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Genesis 20 · Grade 4

The Same Mistake Twice

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Genesis 20 sounds a lot like Genesis 12. Once again Abraham is afraid, and once again he says Sarah is his sister. Even people of great faith can fall into the same sin more than once. This time it came right before Isaac's promised birth, putting God's promise at risk.

But God protects His promise. He warns King Abimelech in a dream and keeps him from touching Sarah. God even says that He held Abimelech back from sinning. God is in control even when people make poor choices.

It is embarrassing that a foreign king acts more honorably than Abraham in this story. Abraham assumed there was no fear of God in Gerar, but Abimelech listened to God right away. Still, God calls Abraham a prophet and uses his prayer to bring healing. God's grace is bigger than Abraham's failure.

Show What You Know

  1. How is Genesis 20 like Genesis 12?

  2. Why was this a dangerous time for God's promise?

  3. How did God protect Sarah?

  4. What wrong assumption did Abraham make about Gerar?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

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  1. Once again Abraham is afraid, and once again he says is his sister.
  2. But protects His promise.
  3. He warns Abimelech in a dream and keeps him from touching Sarah.

Think About It

  1. Abraham repeated an old mistake. What can help us not to keep repeating the same sin?

  2. Abimelech listened to God quickly. How can you be quick to listen when God shows you something is wrong?

Memory Verse

God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I didn’t allow you to touch her.

Genesis 20:6 (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.

  • How can you ask for help to change?
  • How can you tell the truth when it is scary?

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