Abram Travels to a New Land is lesson 5 in the first quarter of a year
of Preschool Bible Study that I assist with on Wednesday evening.
We began the lesson with a basket (or bag or small suitcase)
that I had filled with different things that we or Abraham might take on a
trip. It was fun watching them laugh at the thought of a Bible person
taking all those electronics! I just added
stuff as I thought of it. Basics: Towel/washcloth/toothbrush/toothpaste/hairbrush/shampoo,
Small blanker, Change of clothes/shoes, House/car keys, Electronics:
iPad/phone/chargers/, Snacks/water (for everyone), Toy car/horse/cow/dog, Map/compass
We are learning about people in the book of Genesis (13).
There are two parts of the Bible (Old & New Testament). Genesis is the
first book of the Old Testament.
Abram was very rich! He had a lot of animals, gold and
silver. Lot was Abram’s nephew. He was rich in sheep, animals and tents.
Abram and Lot’s herdsmen began to argue because there were so
many animals to take care of and not enough room for all of them. They both
wanted the best food and water for their animals.
Abram talked to Lot and said he didn’t want any fighting
between himself and Lot, or their herdsmen. Abram said they were family and
there is so much land. If Lot would take the land on one side, Abram would take
the other side. “If you go to the right, I will go to the left. If you
want the left, I will move to the right.”
When Lot looked, he wanted the plain of Jordan. It was good
looking land that was well watered. They separated and Abram lived in Canaan.
God talked to Abram after he left Lot. God told him to look
in all directions from where you are now: north, south, east and west. God said
He would give Abram and his descendants (family) the land.
His descendants would be like the dust of the earth. You can’t
even count each piece of dust, can you? God said that was how big a family Abram
would have.
Later, God told Abram to look
toward heaven and count the stars. (15:5-6) Can you count the stars? No,
but God said that was how many descendants Abram would have. Abram’s son would
have children, they would have kids, until there were a lot of descendants.
Abram believed what God
told him. He said that Abram would be “a father of many nations”
Abram moved his tent and lived in Hebron. Abram worshipped
God. God was happy that Abram let Lot choose the land he wanted. God was happy
that they didn’t argue about the land.
Abram
stayed faithful to God. God was happy with Abram’s decisions.
They love the maps, so we used this with the lesson. You can add some plastic animals to help set the scene. Click here to see it.
Click here to download the lesson.
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(These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.)
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(These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.)
Click here to see the Abraham lesson, ideas and printables for early elementary ages.
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I just noticed the "and more" on your blog title, and it makes me smile, because whenever I teach kids, I make sure that I throw in plenty for the adults who are in the room, and most adults learn better when the teaching is accessible.
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