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God's Impossible Request

Abraham Trusts God's Big Test

Day 21of 180
Week 5of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God sometimes asks us to do hard things

2

Learn about Abraham's faith and obedience

3

Begin to grasp the concept of trusting God completely

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 22:1-2

“After these things, God tested Abraham, and said to him, 'Abraham!' He said, 'Here I am.' He said, 'Now take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you about.'”

— Genesis 22:1-2 (WEB)

Demonstrates ultimate trust and obedience to God

📦 Materials Needed

  • World English Bible
  • Toy mountain or hill
  • Stick figures of Abraham and Isaac
  • Pretend altar materials
  • Ram picture
  • Coloring sheets from BibleMouse Printables Library
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse adventure! Let's remember how Abraham trusted God in big ways.

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about giving God our best yesterday?
2Teaching (8 min)

Today, we'll learn about a very big test God gave Abraham. God asked Abraham to do something that seemed impossible - to offer his only son Isaac.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Abraham loved Isaac very much
  • God wanted to see if Abraham would trust Him completely
  • Abraham believed God would take care of everything
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What would be the hardest thing God could ask you to do?
  • How do you think Abraham felt when God asked this?
3Activity: Mountain of Faith Dramatic Play (10 min)
storytelling

Use stick figures and toy mountain to act out the story of Abraham and Isaac

📝 Instructions:
  1. Set up the pretend mountain
  2. Place Abraham and Isaac figures on the path
  3. Narrate the story using gentle, age-appropriate language
  4. Demonstrate Abraham's obedience and trust
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use fewer details, focus on main points

Challenge: Encourage child to retell parts of the story

4Closing (3 min)

Review the big lesson about trusting God

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did Abraham do when God asked him to do something hard?
  • How can we trust God like Abraham did?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, help us to trust You, even when things seem difficult.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about how God provided a special surprise for Abraham!

💎 Memory Verse

Hebrews 11:8

“By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went.”

— Hebrews 11:8 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Memory Verse Hop: Create a path with paper squares. Child hops on each square while saying one word of the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This story shows God's testing of Abraham's faith, not as a cruel request, but to demonstrate deep trust

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, age-appropriate language
  • Focus on God's love and care
  • Validate any emotions the child might feel about the story
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find the story scary or confusing

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Signs of understanding trust and obedience

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Color the BibleMouse printable of Abraham and Isaac
  • Sing a memory verse song from BibleMouse Song Collection
  • Read a related storybook from BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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