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    Abraham and Isaac: Sunday School Lesson

    Genesis 22

    Ages 8–12 ~45 min Memory: Genesis 22:8

    Print this page straight from your browser — the story, memory verse, discussion questions and craft all fit on one sheet.

    Big Idea

    God provides the sacrifice Himself — a picture of the Lamb He would send at Calvary.

    Story Summary

    God tested Abraham and asked him to offer Isaac, his only son, on a mountain in Moriah. Abraham rose early and obeyed. When Isaac asked where the lamb was, his father answered, 'God will provide himself a lamb.' The angel of the LORD stopped Abraham's hand, and a ram was caught in a thicket behind him.

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    Memory Verse (KJV)

    “And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.”

    Genesis 22:8

    Discussion Questions

    1. What did Abraham tell his young men before he went up the mountain?

      Teacher hint: 'I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you' — he believed both would return (Gen 22:5).

    2. What question did Isaac ask, and how did his father answer?
    3. What did God provide instead of Isaac?

      Teacher hint: A ram caught in a thicket by his horns (Gen 22:13).

    4. How does this story point forward to Jesus?

    Craft Idea: Ram-in-the-Thicket Picture

    Supplies

    • Brown paper
    • Cotton balls
    • Twigs or torn paper strips
    • Glue

    Steps

    1. Tear brown paper into a thicket shape and glue it to the page.
    2. Make a cotton-ball ram peeking through the branches.
    3. Write 'God will provide' above the ram.
    4. Add Genesis 22:8 underneath.

    Printable Worksheet

    Print the lesson page as the worksheet; older children can write how the ram points to Christ.

    This Sunday's lesson

    Lesson flow (45 minutes)

    1. Welcome (5 min): Pray, then read the memory verse aloud three times together.
    2. Story (10 min): Tell the story summary in your own words; open a KJV to Genesis 22.
    3. Discussion (10 min): Walk through the questions above. Let every child answer at least once.
    4. Craft (15 min): Make the ram-in-the-thicket picture.
    5. Wrap-up (5 min): Hand out the worksheet to finish at home and recite the memory verse one last time.

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