Genesis 12 · Grade 3
Leaving Home for God's Promise
Read the Story
God said to Abram, Leave your country, and your relatives, and your father's house, and go to the land that I will show you. God promised: I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. He said all the families of the earth would be blessed in Abram.
Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran. He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all their people and possessions, and went to Canaan. At Shechem the Lord appeared to him and said, I will give this land to your offspring. Abram built an altar there and later another near Bethel, and he called on the name of the Lord.
When a famine came, Abram went down to Egypt. He was afraid the Egyptians would harm him because Sarai was beautiful, so he asked her to say she was his sister. Pharaoh took Sarai into his house, but the Lord sent plagues on Pharaoh's house. Pharaoh sent Abram and Sarai away. God protected Sarai and kept His promise safe.
Memory Verse
“I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing.”
Genesis 12:2 (WEB)
Answer the Questions
What three things did God tell Abram to leave?
How old was Abram when he left Haran?
What did God promise to give Abram's offspring at Shechem?
Why did Abram go to Egypt?
How did God protect Sarai in Egypt?
Story Order
Write what happened in each box.
Prayer
Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- When is it hard to obey God right away?
- How can you trust God with something new and scary?
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