The LORD told Abraham to go to a land that the LORD would show him, and so Abraham took his wife Sarah, and his nephew Lot with him. And the LORD promised Abraham that He would give the land to his children. But there was a famine in the land and so Abraham went down to Egypt, instead of staying where the LORD had sent him. And Lot went with them. And after a time Abraham left Egypt with his wife and all that he had, and Lot went with them.
They traveled to a place called Bethel, where there was an altar that Abraham had built before, and there Abraham called on the name of the LORD. Lot also had flocks of sheep, and herds of cattle and tents, and Abraham was very rich in cattle, in silver and in gold. But the land was not large enough for all of them to live together because Abraham and Lot had so much, and so quarreling began between the Abraham's herdsmen and Lot's herdsmen. So Abraham said to Lot, "Let there be no quarreling between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen." So they each took their belongings and separated. Abraham gave Lot the choice to go where he wanted and Abraham went in the other direction. Lot chose the best lands in the cities of the plain, and put his tent up towards the city of Sodom.
And the LORD said to Abraham after Lot was separated from him "Lift up your eyes, and look from the place where you are to the north, and to the south, and to the east, and to the west. For all this land that you see, I will give to you, and to your children forever. And I will make your children as many as the dust of the earth.
And Abraham built an altar to the Lord.
For activities you could make any number of sheep crafts using paper plates, cardboard cutouts, etc. and gluing on cotton balls.
You could make sheep mobiles.
You could demonstrate what it is like to live in tents.
Use cardboard boxes of different sizes and help the children build an altar and demonstrate how Abraham gave thanks to the Lord.
Sing “Father Abraham” with the children.
The story of Abraham shows how important it is to place your trust in the Lord. He will always keep his promise and will take care of you. We are very blessed.
Psalm 78:4-7
We will not hide these truths from our children but will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the LORD. We will tell of his power and the mighty miracles he did ... so the next generation might know them -- even the children not yet born -- that they in turn might teach their children. So each generation can set its hope anew on God, remembering his glorious miracles and obeying his commands.
