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Genesis 12 · Grade 5

The Call and the Promise

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Genesis 12 begins a new section of the Bible. God speaks to Abram in Haran: Leave your country, and your relatives, and your father's house, and go to the land that I will show you. Abram is asked to leave his security behind and to rely completely on God's word. Hebrews 11:8 says that by faith Abram obeyed and went out, not knowing where he was going.

God's promises answer the problems of Genesis 1-11. At Babel, people tried to make a name for themselves; here God says, I will bless you and make your name great. Since the fall, curse has spread; now God speaks of blessing again and again. Most importantly, He says that in Abram all the families of the earth will be blessed. Galatians 3:8 calls this the gospel announced in advance.

Abram obeys, arriving in Canaan and building altars to the Lord at Shechem and near Bethel. Yet faith and fear live side by side in him. During a famine he goes to Egypt and, fearing for his life, tells Sarai to say she is his sister. Pharaoh takes her into his household, but the Lord strikes Pharaoh's house with plagues, and Sarai is returned. The promise depends on God's faithfulness, not Abram's perfection.

Show What You Know

  1. What did God ask Abram to leave, and what does Hebrews 11:8 say about his response?

  2. How do God's promises to Abram answer the story of Babel?

  3. What does Galatians 3:8 call the promise that all nations would be blessed in Abram?

  4. Where did Abram build altars?

  5. What does the Egypt episode teach about God's promise?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

blessGodAbramSarai
  1. Hebrews 11:8 says that by faith obeyed and went out, not knowing where he was going.
  2. At Babel, people tried to make a name for themselves; here God says, I will you and make your name great.
  3. Since the fall, curse has spread; now speaks of blessing again and again.
  4. During a famine he goes to Egypt and, fearing for his life, tells to say she is his sister.

Think About It

  1. Abram's faith was real, but so was his fear. How can we bring our fears to God instead of trying to protect ourselves by not telling the truth?

  2. How does the New Testament connect Jesus with God's promise to bless all the families of the earth?

Memory Verse

Now Yahweh said to Abram, “Leave your country, and your relatives, and your father’s house, and go to the land that I will show you.

Genesis 12:1 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • When might God ask you to step out in faith?
  • How can you show kindness to people who are not like you?
  • How can you lean on God when plans change?

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