Abraham

n Lesson 2, we learned of Noahand the Flood. More than 350

years, after the Flood, God began towork with a man named Abram.

Abram lived in Ur with his fami-ly. He owned many sheep, oxen,donkeys, camels, and other animals.He also had many servants.

One day, God told Abram to leavehis home and country. God told himthat He would bring him to a special

land. He also said that Abram’s chil-dren would become a great nation.

Abram Departs

Abram did not ask questions. Hesimply obeyed God. He took hisfamily and all his belongings andleft Ur. He took his wife Sarai andhis nephew Lot. Abram was 75years old when he left.

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Abraham

This was a big move for Abram.But he obeyed God with his wholeheart. Abram is an example for allof us today.

Abram traveled to the land ofCanaan. God promised to give thisland to him and his children. But thepeople in this land did not obeyGod. Because of this, there was norain in Canaan.

This famine in the land causedAbram to go to Egypt. After a time,he came back to Canaan.

Lot also had a wife and many ani-mals. Both Abram and Lot had somany animals that they had to settlein separate lands. Abram gave Lotthe choice of what land he wouldlike in Canaan.

Lot and his family settled amongthe cities of the plain.

Promises from God and Tithing

Abram met Melchizedek, the Kingof Salem. Melchizedek was thePriest of God. Abram gaveMelchizedek a tenth of all heowned. This is a tithe.

All that we have comes fromGod. He gives us much! However,we are expected to give one tenthback to Him. That is why we titheto God’s Church. If your parentsgive you 10 cents, you give 1 centto God through His Church. Askyour parents to explain to you whata tithe is.

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Abram began to grow old and hedid not have any children. He askedGod if he would ever have children.

God told Abramthat he would.

God also toldAbram to looktoward the sky.He told Abramto count thenumber of stars.There were toomany for Abramto count. Godpromised that hisfamily wouldbecome great.His childrenwould have lotsof children. Thiswould happenfor many years.At some point,his family wouldbe as many asthe stars in thesky! What agreat promise!

Sarai was alsogrowing older.She did notknow how shewould have a

child. She had passed the age whenwomen can have children.

She told Abram to take her hand-

maid, Hagar, as a wife. Sarai hopedthat Hagar could have a child forAbram. In those days, men some-times had more than one wife.Hagar did have a son. His name wasIshmael.

Quite a few years later, Godchanged Abram’s name to Abraham.Abraham means “father of manynations.” God was going to makemany nations out of the children of

Abraham's family. God alsochanged Sarai’s name to Sarah.Sarah means “princess.”

Sodom and Gomorrah

One day, Abraham was sitting at histent. Three men appeared. Abrahamdid not know that two of these menwere angels. He also did not knowthe other man was a member of the

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God Family—the Word—whowould later become Jesus Christ.

Abraham welcomed his quests.He invited them to rest. He also hadhis servants prepare a meal forthem.

These men told Abraham thatSarah would have a son. Sarah over-heard what they said. She could notbelieve it! But both Abraham andSarah were very happy.

The two angels were sent toSodom, by the Word. People inSodom did not obey God. The citywas full of sin. The Word toldAbraham that he was going to burnSodom.

Abraham knew that Lot lived inSodom. Abraham asked, “If thereare 50 people who obey God inSodom, will you save the city?” TheWord answered, “Yes, I will savethe city if there are 50.”

“If there are 45 people who obeyGod will you save the city?”Abraham asked. Again, the Wordagreed to save the city if there were45 people.

Abraham then asked, “If therewere 40, would you save the city?”He then asked about 30, then 20. Hethen asked, “If there were only 10,would you save the city?” The Word

said, “I will not destroy the city ifthere are 10 people who obey God.”

The angels arrived in Sodom. Lotwelcomed them into his home. Theangels knew that the city was filledwith evil people. They warned Lotand his family, “Get out of Sodom!It will be destroyed by God!” Theyadded, “Don’t stop and don’t lookback.”

When Lot and his family wererunning from Sodom, his wifelooked back. She missed Sodom,and did not obey the command notto look back. She instantly turned tosalt! She did not learn the lesson thatshe had to obey what God says to do.

Isaac Is Born

Soon after, Sarah had a son, just asGod said she would. His name wasIsaac. At 100 years old, Abrahamfinally had a son! Everyone wasvery happy!

But Hagar was not happy. Shebecame jealous because she felt thatAbraham spent more time withIsaac. Hagar said bad things andSarah overheard them.

Sarah went to Abraham and said,“Hagar and Ishmael must leave!”Abraham did not want this to hap-

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pen. But he knew that his familywould not be happy together. Thenext day, Abraham said goodbye toHagar and his son Ishmael. But Godtold Abraham that He would lookafter them.

Abraham’s Test

Many years passed. As Isaac grewup, Abraham taught him to keepGod’s laws.

Isaac became a young man. Oneday, God decided to test Abraham.God wanted to know if Abrahamwould trust God—always! God toldAbraham to “take your son toMoriah and sacrifice him as a burntoffering!”

This shocked Abraham! For years,God had told him that He would pro-duce a great people through Isaac.But Abraham knew that God lovedhim. He knew that God knew whatwas best for him. He also knew thatGod would keep His promise.

The next morning, he left withIsaac and a couple of servants. Threedays later, they arrived. He told hisservants to wait. Isaac and Abrahamwent up to the place of sacrifice.

When they came near the moun-tain, Isaac asked where the lambwas for the sacrifice. Abrahamanswered, “God will provide.”

When they arrived at the place,they built an altar and set the woodin place. Abraham bound Isaac and

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placed him on the altar. Isaacbecame very scared! Abraham wasvery sad for what he had to do.

Just then, a voice said, “Do notkill your son or do anything to him.Because you are willing to give upyour son, I now know that you fearGod and will obey Him.”

Abraham passed the test! He wasoverjoyed! God provided for the

offering a ram that was caught in thethicket nearby.

A Wife for Isaac

A few years passed. It was time forIsaac to find a wife. Abraham senthis chief servant to Abraham’shomeland. Abraham knew that Goddid not want Isaac to marry awoman from Canaan. He knew that

Isaac should marry someone of hisown race. Abraham desired a wifefor Isaac who would obey God andkeep His laws. So the servant tookten camels and began his journey.

After several days of traveling,the servant came to the city ofNahor. He was near a well and hiscamels needed water. The servantprayed to God, “God of Abraham,

please show me who should beIsaac’s wife.”

Before the servant fin-ished praying, a verybeautiful woman arrived.Her name was Rebekah.The servant asked her for adrink. She gave him a drinkand also offered to givewater to his camels.

The servant knew that Godhad answered his prayer. He gaveher some gold jewelry and askedher who her parents were. Sheanswered, “I am Rebekah, daughterof Bethuel and granddaughter ofNahor.” Nahor was Abraham’sbrother. This meant that Isaac andRebekah were second cousins.

The servant explained toRebekah why he was there. She ranhome to tell her family. Rebekah’sbrother, Laban, invited the servant

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to stay the night. After talking,Rebekah’s family felt that this eventwas from God. God had answeredthe servant’s prayer!

The next morning, Rebekah andthe servant were ready to go back toAbraham and Isaac. Rebekah’sfamily wanted her to stay a little

longer. Abraham’s servant insistedthat they should return as soon aspossible. The choice wasRebekah’s. She decided to go atonce.

In the next Lesson, we will talkabout Rebekah meeting Isaac andthe life they shared together.

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ACT IVI TY

Genesis 12:2-3

WORD BANKLOT RAM WATER

REBEKAH SARAH ISAAC

ACROSS2. The son of Abraham

and Sarah4. The woman found for

Isaac5. Abraham’s nephew

DOWN1. Abraham’s wife3. What Rebekah got for the

servant and his camels4. The animal caught in the

thicket

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