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Genesis 12 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: God Calls Abram

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolAbram Goes

cameltentaltarsheep

Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenAbram Obeys

CAMEL → picture 2TENT → picture 3ALTAR → picture 4SHEEP → picture 1

Grade 1God Calls Abram

God called Abram → picture 4Abram traveled far → picture 3Abram worshiped God → picture 1Abram went to Egypt → picture 2

Order:

1. Now Yahweh said to Abram, Leave your country2. So Abram went, as Yahweh had told him3. He built an altar there to Yahweh4. Abram went down into Egypt to live as a foreigner there

Grade 2Abram Follows God

  1. What did God tell Abram to do? Leave his home and go to a land God would show him
  2. What did God promise Abram? To bless him and make his family a great nation, and to bless all families through him
  3. Who went with Abram? His wife Sarai and his nephew Lot (and his animals and servants)
  4. What land did they come to? Canaan
  5. What did Abram build there? An altar to worship God

Grade 3Leaving Home for God's Promise

  1. What three things did God tell Abram to leave? His country, his relatives and his father's house
  2. How old was Abram when he left Haran? Seventy-five
  3. What did God promise to give Abram's offspring at Shechem? The land (of Canaan)
  4. Why did Abram go to Egypt? There was a famine (no food) in Canaan.
  5. How did God protect Sarai in Egypt? He sent plagues on Pharaoh's house, so Pharaoh sent her and Abram away.
1: Now Yahweh said to Abram, Leave your country2: So Abram went, as Yahweh had told him3: He built an altar there to Yahweh4: Abram went down into Egypt to live as a foreigner there

Grade 4Blessed to Be a Blessing

  1. Why is Genesis 12 a turning point in the Bible? God begins His rescue plan for the world with one man, Abram.
  2. Name three of God's promises to Abram. Any three: great nation, blessing, great name, be a blessing, bless those who bless him, curse those who curse him, all families blessed through him
  3. How does the last promise point to Jesus? Jesus is Abram's descendant who brings salvation to people of every nation.
  4. How did God show faithfulness when Abram failed in Egypt? He protected Sarai and kept His promise safe.

Word bank: 1. Abram; 2. land; 3. God; 4. Sarai

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5The Call and the Promise

  1. What did God ask Abram to leave, and what does Hebrews 11:8 say about his response? His country, relatives and father's house; by faith he obeyed and went, not knowing where he was going.
  2. How do God's promises to Abram answer the story of Babel? At Babel people tried to make their own name great; God promises to make Abram's name great.
  3. What does Galatians 3:8 call the promise that all nations would be blessed in Abram? The gospel announced in advance
  4. Where did Abram build altars? At Shechem and near Bethel
  5. What does the Egypt episode teach about God's promise? It depends on God's faithfulness, not on Abram's perfection.

Word bank: 1. Abram; 2. bless; 3. God; 4. Sarai

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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