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======Story 5: The Son of Promise======

Comprehension Questions and Answers

1. Why did Sarai think she would not have children? *She was too old. [05-01]
2. What did Sarai tell Abram to do in order to have a child? *Marry her servant Hagar, so Hagar could have a child for her. [05-01]
3. What was the name of Hagar's child? *Ishmael. [05-02]
4. What problem happened between Sarai and Hagar? *Sarai became jealous of Hagar. [05-02]
5. What covenant promises did God make to Abram? *Abram would be the father of many nations, and God would give the land of Canaan to him and to his descendants. [05-03]
6. What did God tell Abram to do as a sign of the covenant between them? *Circumcise every male in his family. [05-03]
7. Who did God say would be the son of the promise? *Isaac, Sarai's son. [05-04]
8. Who did God say would become a great nation? *Both Isaac and Ishmael. [05-04]
9. What did Abram's new name, Abraham, mean? *Father of many. [05-04]
10. What did God ask Abraham to do to Isaac when Isaac was a young man? *God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac to him. [05-06]
11. Why did God ask Abraham to sacrifice Isaac? *To test Abraham's faith. [05-06]
12. What did Abraham tell Isaac was the reason they did not have a lamb for the sacrifice? *Abraham said God would provide the lamb for the sacrifice. [05-07]
13. Did God want Abraham to kill Isaac? *No. He only wanted to see if Abraham would obey him. [05-08]
14. What did God provide as a sacrifice instead of Isaac? *He provided a ram stuck in a bush. [05-09]
15. What did God promise to do for Abraham because Abraham had obeyed him? *He promised that Abraham's descendents would be more than the stars in the sky, and that all the families of the world would be blessed through his family. [05-10]

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