good for older children.
Students will explore portions of the Abraham and Sarah software (free to Supporting Members) including a wonderful music video-reflection about the near-sacrifice, and prepare your students to receive two phone calls from God at the beginning and end of the lesson!
Focusing on God's gift of the Ram, students will assemble and bake traditional "lamb turnovers" known around the world by various names, such as, knish, pierogi, emapandas, then "Bake a Bible" turnover for a sweet finish.
Students will complete and then perform two creative scripts about how God provides for us, sends help, and strengthens us, and then close with a special dramatized prayer.
Children will watch a terrific animated DVD. They will learn the events of the Bible story and discuss how the modern day storyline presented in the video is affected by the what the children learn and take away from the biblical story of Abraham & Isaac's near-sacrifice.
Lots of ideas.... Drama Props, Movies, PowerPoint, Puppets, Software, Story Bibles, Story Books, and Storytelling Props to enhance the lessons in the rotation set.
Things you need to know about the lessons in this set:
The lessons in this set were written to complement each other. Each lesson approaches the story using a different teaching medium, and each lesson has a slightly different emphasis.
Whether you use the Workshop Rotation Model or not, ideally you would teach SEVERAL of these lessons over a period of weeks in order to fully explore the scriptures and commit them to memory.
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