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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]_
1. __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]_
1. __What was the name of Hagar's child?__
    *_Ishmael. [05-02]_
1. __What problem happened between Sarai and Hagar?__
    *_Sarai became jealous of Hagar. [05-02]_
1. __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]_
1. __What did God tell Abram to do as a sign of the covenant between them?__
    *_Circumcise every male in his family. [05-03]_
1. __Who did God say would be the son of the promise?__
    *_Isaac, Sarai's son. [05-04]_
1. __Who did God say would become a great nation?__
    *_Both Isaac and Ishmael. [05-04]_
1. __What did Abram's new name, Abraham, mean?__
    *_Father of many. [05-04]_
1. __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]_
1. __Why did God ask Abraham to sacrifice Isaac?__
    *_To test Abraham's faith. [05-06]_
1. __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]_
1. __Did God want Abraham to kill Isaac?__
    *_No. He only wanted to see if Abraham would obey him. [05-08]_
1. __What did God provide as a sacrifice instead of Isaac?__
    *_He provided a ram stuck in a bush. [05-09]_
1. __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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