Abraham Gives to God
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JBQ Lesson 5
Abraham Gives to God
God Establishes His Covenant
Topic: Abraham & His Family
5 18
Lesson Lesson
Bible Fact-Pak Questions 46 429, 430 559
Scripture references: Genesis 14:11–20; Leviticus 27:30–32; Malachi 3:10; 1 Corinthians 4:2 The Bible tells us to give offerings to the church. Giving is a way we can bless others and also a way God can bless us.
1. What Is a Tithe? The Bible tells us to give one-tenth of our income to the church. This is called a tithe. The Old Testament teaches that one-tenth of everything we earn belongs to God. If it belongs to God, we should give it to Him and not keep it for ourselves. Do you know how much one-tenth is? Count out ten pennies. Ten pennies make 10¢, or one dime. One out of ten pennies is one-tenth of 10¢. If your parents give you one dollar as an allowance, you should give one-tenth as an offering to God. One dollar is the same as ten dimes, so one-tenth is one dime. We give this money to the church to help support its ministries. Without it, the church cannot show Jesus’ love to others by helping the poor, reaching the lost, and discipling new Christians. Our tithes are part of God’s plan to grow His kingdom. BFP: 429
2. Abraham Pays Tithes Abraham was the first person in the Bible to pay a tithe. After a great battle,
ABRAHAM GIVES TO GOD
Abraham took back all the things his enemies had stolen from him. A man named Melchizedek came out to meet Abraham. Melchizedek was a king and a priest. He said a blessing over Abraham, then Abraham gave him one-tenth of everything he had recovered from his enemies. BFP: 46, 430
3. A Good Steward Abraham was a good steward of the blessings God had given him. He honored God by giving back one-tenth of all his goods. In doing this, Abraham acknowledged that it was God who gave him the victory over his enemies. We call this being a good steward. A steward is someone who takes care of someone else’s property. In olden days, a king who traveled to another land would leave his castle and all his goods in the steward’s care. The king expected that everything would still be there when he returned. He trusted his steward not to steal from him but to give everything back when he returned. God has made us His stewards. God’s blessings make us able to work a job and earn money. In this way God provides us with food and all we need. By paying a tithe to the church, we recognize that everything we have comes from God. BFP: 559
© 2007 Gospel Publishing House, 1445 N. Boonville Ave., Springfield, MO 65802. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only. Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
Monday Lesson 18 • Abraham Gives to God
Activities for younger children
In each example below, circle or color the amount that is God’s tithe.
$1
$10
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=
10¢ 10¢ 10¢ 10¢ 10¢ 10¢ 10¢ 10¢ 10¢ 10¢
$1
$1
$1
$1
$1
$1
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© 2007 Gospel Publishing House, 1445 N. Boonville Ave., Springfield, MO 65802. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only. Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
Tuesday Lesson 18 • Abraham Gives to God
Activities for older children
Place a check next to every phrase that can be used to define the word steward. ❍ Someone who gives one-tenth of his earnings to the church ❍ Someone who knows that all he has was given to him by God ❍ Someone who receives an offering from another person ❍ Someone who knows that the things God has given him should be used for God’s work
The names of two people have been mixed up and made into new words. Unscramble the letters to answer the questions below.
MARCH
MAZE
BLADE
HIKE
Who was the first person to pay tithes? ____________________ To whom were the first tithes paid? _______________________
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑
In what ways does God bless those who give offerings? Why is the tithe “holy unto the Lord”? What did Abraham get for which he paid tithes to Melchizedek? Why did Abraham not keep all of the wealth that he had captured from the four kings? In what ways can you be a good steward of the things God has given you?
© 2007 Gospel Publishing House, 1445 N. Boonville Ave., Springfield, MO 65802. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only. Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
Wednesday Lesson 18
Abraham Gives to God After completing the crossword puzzle, write down each of the intersecting letters. Use those letters to find the name of the person to whom Abraham paid tithes. NOTE: Two of the letters will not be used. Abraham paid tithes to ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Z ___ ___ ___ ___ 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
10
9
11
What does it mean to be a good (3 across)? Being a good (3 across) is recognizing that all we (9 down) and all we are has been (1 down) to us by (2 down) and is to be used (4 across) in furthering the (4 down) of God. The (10 across) is one-tenth of one’s (6 down) which belongs to God and should be given to the (8 across) to support its (5 across). The man to whom Abraham paid tithes was (11 across) of God and (7 across) of (3 down). © 2007 Gospel Publishing House, 1445 N. Boonville Ave., Springfield, MO 65802. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only. Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
Thursday Lesson 18
Abraham Gives to God All the letters have fallen out of the boxes. Move the letters straight up and place them in the correct boxes to learn who was the first man to pay tithes, to whom he paid them, and who that man was.
T D I E R R M A B K A N P L C
H I I A E
T H N S I
H A S F S G E O F T G D D Z M D P K O A L T E O E A I O A E M
© 2007 Gospel Publishing House, 1445 N. Boonville Ave., Springfield, MO 65802. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only. Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
Friday Lesson 18
Abraham Gives to God
Unscramble the tiles to learn what it means to be a good steward (Bible Fact-Pak #559).
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© 2007 Gospel Publishing House, 1445 N. Boonville Ave., Springfield, MO 65802. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only. Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
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JBQ Lesson 5
Abraham Gives to God
God Establishes His Covenant
Topic: Abraham & His Family
5 18
Lesson Lesson
Bible Fact-Pak Questions 46 429, 430 559
Scripture references: Genesis 14:11–20; Leviticus 27:30–32; Malachi 3:10; 1 Corinthians 4:2 The Bible tells us to give offerings to the church. Giving is a way we can bless others and also a way God can bless us.
1. What Is a Tithe? The Bible tells us to give one-tenth of our income to the church. This is called a tithe. The Old Testament teaches that one-tenth of everything we earn belongs to God. If it belongs to God, we should give it to Him and not keep it for ourselves. Do you know how much one-tenth is? Count out ten pennies. Ten pennies make 10¢, or one dime. One out of ten pennies is one-tenth of 10¢. If your parents give you one dollar as an allowance, you should give one-tenth as an offering to God. One dollar is the same as ten dimes, so one-tenth is one dime. We give this money to the church to help support its ministries. Without it, the church cannot show Jesus’ love to others by helping the poor, reaching the lost, and discipling new Christians. Our tithes are part of God’s plan to grow His kingdom. BFP: 429
2. Abraham Pays Tithes Abraham was the first person in the Bible to pay a tithe. After a great battle,
ABRAHAM GIVES TO GOD
Abraham took back all the things his enemies had stolen from him. A man named Melchizedek came out to meet Abraham. Melchizedek was a king and a priest. He said a blessing over Abraham, then Abraham gave him one-tenth of everything he had recovered from his enemies. BFP: 46, 430
3. A Good Steward Abraham was a good steward of the blessings God had given him. He honored God by giving back one-tenth of all his goods. In doing this, Abraham acknowledged that it was God who gave him the victory over his enemies. We call this being a good steward. A steward is someone who takes care of someone else’s property. In olden days, a king who traveled to another land would leave his castle and all his goods in the steward’s care. The king expected that everything would still be there when he returned. He trusted his steward not to steal from him but to give everything back when he returned. God has made us His stewards. God’s blessings make us able to work a job and earn money. In this way God provides us with food and all we need. By paying a tithe to the church, we recognize that everything we have comes from God. BFP: 559
© 2007 Gospel Publishing House, 1445 N. Boonville Ave., Springfield, MO 65802. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only. Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
Monday Lesson 18 • Abraham Gives to God
Activities for younger children
In each example below, circle or color the amount that is God’s tithe.
$1
$10
=
=
10¢ 10¢ 10¢ 10¢ 10¢ 10¢ 10¢ 10¢ 10¢ 10¢
$1
$1
$1
$1
$1
$1
$1
$1
$1
$1
© 2007 Gospel Publishing House, 1445 N. Boonville Ave., Springfield, MO 65802. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only. Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
Tuesday Lesson 18 • Abraham Gives to God
Activities for older children
Place a check next to every phrase that can be used to define the word steward. ❍ Someone who gives one-tenth of his earnings to the church ❍ Someone who knows that all he has was given to him by God ❍ Someone who receives an offering from another person ❍ Someone who knows that the things God has given him should be used for God’s work
The names of two people have been mixed up and made into new words. Unscramble the letters to answer the questions below.
MARCH
MAZE
BLADE
HIKE
Who was the first person to pay tithes? ____________________ To whom were the first tithes paid? _______________________
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑
In what ways does God bless those who give offerings? Why is the tithe “holy unto the Lord”? What did Abraham get for which he paid tithes to Melchizedek? Why did Abraham not keep all of the wealth that he had captured from the four kings? In what ways can you be a good steward of the things God has given you?
© 2007 Gospel Publishing House, 1445 N. Boonville Ave., Springfield, MO 65802. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only. Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
Wednesday Lesson 18
Abraham Gives to God After completing the crossword puzzle, write down each of the intersecting letters. Use those letters to find the name of the person to whom Abraham paid tithes. NOTE: Two of the letters will not be used. Abraham paid tithes to ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Z ___ ___ ___ ___ 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
10
9
11
What does it mean to be a good (3 across)? Being a good (3 across) is recognizing that all we (9 down) and all we are has been (1 down) to us by (2 down) and is to be used (4 across) in furthering the (4 down) of God. The (10 across) is one-tenth of one’s (6 down) which belongs to God and should be given to the (8 across) to support its (5 across). The man to whom Abraham paid tithes was (11 across) of God and (7 across) of (3 down). © 2007 Gospel Publishing House, 1445 N. Boonville Ave., Springfield, MO 65802. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only. Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
Thursday Lesson 18
Abraham Gives to God All the letters have fallen out of the boxes. Move the letters straight up and place them in the correct boxes to learn who was the first man to pay tithes, to whom he paid them, and who that man was.
T D I E R R M A B K A N P L C
H I I A E
T H N S I
H A S F S G E O F T G D D Z M D P K O A L T E O E A I O A E M
© 2007 Gospel Publishing House, 1445 N. Boonville Ave., Springfield, MO 65802. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only. Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
Friday Lesson 18
Abraham Gives to God
Unscramble the tiles to learn what it means to be a good steward (Bible Fact-Pak #559).
R T H L L A S
B E E
W E
E
H
W O
B E N D
R E C E D N G
T
I Z I G O D
H AV I S A N G
F U E R I S T N
I S T H A
N
O G N
O F
I N
E LY S
B E I R D
U S O O D G
A N D
A
A L L
E W A T H E Y
B N G
O D G O
G
T O
R K U
W I S
A R
I V E
W E E
T
© 2007 Gospel Publishing House, 1445 N. Boonville Ave., Springfield, MO 65802. Permission to duplicate for classroom use only. Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
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