Promises to Abraham - JSS1 Christian Religious Studies Lesson Note

God promised to bless Abraham if he obeyed the call to leave his country. God promised Abraham four things:

1. A new land.

2. A great nation: God promised to make of him a great nation

3. Bless those who bless Abraham.

4. A blessing to all mankind or generation.

 When Abraham heard God's call and the blessings that followed, he immediately left for the new land. Abraham left with his wife, his nephew lot, and their servants, carting only properties they could.

From Haran, Abraham and his group travelled southwards for weeks and months. Finally they entered the land of Canaan and came to the city Shechem. In the center of the town was a sacred tree called the ‘Oak of Moreh. Abraham and his group stopped by the sacred tree and spent the night there. In the night God appeared to Abraham in Shechem and promised him the land – Canaan to give him and his descendants.