Story Summary:
God tested Abraham. God said, “Go to Moriah. Give your only son to me there as a burnt offering.” Early the next morning Abraham took two servants and his son Isaac. He started out for the place God had shown him.
When Abraham saw the place a long way off. He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey. I and the boy will go over there and worship. Then we’ll come back to you.”
Abraham had Isaac carry the wood for the offering. Abraham carried the fire and the knife. Isaac said, “Where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” Abraham said, “God himself will provide the lamb.” They reached the place God had shown Abraham. There Abraham built an altar.. He tied up his son Isaac. Abraham placed him on top of the wood. Then he picked up the knife to kill his son. But the angel of the Lord called out to him from heaven, “Do not lay a hand on the boy. Now I know that you would do anything for God. You have not held back from me your your only son.”
Abraham saw a ram caught in a bush. He sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham named that place, "The Lord Will Provide.”
Big Idea and Motions: We know God loves us because he gave his son.
Know - tap your brain
Heart - put your hands over your heart
Gave - pretend to give someone else a present
Son - present to rock a baby
Verse / Motions: Romans 5:8, ESV - But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
God - point up
Love - put your hands over your heart
Sinners - two thumbs down
Christ - form a cross with your arms
Died - cross your arms over your chest and bow your head
Us - point to yourself with both thumbs
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
Who did God test? // Abraham
What did God ask Abraham to do? // Offer Isaac as a burnt offering
What question did Isaac ask Abraham on the way? // Where’s the lamb?
What did Abraham think would happen? // God would raise Isaac from the dead
What did Isaac carry on the way up? // The wood for the offering
What happened as Abraham raised the knife? // The angel of the Lord stopped him
What happened after the angel came? // Abraham saw a ram caught in the bush, sacrificed it
What did Abraham name the mountain? // The Lord Will Provide
What other story does the story of Abraham sacrificing Isaac point to? // Jesus dying on the cross
What does God giving his Son, Jesus, show us? // That he loves us
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