ABRAHAM'S JOURNEY
This was Abram's home city before God called him to leave.
What is Ur?
God promised that Abraham's children would become this.
What is a great nation?
Complete the idea from Genesis 15:6: “Abram ________ the LORD.”
What is believed?
This was the name of Abraham and Sarah's promised son.
Who is Isaac?
This word means something or someone that takes the place of another.
What is a substitute?
Put these three places in the correct order of Abraham's journey: Canaan, Ur, Haran.
What is Ur → Haran → Canaan?
Name the three big categories we used to summarize God's promises to Abraham.
What are land, descendants, and blessing?
In our lesson, saying that Abraham “believed” God meant that Abraham did this.
What is trusted God and believed He would keep His promises?
God asked Abraham to offer Isaac in order to test this.
What is Abraham's faith?
In Genesis 22, this became the substitute for Isaac.
What is the ram?
The people in Abram's homeland practiced this—worshiping false gods instead of the true God.
What is idolatry?
This word means a serious promise or commitment.
What is a covenant?
According to Genesis 15:6, God credited Abraham's faith to him as this.
What is righteousness?
Isaac asked Abraham where this animal was for the sacrifice.
What is the lamb?
Abraham named the place Yahweh-jireh, which means this.
What is “The LORD will provide”?
Abraham showed this when he left his home even though God had not given him every detail.
What is faith/trust?
DAILY DOUBLE
Abraham and Sarah's situation made God's promise of many descendants seem impossible for this reason.
They were old and had no child / Sarah was unable to have children.
True or False: Abraham had questions about how God would keep His promises, but that did not necessarily mean he stopped believing God.
What is True?
God ultimately provided this animal to be sacrificed instead of Isaac.
What is a ram?
Complete our lesson pattern:
God Calls → Abraham Goes
God Promises → Abraham Believes
God Tests → Abraham ________
What is obeys?
Explain why Abraham's decision to leave Ur is an example of both faith AND obedience.
Abraham trusted what God said and acted on that trust by going.
God's promise that all nations would be blessed through Abraham's descendant ultimately points forward to this person.
Who is Jesus?
Which comes first according to what we learned:
Obey God enough to become righteous OR believe God and let genuine faith produce obedience?
What is believe God and let genuine faith produce obedience?
DAILY DOUBLE
Explain why God's command concerning Isaac would have been especially difficult for Abraham to understand.
Because Isaac was the promised son through whom God said Abraham's family/descendants would continue.
Which is the better explanation of biblical faith?
A. Trusting that God will always do exactly what I want.
B. Trusting God because He is faithful, even when I don't know what will happen.
What is B — trusting God because He is faithful, even when I don't know what will happen?