(א) וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יי אֶל־אַבְרָ֔ם לֶךְ־לְךָ֛ מֵאַרְצְךָ֥ וּמִמּֽוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖ וּמִבֵּ֣ית אָבִ֑יךָ אֶל־הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַרְאֶֽךָּ׃
(1) The G-d said to Avram, “Go from your homeland and from the house where you grew up to the land that I will show you."
What does G-d tell Avram to do?
Does Avram know where he is going?
Does G-d know where G-d is leading Avram?
How will Avram know where he is going?
Does Avram know where he is going?
Does G-d know where G-d is leading Avram?
How will Avram know where he is going?
Have you ever gone somewhere new?
Did you know where you were going?
What did you do to get ready for your trip?
How did it feel to get ready to go to that new place?
Did you know where you were going?
What did you do to get ready for your trip?
How did it feel to get ready to go to that new place?
How might Avram feel right now?
Do you think Avram will leave his home to follow G-d?
(ב) וְאֶֽעֶשְׂךָ֙ לְג֣וֹי גָּד֔וֹל וַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔ וַאֲגַדְּלָ֖ה שְׁמֶ֑ךָ וֶהְיֵ֖ה בְּרָכָֽה׃ (ג) וַאֲבָֽרְכָה֙ מְבָ֣רְכֶ֔יךָ וּמְקַלֶּלְךָ֖ אָאֹ֑ר וְנִבְרְכ֣וּ בְךָ֔ כֹּ֖ל מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת הָאֲדָמָֽה׃
And G-d promised Avram,
(2) "I will make of you a great nation,
And I will bless you.
I will make your name great,
And you shall be a blessing.
(3) I will bless anyone who blesses you
And I will curse whoever curses you.
And all the families of the earth
will bless themselves by you.”
What is one promise G-d makes to Avram?
How will G-d bless Avram?
What does it mean to say someone has a great name?
How does someone's name become great?
How do you think Avram feels after hearing G-d's promises?
Do you think Avram will leave his home to follow G-d?
(ד) וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ אַבְרָ֗ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֤ר אֵלָיו֙ יי וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אִתּ֖וֹ ל֑וֹט וְאַבְרָ֗ם בֶּן־חָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנִים֙ וְשִׁבְעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה בְּצֵאת֖וֹ מֵחָרָֽן׃
(4) Avram left as the G-d had commanded him, and Lot went with him. Avram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran, where he grew up.
Did Avram leave his home to follow G-d?
Do you think Avram left home because G-d told him to or because of the promises G-d made to him?
Do you think Avram left home because G-d told him to or because of the promises G-d made to him?