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Christian Religious Knowledge

ClassNotes Team 3 MIN READUPDATED 18 JUN 2026

Week: Three

Subject: Christian Religious Knowledge

Topic: God promised Abraham a son

Objectives: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

to:

1. Identify the blessings of God to Abraham as a result of his obedience.

2. Enumerate God’s promise to Abraham.

Instructional  material: The Holy Bible, Picture of a Namadis family travelling with their belonging and cattle’s and chart.

Reference material: Learn Africa Basic Christian Religious Knowledge UBE edition by Hannah Ishola and others

Content

God promised Abraham a son

Bible passages (Gen: 17:1-8, 15-21, Gen: 22:1-9)

What God promised Abraham

There is a great reward for a man who trusts and obeys God. Because Abraham obeyed God, God changed his name and called him the father of many nations. God promised to make Abram great. His descendants would be countless as the sand of the seashore and stars of heaven. God also promised to give him a son.

How God blessed Abraham for being obedient

It is good to obey God. We must also obey our parents, teachers, pastors or priests, and those who are older than us. God made Abraham great because Abraham obeyed him. Abraham did not have a child for many decades but God gave him Isaac. He also had many descendants. He became the father of many nations. God blessed Abraham with long life. God said he would give Canaan to Abraham and his descendants. God kept his promise. Abraham and his descendants settled in Canaan. God blessed Abraham with a lot of sheep, cows and goats (cattle), silver and gold. Abraham loved God, so he erected an altar and worshipped the Lord.

When Abraham was 99 years old, while Sarai was 90, God made a promise of a son to them. It was at this point that God decided to change their names. Abram was changed to Abraham, meaning father of many nations. Sarai was changed to Sarah which means princess.

Abraham was given the child Isaac when he was one hundred years old. One day, God wanted to testament how much Abraham loved him and could obey him. He told Abraham to offer Isaac as a sacrifice on mount Moriah. Abraham obeyed and took Isaac to the mountain. He was about to slaughter Isaac as a sacrifice when he heard a voice from heaven. God’s angel told him not to touch Isaac. God gave Abraham a ram to sacrifice instead of Isaac. God can test our faith and obedience to him in anyway. We must always be ready.

Presentation

Step I: Teacher revises the previous topic

Step II: Teacher introduces the new topic "God promised Abraham a son"

Step III: Teacher explains how God promised Abraham ason

Step IV: Teacher explains how God told Abraham to sacrifice his only son

Step V:  Pupils make relevant contributions.

Evaluation: Fill in the gaps below with correct answers.

1. How old was Abraham when Isaac was given birth to?

2. On what mountain was Abraham to offer Isaac?

Conclusion: Teacher concludes the lesson by evaluating the students and gives an assignment

Assignment:

1. Instead of sacrificing Isaac, God gave Abraham a ____ to sacrifice

2. The descendants of Abraham would be like ____________________.

3. How did Abraham show his faith and obedience to God?