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Three Promises, One Plan

God's Covenant with Abraham

Day 12of 180
Week 3of 36
25Minutes
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Learning Objectives

1

Understand the three parts of God's covenant with Abraham

2

Create a visual representation of God's promises

3

Recognize God's faithfulness in keeping His promises

Genesis 12:2-3

I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you.

Genesis 12:2-3 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's comprehensive plan of blessing through Abraham

📦 Materials Needed

  • Large poster board
  • Colored markers
  • World map
  • Star stickers
  • Bible (World English Bible)
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse adventure! Let's review what we learned about covenants yesterday. Can you tell me what makes a covenant special?

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about God's promises being different from human promises?
2Teaching (8 min)

Today, we're exploring the amazing promises God made to Abraham. These aren't just any promises - they're God's special covenant that shows His incredible love and plan for the whole world!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Promise of Land: God promised Abraham a special homeland
  • Promise of Descendants: God would make Abraham's family huge
  • Promise of Blessing: Through Abraham, all nations would be blessed
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How do you think Abraham felt hearing these promises?
  • Why would God choose to make promises to one person?
3Activity: Abraham's Covenant Poster (10 min)
chart creation

Create a colorful poster showing the three parts of God's covenant

📝 Instructions:
  1. Divide poster into three sections
  2. Draw/write about Land promise in first section
  3. Use star stickers to represent descendants in second section
  4. Create a global map showing 'blessing to all nations' in third section
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps draw sections and add stickers

Challenge: Include Bible verse references for each promise

4Closing (3 min)

Let's review our BibleMouse lesson today!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What were the three promises God made to Abraham?
  • How do these promises show God's love?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for keeping Your promises. Help us trust You like Abraham did.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore how many descendants God promised Abraham!

Genesis 17:7

And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

Genesis 17:7 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Star Verse Tracker: Place a star sticker on a poster each time you successfully recite the verse, aiming to collect 10 stars by week's end

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Abraham's covenant is foundational to understanding God's redemptive plan

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use visual aids to help concrete thinking
  • Encourage questions and curiosity
  • Connect promises to God's ultimate promise of Jesus
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find it hard to understand long-term promises

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to retell the three covenant promises

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional covenant worksheets
  • Listen to BibleMouse Song Collection's Abraham song
  • Read a children's book about Abraham from BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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