“Lesson 11: Abraham and Isaac,”

Primary 6: Old
Testament, (1996),43
How hard do you think
it would have been for
Heavenly Father and
Jesus Christ to create
our beautiful world and
everything in it?
Do you think they could
move a mountain or
change the direction of
a river if they wanted
to?
The Lord parted the waters of the Red
Sea to let Moses and the Israelites
escape from the Egyptian army.
He protected Daniel from a den of
lions.
He kept three
young men
from being
burned when
they were cast
into a fiery
furnace.
We will learn more
about these stories
later in the year.
These people
trusted in the Lord
and had faith that
his will would be
done. Their faith was
rewarded with
miracles.
We are going
to learn about
a time when
Abraham and
Sarah were
asked this
question.
Abraham and Sarah were sad
because they had no children.
Later God said Abraham and
Sarah would have a son. His
name would be Isaac. He
would serve God and obey his
commandments. Sarah was
ninety years old. She was too
old to have a baby. But God
said Sarah would have a baby.
Three wise men visited
Abraham and told him
Sarah would have a baby.
Sarah, who was standing in
the tent listening, laughed
when she heard this.

Sarah had a baby boy

named Isaac.
 Let’s read:
How did Abraham treat Genesis 18:3–
the three wise men who 8
visited him?
What did these men tell Genesis 18:10
Abraham?
Why did Sarah laugh Genesis
when she heard what 18:11–12
they said?
Laugh in these verses
probably means to
rejoice.
 Let’s read:
What important lesson Genesis 18:14
did the Lord teach
Abraham?
What can we learn
from this?
Anything is possible
if it is the Lord’s will.
 Let’s read:
What did Abraham and Genesis 21:3
Sarah name their son?
How old were Abraham Genesis 17:17
and Sarah when Isaac
was born?
How do you think Genesis 21:6;
Abraham and Sarah felt see the footnote
when they finally had a to Genesis 21:6
baby after so many in the LDS
years? edition of the
Bible
How did Abraham and Sarah learn
to have greater trust in the Lord
through this experience?
How can we develop more trust in
Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ?
How can we show our trust in
them?
Situation: Solution:
When we pray. Ask that Heavenly
Father’s will be done.
When we come to Listen and learn.
Primary.
When we are tempted Remember what Jesus
to do something taught, and refuse to
wrong. do the wrong thing.
Enrichment Activity #3
Situation: Solution:
When we think we Pay tithing.
need our tithing
money for something
else.
When someone hurts Be forgiving and show
our feelings. love instead of anger.

Enrichment Activity #3
Situation: Solution:
When our friends Keep the Sabbath day
want us to play soccer holy.
or go to a movie on the
Sabbath.
When it’s time to get Get up and read.
up for family scripture
reading and we are
still sleepy.
Enrichment Activity #3
We have already received the great blessing
of having the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Heavenly Father and Jesus have promised
us many more blessings if we trust in them
and live the gospel.
Each of you are going to take a turn
reading a blessing from this bag and we’ll
discuss how we might gain that blessing.
Enrichment Activity #4
Blessings do not always come
immediately.
Some blessings may come years later
and some may not come while we are on
the earth.
I want you to each decide on something
you can do during the coming week to
show your trust in Heavenly Father and
Jesus.
Enrichment Activity #4
God wanted to know if
Abraham would obey him.
God told him to sacrifice
Isaac on a mountain.
Abraham loved his son
very much. He did not
want to sacrifice Isaac.
But Abraham wanted to
obey God.
God told Abraham to go
to a mountain. He took
Isaac and two men with
him. Abraham and Isaac
rode on a donkey. They
traveled for three days.
The two men stayed with
the donkey. Abraham
and Isaac walked up the
mountain. Abraham took
a knife. Isaac took some
wood.
Isaac asked where the
lamb was for the
sacrifice. Abraham told
him God would provide
Himself a lamb.

Abraham built an
altar. He put wood on
it.
Abraham tied Isaac and
put him on the altar. He
held the knife over Isaac.
Abraham was ready to
sacrifice his son.
But an angel spoke to
Abraham. He told
Abraham not to sacrifice
Isaac. Abraham had
obeyed God. God loved
Abraham.
Abraham looked
around. He saw a
ram in the bushes.
God had given the
ram for the
sacrifice. Abraham
sacrificed the ram
on the altar.
God was happy
Abraham had
obeyed him. God
said he would bless
Abraham’s family.
Abraham and Isaac
went home.
Abraham had
obeyed God. He was
willing to let his son
die.
 What Abraham
did was like what
Heavenly Father
did. Heavenly
Father was
willing to let his
son, Jesus Christ,
die for us.

Heavenly Father and Abraham loved their

sons. Jesus and Isaac loved their fathers
and obeyed them.
 Let’s read:
What did God Genesis 22:2
command
Abraham to do?
Why did God Genesis 22:1;
ask Abraham to see the footnote
do such a to Genesis 22:1
difficult thing? in the LDS
edition of the
Bible. Tempt in
this case means
to test or prove.
 Let’s read:
What did Abraham do Genesis 22:3
when God told him to
take his son to Moriah
to sacrifice him?
Why would it have been Genesis
difficult for Abraham to 17:19
sacrifice Isaac?
Abraham was nearly Abraham
sacrificed himself, and 1:7–8, 15
he knew human
sacrifice was wrong .
 Let’s read:
Why do you think Genesis 22:7–
Abraham quickly 8
obeyed?

How does this show that Genesis 22:12

Abraham trusted
Heavenly Father?
How do you think
Abraham felt when
Isaac asked him where
the lamb was for the
sacrifice?
Why did the Lord
send an angel to
stop Abraham from
killing his son?

How do you think

Abraham felt then?
 Let’s read:
What blessings did the Genesis
Lord promise Abraham 22:16–18
because of his
faithfulness?
Seed refers to
descendants or
children. All those who
have been baptized
become the “seed” of
Abraham.
One reason Abraham was asked to sacrifice
his son was to teach about the atoning
sacrifice of Jesus Christ (see Jacob 4:5).
Why was it necessary that Heavenly Father’s
Son not be saved from his sacrifice?
There are several similarities between
Heavenly Father sending Jesus Christ to
earth to be sacrificed and the near-sacrifice
of Isaac by Abraham.
The near-sacrifice of Isaac Heavenly Father sending Jesus
by Abraham: Christ to earth to be sacrificed:
a. Isaac was the only son of a. Jesus Christ is Heavenly
Abraham and Sarah. Father’s Only Begotten Son in
the flesh (Heavenly Father is the
father of Jesus’ spirit and body).
b. Abraham loved Isaac. b. Heavenly Father loves Jesus.
c. Abraham was obedient to c. Jesus was obedient to his
Heavenly Father. Isaac Father.
was obedient to his
father. d. Heavenly Father provided
d. The Lord provided a ram Jesus, the Lamb of God, for a
for Abraham’s sacrifice. sacrifice for us.
Enrichment Activity #1
How does Abraham’s near-
sacrifice of Isaac help you
better understand Heavenly
Father’s love for you in
sacrificing his Son?
What does the sacrifice that
Heavenly Father and Jesus
Christ made mean to you?
How does this help you have
greater trust in what Heavenly
Father and Jesus ask us to do?
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thine heart; and lean not unto
thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways
acknowledge him, and
he shall direct thy paths.
Enrichment Activity #2
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Enrichment Activity #2
How could the Father tell the world of love and tenderness?
He sent his Son, a newborn babe, with peace and holiness.
How could the Father show the world the pathway we should
go?
He sent his Son to walk with men on earth, that we may know.
How could the Father tell the world of sacrifice, of death?
He sent his Son to die for us and rise with living breath.
What does the Father ask of us? What do the scriptures say?
Have faith, have hope, live like his Son, help others on their
way.
What does he ask? Live like his Son.
Words: Mabel Jones Gabbott, b. 1910 Music: Michael Finlinson Moody, b. 1941
© 1982 by Mabel Jones Gabbott and Michael Finlinson Moody. Arr. © 1989 IRI
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Enrichment Activity #5
I am very thankful for
the sacrifices Heavenly
Father and Jesus
Christ made for all of
us. I bear my
testimony that when
we trust in them and
obey their
commandments, we
will be blessed.
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