Names
Characters
Promises
Trust vs. Lack of Trust
Thinking Deeply about the Stories
100
What does Isaac mean and why?
Isaac means "laughter" because both Abraham and Sarah laughed when they heard they were finally having a son.
100
Who thought Sarai and Abram were brother and sister?
Pharaoh
100
What is a covenant?
A covenant is a promise or agreement between people.
100
Did Abram show trust when God asked him to leave his country and go to the land he promised him? Why?
Yes! Abram left everything and followed God's call to an unknown place.
100
Why did Abraham ask God to save the people of Sodom? Did God end up saving the city of Sodom?
Abraham's nephew Lot lived there and he did not want good people to die. In the end, God destroyed Sodom because they couldn't even find ten people who believed in God.
200
What does Abraham mean and why?
Abraham means "father of many" because God told him that he would have as many descendants as the stars in the sky.
200
Who heard from an angel that her son would be the father of a great nation.
Hagar
200
How did God fulfill the promise to bless all people on Earth through Abraham's descendants?
Jesus would eventually come from Abraham's family line!
200
Did Abram trust God when he and Sarai went to Egypt?
No, Abram pretended to be Sarai's brother because he was afraid Pharaoh would kill him, so he could take Sarai as his own wife. He did not trust that God would protect them.
200
Give an example of how one of the Abraham stories has whispers of Jesus.
Answers will vary. Example: When God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac, he provided a ram for them to sacrifice instead. God later sent Jesus as a replacement sacrifice for all people.
300
What does Sarah mean and why?
Sarah means "princess" because God promised that Abraham and Sarah would have kings in their family line.
300
Who pleaded with God to save the city of Sodom?
Abraham
300
How did God fulfill the promise that he would give land to Abraham's offspring.
God gave Abraham's children the land of Canaan.
300
Did Abraham trust God when he and Lot were splitting up the land of Canaan?
Yes, Abram let Lot choose which part of the land he wanted first because he believed that God would protect him no matter where he lived. Lot ended up choosing land next to evil people in Sodom, which later got him into trouble.
300
What are two ways Abraham showed his faith in God?
1. Abraham left home and went to Canaan. 2. He was willing to sacrifice Isaac.
400
What does Ishmael mean and why?
Ishmael means God hears because both times he and Hagar were sent to the desert, God heard their cries and took care of them.
400
Who chose what he thought was the best land in Canaan?
Lot
400
How did God fulfill the promise that He would make Abram's descendants as numerous as the stars (or make him into a great nation)?
God gave Abraham and Sarah a son named Isaac who would have many descendants. God promised to take care of them.
400
Did Abram show trust in God when he and Sarah had to keep waiting for a son?
No, Abram and Sarai took matters into their own hands and Abram had a son with Sarai's servant Hagar. This made Sarai jealous and caused many problems between Sarai and Hagar.
400
What are two ways Abraham didn't show faith in God.
1. Abram told Pharaoh that Sarai was his sister. 2. Abraham had a son Ishmael with Hagar.
500
What were Abraham and Sarah's names before God changed them?
Abram and Sarai
500
Who was sent away with his mother after Isaac's birth?
Ishmael
500
What were the three main promises in God's covenant with Abram?
1. I will make you descendants as numerous as the stars (or make you into a great nation). 2. I will give this land to your offspring. 3. All people on Earth with be blessed through you.
500
Did Abram show trust in God when God asked him to sacrifice his beloved son Isaac?
Yes, Abraham was going to do what God asked him even though he loved Isaac so much. He believed that God would take care of he and his family no matter what. God stopped Abraham from killing Isaac because he saw how faithful Abraham was to him. He gave them a ram to sacrifice instead.
500
What is something new that you learned about God in this unit?
Answers will vary.
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