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Genesis 21 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Isaac Is Born

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.

PreschoolBaby Isaac

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

KindergartenA Happy Baby

BABY → picture 2MOM AND DAD → picture 1WELL → picture 4TENT → picture 3

Grade 1God Kept His Promise

Isaac was born → picture 3Abraham and Sarah → picture 4God showed Hagar a well → picture 1Abraham planted a tree → picture 2

Order:

1. Yahweh visited Sarah as he had said2. Abraham called his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac3. Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a container of water4. God opened her eyes

Grade 2God Kept His Promise

  1. What had God promised Abraham and Sarah? A baby (a son) (circle)
  2. How old was Abraham when Isaac was born? 100 years old (circle)
  3. What does the name Isaac mean? He laughs (circle)
  4. Why did Sarah laugh this time? She was happy that God gave her a baby.
  5. How did God help Hagar and Ishmael? He showed Hagar a well of water.
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Grade 3Laughter and Living Water

  1. How do we know God kept His word exactly? Sarah had Isaac at the very time God had spoken.
  2. What did Sarah say after Isaac was born? Sarah said, God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears will laugh with me.
  3. Why did God tell Abraham to listen to Sarah? Isaac was the son of the promise (and God would also care for Ishmael).
  4. What did God open Hagar's eyes to see? A well of water
  5. What name for God did Abraham call on at Beersheba? The Everlasting God
1: Yahweh visited Sarah as he had said2: Abraham called his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac3: Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a container of water4: God opened her eyes

Grade 4Right on Time

  1. How long had Abraham waited for the promised son? Twenty-five years
  2. How was Sarah's laughter different this time? She laughed with joy instead of doubt.
  3. What did God promise Abraham about Ishmael? He would make Ishmael a nation too.
  4. How did Ishmael's name come true in the wilderness? His name means God hears, and God heard the boy's voice.

Word bank: 1. joy; 2. Abraham; 3. Sarah; 4. Isaac; 5. well

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

Grade 5The Son of Promise

  1. What phrases show that God fulfilled His word exactly? As he had said, as he had spoken, at the set time
  2. How did Isaac's name turn Sarah's doubt into joy? Isaac means he laughs; her laughter of doubt became laughter of joy.
  3. How does Paul use Isaac in Galatians 4? As a picture of being born by God's promise rather than by human effort
  4. How did God care for Hagar and Ishmael? He heard the boy, spoke to Hagar, showed her a well, and was with Ishmael as he grew.
  5. What did Abraham do at Beersheba? Made a covenant with Abimelech, dug a well, planted a tamarisk tree, and called on the Everlasting God

Word bank: 1. Abraham; 2. Isaac; 3. God; 4. well

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

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