Session 1
imagine what it was like for Abraham and Isaac to walk together up the mountain.
4 On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.
5 Then Abraham said to his young men,
“Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go over there to worship;
then we’ll come back to you.”
6 Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and laid it on his son Isaac.
In his hand he took the fire and the knife,
and the two of them walked on together.
7 Then Isaac spoke to his father Abraham and said,
“My father.” And he replied, “Here I am, my son.”
Isaac said, “The fire and the wood are here,
but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”
8 Abraham answered,
“God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.”
Then the two of them walked on together.
Believers can have confidence that God has a plan for them.
reflect on how Abraham’s words to the young men and to Isaac indicated his faith in God.
Abraham put the matter entirely in God’s hands.
Likewise, Isaac put himself in Abraham’s hands.
note Abraham’s confidence as he assured the young men of their return.
Discuss why Abraham could be so confident that God would provide.
Invite a volunteer to read aloud
Hebrews 11:17-19.
17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac,
and he who had received the promises was offering up his only begotten son;
18 it was he to whom it was said, "IN ISAAC YOUR DESCENDANTS SHALL BE CALLED."
19 He considered that God is able to raise people even from the dead,
from which he also received him back as a type.
Emphasize God’s power to raise someone from the dead and why that was important in Genesis 22.
Add the actions Abraham took in verses 4-8 to the list on the paper.
When Abraham and Isaac arrived at the place God indicated,
it was time for the final preparations.