Dear Parents, We hope the following summary of the Sunday School lesson will help you in discussing the lesson with your children and in working through this booklet together. SCRIPTURE PASSAGES: Genesis 11:27-32, 12:1-7, 13, 17:1-22; Hebrews 11:1-19
Abraham A Person of Faith
BIBLE STORY SUMMARY: God asked Abram to trust Him and move to a new land. Abram believed God and obeyed. He worshiped God, and was generous with what God had given him. God re-named him Abraham (father of many) and promised him a son. LESSON FOCUS: To understand that faith is believing what God says – even if I cannot see how things will turn out. To understand and believe that God always keeps His promises. WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT GOD: God keeps His promises. God is “El-Shaddai” – the All-Sufficient One. LET’S TALK ABOUT WHAT WE’VE LEARNED: What did God ask Abram to do? (Leave his country and go to a new land.) What did Abram decide to do? (He trusted God and obeyed Him.) In the new land, what problem was between Abram and Lot? (The land was too crowded – the workers fought for land and water.) How did Abram settle the problem? (He let Lot choose the land he wanted and Lot chose the best.) How did Abram’s faith in God affect the way he treated Lot? (Because Abram believed God’s promise to give him all the land, he let Lot have the first choice.) What did God give Abram when he was 99 years old? (A new name, Abraham, which means father of many.) Why was this name special? (It was a reminder of God’s promises to him that he would have many descendants.)
Will you put your trust in the God who always keeps His promises? Will you believe that God will supply everything you need so you can be generous toward others with what you have?
God Provides and Always Keeps His Promises
God Calls Abraham This Week’s Memory Verse: Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and His understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they
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will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:28-31 September 8, 2013
Monday – Abram Hears the Lord
Saturday – This Week’s Puzzle
Read: Genesis 12:1-7
God Keeps His Promises
Where was Abram living when God told him to leave? ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ How old was he when he heard the Lord’s direction to leave Haran ? 25
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G A U C L F R L O H T U Z N I
I A R A S A L V A B S Z U E S
U O G I F E S R D G E A N J V
D G D R A Y A T S W O Y P I Y
M M Y V I N R L I B Q I Z B U
Q A O B T T O D T N H S Y G P
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B D G B O Q Y S R L M C A I D
G S G Z A M L O T A T O P M S
P W G C Y N W T W U C L O T U
H E T V P D P O M Y J F C G K
Would you have been able to do what God was asking? yes After
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God said to him, “To your offspring I will give this land.” What did Abram do after God had appeared to him? ___________________________________________________ How can you worship God today? ___________________________________________________
ABRAM FAITH HARAN OBEY SARAI
EVERLASTING FLOCKS LOT PROMISES WORSHIP
Friday – New Names for Abram and God
Tuesday – Abram and Lot in the New Land
Read: Genesis 17:1-16
Read: Genesis 12:1-7 and 13:1-4
How old was Abram when God appeared to him and gave him a new name? 25 75 99 109
Why did Abram go on such a long journey? ___________________________________________________ Even though the Canaanites were living in the land, God made a promise to Abram. What was the promise God made?
God taught Abram something about Himself. He did this through new names. What new name did he give Abram? ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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What does it mean? ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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of many ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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God wanted Abram to know that He was going to give him many descendants (sons and daughters, grandsons and granddaughters) and a great land. What name did God use when He was talking about Himself? _____ am ______ _________________ (v. 17:1) This name in Hebrew is “El Shaddai,” and means God is the mighty and powerful provider. When Abram thought of God’s promises and His name meaning mighty and powerful provider, he trusted God in all things. What has God provided for you this week? ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________
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When Abram and Lot and their families lived in the new land that they became very wealthy in ___
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What did Abram do when he got to the place where he had already built an altar? ___________________________________________________ What are some things that you can be thankful for today? ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________
Wednesday – Abram Trusts in the Lord Read: Genesis 13:1-13
Thursday – Abram’s New Promise Read: Genesis 13:14-18
Whose name did Abram call upon? ______________ When Abram and Lot’s families became wealthy, what happened between the two groups? (13:7) _________________________ _________________________ The herdsmen of each family were quarreling. Do you quarrel with others ? yes no others quarrel with me Even though they had trusted God to lead them this far, their arguing and squabbling shows us that they didn’t depend on God to give them the things that they needed. Abram didn’t like the quarreling, he wanted to trust in God. When he looked over the land with Lot he said that they should each take a different part of the land. Who do you think should have had first choice of the parcels of land? Abraham Lot What kind of land did Lot pick? it was in the plain it was the land of Canaan
After the quarreling of the herdsmen and Abram’s solution, Lot chose the best land. As they parted, God reminded Abram of the promise He had given to him. What did He tell Abram to do?
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“Lift up your eyes from where you are and _______ and
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and
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Were you surprised when you read that Abram gave Lot the first choice of the area to live in? He knew that they needed to be separated and he knew that God would be his provider. What are some things that you trust God to provide for you? ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________
(v. 14)
What would Abram see? (v. 15) ___________________________________________________ God used a rather interesting way to show Abram how many descendents he would have. God said that Abram’s descendants would be as many as the
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you think you could count that high ? yes
maybe
no way
God wanted Abram to be especially sure of this promise so God had Abram
it was well watered it was filled with cities
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through the length and breadth of the land.
It didn’t matter what land Lot chose because God had made a promise to Abram to give him all the land that he could see. Abram knew that God is the great and mighty provider.