At some point or another, we have all been tested. The tests can be sweating experiences of the palm of the hand. Can you even begin to imagine how Abraham felt when God tested him to sacrifice his only son, Isaac? Praise God that Abraham passed with great success. Now why not test your children’s knowledge of this great story with this next form of Bible review?
This is what you do:
I have taken the story of Abraham’s test and divided Genesis 22: 1-18 into groups of Bible verses with which you will question your children. Read the part of the scriptures that I have listed, and then present to your class a list of the four elements that I have written next to each part of the scriptures. You can list these items as written words, or you can collect pictures of each of the items. (I personally do the latter. Kids love pictures!). When you read the list, you will of course notice that one of the items does not belong. It is up to the children in your class to guess which item should not be on the list after listening to the Bible verses.
To turn this Bible review time into a game, simply divide your class into 2 teams. Let each team take turns guessing which item does not belong. Award the team 100 points if they do it correctly. I have also included an additional question for each part of the scriptures that you can ask the team if they answer the correct item within a certain amount of time, such as 15 or 30 seconds. If they answer the bonus question correctly, give the team another 100 points.
Here are your Bible review questions:
1. Read Genesis 22: 1-2. List: Abraham, Isaac, mountain, fire
Additional question: What was the name of Abraham’s son? Answer: Isaac
2. Read Genesis 22: 3. List: Abraham, donkey, wood, 2 daughters
Additional question: What did Abraham take 2 from? Answer: 2 servants
3. Read Genesis 22: 4-5. List: Abraham, Isaac, 2 servants, fire
Additional question: What did Abraham want the servants to keep? Answer: the donkey
4. Read Genesis 22: 6. List: wood, fire, knife, canteen
Additional question: What did Abraham place on top of Isaac? Answer: wood
5. Read Genesis 22: 6b-7. List: wood, Isaac, fire, donkey
Additional question: According to Isaac, what animal was missing for the burnt offering? Answer: the lamb
6. Read Genesis 22: 8. List: God, lamb, Isaac, chicken
Additional question: Who did Abraham say would provide the lamb? Answer: god
7. Read Genesis 22: 9. List: Abraham, altar, wood, water
Additional question: What did Abraham build? Answer: an altar
8. Read Genesis 22: 9b. List: altar, Isaac, wood, matches
Additional question: Who did Abraham bind or bind? Answer: Isaac
9. Read Genesis 22: 10-12. List: knife, angel, hand, daughter
Additional question: Who called Abraham and stopped him from sacrificing Isaac? Answer: god
10. Read Genesis 22:13 List: Abraham, his son Isaac, ram, chicken
Additional question: What did Abraham sacrifice in place of his son Isaac? Answer: a ram
11. Read Genesis 22:14 List: Abraham, Lord, mountain, desert
Additional question: What name did Abraham give to the place where he almost sacrificed Isaac? Answer: “the Lord will provide”
12. Read Genesis 22: 15-17a. List: stars, sand, angel, Bethlehem
Additional question: What would God do as numerous as the stars in the sky? Answer: their descendants
13. Read Genesis 22: 17b-18. List: cities, nations, descendants, farms
Additional question: Why did God bless Abraham? Answer: He Obeyed God
Just a couple of tips:
1. This revision of the Bible is based on the NIV translation, however other translations would also match. Just be sure to make any necessary changes to fit your version of the Bible before playing.
2. Don’t forget to upload the list of items. I have always listed the last item as the one that does not belong. Have fun!