Transcript Year 7 Revision PowerPoint

YEAR 7 REVISION POWERPOINTABRAHAM & ISAAC
Aims:
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To revise the meaning of “Covenant” & “Sacrifice”
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To revise the story of Abraham’s Covenants with God
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To understand Abraham’s dilemma about the sacrifice of Isaac
Who was Abraham?
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Abraham is the first figure we hear about after the
story of the Tower of Babel.
He is generally believed to be the first “real” figure
in Jewish history.
Because of his willingness to listen to God and do
as he says, Abraham is considered as the great
“Father of Faith”, not just by Jews, but also
Christians and Muslims.
Key Words - Covenant
COVENANT
• A legal agreement – God makes promises, and
humans have to do something in return.
• The idea is the same as Rights & Responsibilities – if
we all have rights to peace, security and happiness,
then we should take responsibility to allow others to
have those rights.
Key Words - Sacrifice
SACRIFICE
• A sacrifice is something we give up in order to show
someone else how important they are.
• In the covenants, people often respond to God’s
promises by sacrificing animals, their time or their
money.
• It is a way of saying that nothing is more important
than God.
God’s Two Covenants with Abraham
God and Abraham made two great covenants:
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God promised Abraham a land of his own
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God promised Abraham as many descendents as
stars in the sky
Each of these promises stands for a lot more than just
land and a family.
 Land
is about security, peace, control and opportunities
 A family is about passing on a name, property, a sense
of accomplishment
Abraham’s Response
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These promises made by God meant that Abraham
should respond.
Abraham’s response was to keep faithful to God,
doing as God asked him.
He built altars and sacrificed animals, and
continued to trust God.
The Story of Abraham & Isaac 1
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Abraham and his wife Sarah were both in their 90s,
and had never had children.
God made a promise that they would have children.
Incredibly, they did have a son, and called him
Isaac.
Isaac was very precious to Abraham and Sarah, for
he had been promised by God and miraculously
been born when they were both very old. They
wouldn’t swap him for the world ....
The Story of Abraham & Isaac 2
The Bible tells of what happened next ....
Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, "Abraham!"
"Here I am," he replied.
Then God said, "Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and
go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on
one of the mountains I will tell you about.“
Early the next morning Abraham got up and saddled his donkey. He took
with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut
enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had
told him about.
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Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son
Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife.
As the two of them went on together, Isaac spoke up and said to his
father Abraham, "Father?"
"Yes, my son?" Abraham replied. "The fire and wood are here," Isaac
said, "but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?"
Abraham answered, "God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt
offering, my son." And the two of them went on together. When they
reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar
there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him
on the altar, on top of the wood. Then he reached out his hand and took
the knife to slay his son.
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But the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven,
"Abraham! Abraham!"
"Here I am," he replied.
"Do not lay a hand on the boy," he said. "Do not do anything to him.
Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld
from me your son, your only son."
Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by
its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a
burnt offering instead of his son.
So Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. And to this
day it is said, "On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided."
Did Abraham make the right decision?
Abraham was a _________ man who followed
what ____ asked of him and his family. After
making a promise to stay _________ to God,
God decided to ____Abraham.
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God told Abraham to take his son _________ up
a mountain, where he was to _____ Isaac as a
________ to God.
Just as he was about to kill him God stopped
Abraham and told him to offer a ______
instead. From then on a __________ was made
between Abraham and God.
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Covenant
test
kill
sacrifice
faithful
God
religious
Isaac
ram
What reasons would you give to kill
Isaac or not?
REASONS TO KILL ISAAC
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REASONS NOT TO KILL ISAAC
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Reflection
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Do you think Abraham made the right decision to kill
his son as God asked? Why? Explain your opinion.
What would you have done if you were Abraham?
Why?
Who would have been affected by Abraham’s
decision?
If you could speak to Abraham what advice would
you give to him to help him make his decision?