Abraham and Sarah waited a very long time (over 20 years) for God to fulfill His promise of sending them a son of their own (Isaac.) The Beginner's Bible family of resources has something for every age and stage of early development. We told our kiddos that Abraham and Sarah had to wait over 20 years for the little baby God had promised them! Isaac was the first son born to Abraham and Sarah. Genesis 21:5 | View whole chapter | See verse in context And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him. Then Abraham tied Isaac… Hebrews 11:17-19 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, of whom it was said, "In Isaac your seed shall be called," concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense. Isaac is the Son of Promise, and as such his birth foreshadows the birth of Jesus Christ many years later. Give the ball to one of the children. Genesis 21:4 | View whole chapter | See verse in context And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him. Then he tied the hands and the feet of Isaac, and laid him on the altar, on the wood. Abraham was a man of great faith, but Abraham's faith was tested and demonstrated when God called him to sacrifice his son, Isaac. Bible Lesson Introduction Pass the Patience Please! – Put the children in a circle. It would be far less of a test of Abraham’s faith if the sacrifice didn’t mean much. And they came to the place on the top of the mountain. Great People of the Bible: Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph Larry Learns to Listen, DVD The VeggieTales Show: Abraham and Lot (listen online) The Animated Kid's Bible (3-DVD Set) The Beginner's Bible Box Set, 4 DVDs #1: Read and Share: The Ultimate DVD Bible Storybook God's Story from Creation to Eternity (listen & watch online) The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael. And Abraham said, "My son, God will provide himself a Lamb for a burnt offering." We then read “The Visitors” and “A Bride for Isaac” from the Beginner’s Bible. Act out the voice telling Abraham to stop. Name the people in this lesson? Draw a quick picture of a sheep. Worship: Abraham, Sarah and Isaac Songs or suggested kids worship music. These Abraham Was Called to Sacrifice Isaac activities for children are about the story of Abraham being tested and will help kids … We told our kiddos that Abraham and Sarah had to wait for God to fulfill the promises He had made to them. Isaac – The Son of Promise Teacher Pep Talk: Waiting on God is hard. There Abraham built an altar of stones and earth heaped up; and on it he placed the wood. God knew just how precious Isaac was to Abraham, having had to wait until he was 100 years old to have him. He is called the son of promise in the Bible because he was the child promised to Abraham and Sarah even though they were old. Abraham gave Isaac firewood to carry, and Abraham took a knife. God, Abraham, Isaac; activity questions . https://www.learnreligions.com/abraham-and-isaac-bible-story-summary-700079 God had promised that Abraham's descendants would be as many as the stars, but Abraham and Sarah were too … Bible Memory – Have cards with different Bible Characters on them (2 sets) available for the children to play the Memory Game with them. Isaac asked his father: ‘Where is the animal that we will sacrifice?’ Abraham answered: ‘My son, Jehovah will provide it.’ When they finally arrived at the mountain, they built an altar.