Lesson 9 from Bible Adventures studies Genesis, chapter 12 and then the beginning of chapter 17. It covered Abram, his family, and his call by God to leave his home and travel to a new land. God did not tell Abram where that land would be, but God did promise to reveal the destination to him, during his travels.
God responds to the faith of His people. Abram had faith in God Almighty, and he obeyed God’s instructions.
Lesson 9 has a Sunday School that Clicks video produced by CBS News, that featured a young teenage boy who is legally blind and has a seeing-eye dog to assist him. The video showed him walking to school with his dog, including climbing steep stairways, and then in his classes throughout the day. The student was able to mainstream into a regular classroom for the entire day - because of his dog, and some additional assistive devices - and he was achieving at a high level.
The Clicks video illustrated how essential the dog was, for this boy to succeed in school. He needed guidance from his dog to be mobile, and with her assistance he was very highly functioning, regarding mobility. The video showed the good that was achieved because she was there by his side to help. Our discussion emphasized the good which this dog did through her service, and also made the contrast - saying how dependent and immobile the teen would be without her. This was the point where we then transitioned into the story of Abraham, the hero of the faith that we ill cover during our lessons in the rest of November.
Our lesson begins by introducing the family of Abram, who was a descendant of Noah through his son Shem, and who lived in the city of Ur of the Chaldees. God Almighty, Yahweh, spoke to Abram, telling him to leave Ur and leave his family home. He was told that he would be directed and led by God to a new land. God would show Abram where the new land was, as he was traveling. God wanted Abram to step out in faith and obedience, trusting Him to keep His promise.
Ur was pointed out on our class map, noting that it was located in the country now known as Iraq. It was also noted that it was a center for worship of a false god - the moon god. In response to a student question, it was stated that there in Iraq the moon god is still worshiped, and it is known by the name Allah. No further discussion regarding the moon god worship took place, nor about the persecution of Christians in Iraq,
In this class, the lesson continued to introduce how Abram would be guided, by hearing from God Almighty and by receiving visions about the territory that lay ahead of him. Eventually, he would be led to the land of Canaan, along the Mediterranean Sea, but first he and his family members stopped in a city known as Haran. The remainder of Abram’s travel and God’s making of a solemn promise - a covenant - that also gave Abram a new name, Abraham, will be covered next week,
The class closed with Memory Verse practice for the weekly verse and the new Emphasis Verse, Isaiah 60: 1 (shown below).
1 Arise, shine; for your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you. [NKJV]
The Memory Verse assigned this week is Psalm 32: 8. Isalah 60: 1. is the Emphasis Memory Verse for the remainder of the month of November. These verses can be said for Achievement Points credit.
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