Saturday, December 7, 2013

Jesse Tree: the Story of Abraham and Isaac

When Isaac was still a boy, God again tested Abraham's faith: "Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on the mountain that I shall show you."  Once again, Abraham obeyed God.  Giving Isaac the kindling to carry, he took him to the mountain that God showed him.  He built an altar, laid the kindling on it, then placed Isaac on top.  When God saw that Abraham would obey even this, God sent an angel to stop him.  "Do not lay your hand on the boy," the angel said.  Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught in a thicket, and he offered it instead as a burnt offering to God.

Genesis 22:1-14


Potential ornaments to make for the Jesse Tree: a bundle of sticks, a ram

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