Abraham is Tested
Abraham was a good man and God choose him for a special plan. He promised Abraham He would make a great nation from his family.
Then God gave a son to Abraham and his wife, Sarah. They named him Isaac. One day God called to Abraham, “Abraham, take Isaac your only son whom you love so much. Go into the widerness ans sacrifice him to me.”
Usually Abraham wou;d kill a lamb and offer it to God. Must he kill his son this time? The thought of this made Abraham very sad, but he knew he must obey God. The next morning Abraham loaded his donkey and set out with Isacc.
Isaac did not understand what was happening. “Where is the lamb that we are going to sacrifice?” he asked his father. Abraham replied, “God will give us one.” The Abraham built an altar. He put Isaac on top of the altar. Slowly, he took out his knife.
Just then a voice from heaven called out, “Stop! Don’t hurt the boy. I now know you love Me because you obeyed My voice.” Just then Abraham saw a ram caught in the nearby bushes. Instead of his son, Abrahm sacrificed the ram and offered it to God. God was pleased.
Sunday school lessons for 3-11 year olds