“Lesson 11: Abraham and Isaac,” Primary 6: Old

Testament, (1996),43

To help you understand that we should trust Heavenly Father and

Jesus Christ completely..

Purpose

OUR OPENING PRAYER WILL BE GIVEN BY

(Enter name here)

How hard do you think

it would have been for

Heavenly Father and

Jesus Christ to create

our beautiful world and

everything in it?

Do you think they could

move a mountain or

change the direction of

a river if they wanted

to?

The Lord parted the waters of the Red Sea to

let Moses and the Israelites escape from the

Egyptian army.

He protected Daniel from a den of

lions.

He kept three

young men

from being

burned when

they were cast

into a fiery

furnace.

We will learn more

about these stories

later in the year.

These people trusted

in the Lord and had

faith that his will

would be done. Their

faith was rewarded

with miracles.

We are going

to learn about

a time when

Abraham and

Sarah were

asked this

question.

Abraham and Sarah were sad

because they had no children.

Later God said Abraham and

Sarah would have a son. His

name would be Isaac. He would

serve God and obey his

commandments. Sarah was

ninety years old. She was too

old to have a baby. But God said

Sarah would have a baby.

Three wise men visited

Abraham and told him Sarah

would have a baby. Sarah, who

was standing in the tent

listening, laughed when she

heard this.

Sarah had a baby boy named

Isaac.

How did Abraham treat the three wise men who visited him?

What did these men tell Abraham?

Why did Sarah laugh when she heard what they said?

Laugh in these verses probably means to rejoice.

See: Genesis 18:3–

8

Genesis 18:10

Genesis

18:11–12

What important lesson

did the Lord teach

Abraham?

What can we learn from

this?

Anything is possible if it is

the Lord’s will.

See:

Genesis 18:14

What did Abraham and Sarah name their son?

How old were Abraham and Sarah when Isaac was born?

How do you think Abraham and Sarah felt when they finally had a baby after so many years?

See: Genesis 21:3

Genesis 17:17

Genesis 21:6;

see the footnote

to Genesis 21:6

in the LDS

edition of the Bible

How did Abraham and Sarah

learn to have greater trust in the

Lord through this experience?

How can we develop more trust

in Heavenly Father and Jesus

Christ?

How can we show our trust in

them?

Situation:

When we pray.

When we come to Primary.

When we are tempted to do something wrong.

Solution:

Ask that Heavenly Father’s will be done.

Listen and learn.

Remember what Jesus taught, and refuse to do the wrong thing.

Enrichment Activity #3

When we think we need our tithing money for something else.

When someone hurts our feelings.

Pay tithing.

Be forgiving and show love instead of anger.

Situation: Solution:

Enrichment Activity #3

Situation:

When our friends want us to play soccer or go to a movie on the Sabbath.

When it’s time to get up for family scripture reading and we are still sleepy.

Keep the Sabbath day holy.

Get up and read.

Solution:

Enrichment Activity #3

We have already received the great blessing

of having the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Heavenly Father and Jesus have promised

us many more blessings if we trust in them

and live the gospel.

Each of you are going to take a turn reading

a blessing from this bag and we’ll discuss how we might gain that blessing.

Enrichment Activity #4

Blessings do not always come immediately.

Some blessings may come years later and

some may not come while we are on the earth.

I want you to each decide on something you

can do during the coming week to show your

trust in Heavenly Father and Jesus.

Enrichment Activity #4

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What did God

command

Abraham to do?

Why did God ask

Abraham to do

such a difficult

thing?

See:

Genesis 22:2

Genesis 22:1;

see the footnote

to Genesis 22:1

in the LDS

edition of the

Bible. Tempt in

this case means

to test or prove.

What did Abraham do

when God told him to

take his son to Moriah

to sacrifice him?

Why would it have been

difficult for Abraham to

sacrifice Isaac?

Abraham was nearly

sacrificed himself, and

he knew human

sacrifice was wrong .

See: Genesis 22:3

Genesis

17:19

Abraham

1:7–8, 15

Why do you think Abraham quickly obeyed?

How does this show that Abraham trusted Heavenly Father?

How do you think Abraham felt when Isaac asked him where the lamb was for the sacrifice?

See: Genesis 22:7–

8

Genesis 22:12

Why did the Lord

send an angel to

stop Abraham

from killing his

son?

How do you think

Abraham felt

then?

What blessings did the

Lord promise Abraham

because of his

faithfulness?

Seed refers to

descendants or children.

All those who have been

baptized become the

“seed” of Abraham.

See:

Genesis

22:16–18

One reason Abraham was asked to sacrifice

his son was to teach about the atoning

sacrifice of Jesus Christ (see Jacob 4:5).

Why was it necessary that Heavenly

Father’s Son not be saved from his

sacrifice?

There are several similarities between

Heavenly Father sending Jesus Christ to

earth to be sacrificed and the near-sacrifice

of Isaac by Abraham.

The near-sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham:

• a. Jesus Christ is Heavenly Father’s Only Begotten Son in the flesh (Heavenly Father is the father of Jesus’ spirit and body).

• b. Heavenly Father loves Jesus.

• c. Jesus was obedient to his Father.

• d. Heavenly Father provided Jesus, the Lamb of God, for a sacrifice for us.

Heavenly Father sending Jesus Christ to earth to be sacrificed:

Enrichment Activity #1

a. Isaac was the only son of Abraham and Sarah.

b. Abraham loved Isaac.

c. Abraham was obedient to

Heavenly Father. Isaac

was obedient to his father.

d. The Lord provided a ram

for Abraham’s sacrifice.

How does Abraham’s near-

sacrifice of Isaac help you

better understand Heavenly

Father’s love for you in

sacrificing his Son?

What does the sacrifice that

Heavenly Father and Jesus

Christ made mean to you?

How does this help you

have greater trust in what

Heavenly Father and Jesus

ask us to do?

5 Trust in the Lord with

all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

6 In all thy ways

acknowledge him, and

he shall direct thy paths.

Enrichment Activity #2

Here is a bookmark

to help you

memorize this

scripture.

Show it to your

families and discuss

its meaning with

them.

Challenge them to

memorize it, too!

Enrichment Activity #2

5 Trust in

the Lord with all

thine heart; and

lean not unto

thine own

understanding.

6 In all thy ways

acknowledge

him, and he shall direct thy

paths.

Proverbs 3:5-6

How could the Father tell the world of love and tenderness?

He sent his Son, a newborn babe, with peace and holiness.

How could the Father show the world the pathway we should go?

He sent his Son to walk with men on earth, that we may know.

How could the Father tell the world of sacrifice, of death?

He sent his Son to die for us and rise with living breath.

What does the Father ask of us? What do the scriptures say?

Have faith, have hope, live like his Son, help others on their way.

What does he ask? Live like his Son. Words: Mabel Jones Gabbott, b. 1910 Music: Michael Finlinson Moody, b. 1941 © 1982 by Mabel Jones Gabbott and Michael Finlinson Moody. Arr. © 1989 IRI This song may be copied for incidental, noncommercial church or home use.

Enrichment Activity #5

I am very thankful

for the sacrifices

Heavenly Father and

Jesus Christ made

for all of us. I bear

my testimony that

when we trust in

them and obey their

commandments, we

will be blessed.

OUR CLOSING PRAYER WILL BE GIVEN BY

(Enter Name Here)

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God wanted to know if

Abraham would obey him.

God told him to sacrifice

Isaac on a mountain.

Abraham loved his son very

much. He did not want to

sacrifice Isaac. But

Abraham wanted to obey

God.

God told Abraham to go to a

mountain. He took Isaac and

two men with him. Abraham

and Isaac rode on a donkey.

They traveled for three days.

The two men stayed with the

donkey. Abraham and Isaac

walked up the mountain.

Abraham took a knife. Isaac

took some wood.

Isaac asked where the lamb

was for the sacrifice.

Abraham told him God

would provide Himself a

lamb.

Abraham built an altar. He

put wood on it.

Abraham tied Isaac and put

him on the altar. He held the

knife over Isaac. Abraham

was ready to sacrifice his

son.

But an angel spoke to

Abraham. He told Abraham

not to sacrifice Isaac.

Abraham had obeyed God.

God loved Abraham.

Abraham looked

around. He saw a ram

in the bushes. God

had given the ram for

the sacrifice.

Abraham sacrificed

the ram on the altar.

God was happy

Abraham had obeyed

him. God said he would

bless Abraham’s family.

Abraham and Isaac went

home. Abraham had

obeyed God. He was

willing to let his son die.

What Abraham

did was like what

Heavenly Father

did. Heavenly

Father was

willing to let his

son, Jesus Christ,

die for us.

Heavenly Father and Abraham loved their

sons. Jesus and Isaac loved their fathers and

obeyed them.

Genesis 18:3–8

• 3 And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

• 4 Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

Genesis 18:3–8 • 5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and

comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.

• 6 And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.

Genesis 18:3–8

• 7 And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.

• 8 And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.

Genesis 18:10

• 10 And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.

Genesis 18:11–12

• 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

• 12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

Genesis 18:14

• 14 Is any thing too hard for the Lord? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.

Genesis 21:3.

• 3 And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.

Genesis 17:17

• 17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?

Genesis 21:6

• 6 ¶And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.

Genesis 22:2

• 2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

Genesis 22:1

• 1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.

Genesis 22:3

• 3 ¶And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

Genesis 17:19

• 19 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.

Abraham 1:7–8, 15

• 7 Therefore they turned their hearts to the sacrifice of the heathen in offering up their children unto these dumb idols, and hearkened not unto my voice, but endeavored to take away my life by the hand of the priest of Elkenah. The priest of Elkenah was also the priest of Pharaoh.

Abraham 1:7–8, 15

• 8 Now, at this time it was the custom of the priest of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to offer up upon the altar which was built in the land of Chaldea, for the offering unto these strange gods, men, women, and children.

Abraham 1:7–8, 15

• 15 And as they lifted up their hands upon me, that they might offer me up and take away my life, behold, I lifted up my voice unto the Lord my God, and the Lord hearkened and heard, and he filled me with the vision of the Almighty, and the angel of his presence stood by me, and immediately unloosed my bands;

Genesis 22:7–8 • 7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father,

and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?

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

Genesis 22:12

• 12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

Genesis 22:16–18

• 16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:

• 17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

Genesis 22:16–18

• 18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

Jacob 4:5

• 5 Behold, they believed in Christ and worshiped the Father in his name, and also we worship the Father in his name. And for this intent we keep the law of Moses, it pointing our souls to him;

Jacob 4:5

• and for this cause it is sanctified unto us for righteousness, even as it was accounted unto Abraham in the wilderness to be obedient unto the commands of God in offering up his son Isaac, which is a similitude of God and his Only Begotten Son.