Father Abraham

 

This lesson was a fun one for our little ones! Before class began, I had created a tent in the Fellowship Hall. We began class in our Sunday School room reading Genesis 12:1-5 about the call of Abram; and Genesis 12:6-9 about his departure from Haran. Then we went on our own journey to the tent, and I shared with the group that Abram had to rebuild his tent every time he traveled from one place to the next and discussed how he would build his tent. After we were all inside the tent, we continued our lesson reading Genesis 13:1-11 about Abram and Lot. As Abram and Lot went their separate ways, we left the tent, and journeyed back to our Sunday School room. Here we continued our lesson reading Genesis 13:12 where Abram dwells in Canaan, Genesis 17:1-4 where God renewed His covenant with Abram, Genesis 17:5 where God changed his name to Abraham, Genesis 17:15 where God changed his wife’s name to Sarah, and Genesis 17:16-19 where they were both blessed with a son. To help get out the wiggles, we paused our lesson to sing the song “Father Abraham” with motions.

We finished with a review using a craft. God promised Abraham that he would be the father of many nations (big family), that he would dwell in the land of Canaan, and that he would have a son.

I challenge you to join the kids and me in memorizing this week’s Bible verse (the kids receive a prize for telling me their verses each week)! Genesis 17:5 – Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.