English 201: Lesson 5 - Abraham and Isaac



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Abraham was a righteous man.
He lived in the city of Ur.
Sarah was Abraham's wife.
They had no children.
Other people in Ur prayed to idols and didn't obey God.
They killed righteous people.
They tried to kill Abraham.
Abraham prayed to God for help.
God said he would bless Abraham and his family.
God would send a famine to the wicked people.
There would be no food.
God told Abraham and Sarah to leave Ur.
He would lead them to the Promised Land.
Abraham and Sarah obeyed God.
They traveled a long time.
At last they came to the Promised Land.
God told Abraham to look at the land.
God gave him the land.
Many years passed.
There were wars in the promised land.
Abraham took his servants to fight.
They won the war.
After the war, Abraham met Melchizedek.
Melchizedek was a righteous king.
He had the priesthood.
He blessed Abraham, and Abraham paid his tithing to Melchizedek.
God said Abraham's family would have the priesthood.
His family could have the Promised Land.
Abraham and Sarah were sad because they had no children.
Later God said Abraham and Sarah would have a son.
His name would be Isaac.
He would serve God and obey His commandments.
Sarah was 90 years old.
She was too old to have a baby.
But God said Sarah would have a baby.
Sarah had a baby boy named Isaac.
God wanted to know if Abraham would obey Him.
God told him to sacrifice Isaac on a mountain.
Abraham loved his son very much.
He did not want to sacrifice Isaac.
But Abraham wanted to obey God.
God told Abraham to go to a mountain.
He took Isaac and two men with him.
Abraham and Isaac rode on a donkey.
They traveled for three days.
The two men stayed with the donkey.
Abraham and Isaac walked up the mountain.
Abraham took a knife; Isaac took some wood.
Isaac asked where the lamb was for the sacrifice.
Abraham told him not to worry.
Abraham built an altar.
He put wood on it.
Abraham tied Isaac and put him on the altar.
He held a knife over Isaac.
Abraham was ready to sacrifice his son.
But an angel spoke to Abraham.
He told Abraham not to sacrifice Isaac.
Abraham had obeyed God.
God loved Abraham.
Abraham looked around and saw a ram in the bushes.
God had given the ram for the sacrifice.
Abraham sacrificed the ram on the altar.
God was happy Abraham had obeyed him.
God said He would bless Abraham's family.
Abraham and Isaac went home.
Abraham had obeyed God.
He was willing to let his son die.
What Abraham did was like what Heavenly Father did.
Heavenly Father was willing to let His son, Jesus Christ, die for us.
Jesus and Isaac loved their fathers and obeyed them.