Unit 1, Chapter 4

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Unit 1, Chapter 4

• Abraham and Sarah
• Mr. Young
• Literature of the Bible

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Essential Question

• Why do families share stories about their
  ancestors, descendants, or relatives?

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I CAN

1. Discover the key events in the life of Abraham
   and Sarah and their family
2. Describe the covenant motif as it is found in the
   story of Abraham
3. Discuss the difficult nature of the story of the
   binding of Isaac
4. Identify the significant role Abraham plays in
   Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

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Abraham gets called Video

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?veGkfV3fNtS4feature
  related
• 2 min

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Beginning of the story

• Two major themes from these chapters
• Relationships
• Call, or mission from God
• Abram was from the city of Ur in Mesopotamia
• His journey is one of faith

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Departure of Abraham by Bassano
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Surprising Candor (Genesis 1210-20)

• When Abram was driven to Egypt by a famine, Sarai
  became his Sister
• Pharaoh took her into his harem
• Plagues-Diseases or other natural misfortunes

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Question to consider

• Can it be alright to lie to save your life or
  that of another?

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Surprising Candor Cont.

• Sarai would persuade her Abram to sleep with
  Hagar, her Egyptian maidservant
• Hagar would give birth to Ishmael, whom God
  blesses as a great nation (165-11
• Biblical heroes are also flawed humans

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Signs of Promise

• Another theme emphasis on Gods promises
• Covenant- a formal, solemn, and binding
  agreement
• Abram-exalted ancestor
• Abraham-ancestor of a multitude

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Sodom and Gomorrah

• Gods patience wears thin and he determines to
  destroy the city
• Abraham bargains with God over the city
• Lots wife looks back, only to be turned into a
  pillar of salt

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Lots Wife Video

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vNZrPg8rzZsQ
• 30 seconds

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The Test

• Abraham is asked to take his son, Isaac, and
  sacrifice him on a hill
• God provides a ram as a sacrifice instead of Isaac

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Abraham sacrifices Isaac

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vUhP8CKH7Bbg
• Cartoon 4 min

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Two Views

• Jewish

• Christian

• Test of Abrahams faith
• Affirmation of Gods mercy
• Binding of Isaac

• See this as a foreshadowing of the sacrifice God
  would make when sending his son Jesus
• Sacrifice of Isaac

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Father Abraham

• Model of Faith
• Father of the chosen people
• Also important in the faith of Islam, considered
  a founding father
• Quran-scripture or holy text of Islam
• Monotheist-worshipper of one God
• Descendants of Ishmael

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Abrahams Genology