Week 5 · about 45 minutes
Isaac and a Peaceful Well
Genesis 26 · Memory verse Romans 12:18
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Queues the lesson plan, a coloring page from this part of the Bible (Abraham’s Stars), the related word search and answer key (Abraham Counts the Stars), the memory-verse tracer, and a parent slip.
Five-minute object lesson
Prop: a cup of water
Hold up a cup of water. In about five minutes, tell the class this: Isaac digs wells, walks away from a fight, and learns that God makes room for peacemakers. Show the prop and ask, “What does this have to do with Isaac and a Peaceful Well?” Let two children answer. Then read Romans 12:18 together: “If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.” Close by asking one child to say the lesson back in their own words, using the prop.
Story script
Isaac was Abraham’s son, and God blessed his fields and his flocks. In a dry land, water was treasure. Isaac’s workers dug a well, and neighbors argued, “That water is ours.” It would have been easy to shout back.
Isaac moved on and dug another well. The same argument started. He could have turned the argument into a battle. Instead he moved again. He was strong enough to fight and wise enough not to.
At the next place, no one quarreled. Isaac named the well Rehoboth, which means “room.” He said, “Now the Lord has given us room, and we will flourish.” God appeared to him and said, “Do not be afraid, for I am with you.”
Peacemaking is not the same as being a pushover. Isaac kept digging. He just refused to let a fight be the loudest thing in his life. Tonight, if someone took your turn or your seat, you can ask God for the courage to make room and still trust him to take care of you.
Group game
Pass the cup carefully around the circle without spilling. Each child says one way to make peace when someone is unkind.
Craft
Draw a well and two people sharing a cup. Write peacemaker on the bucket.
Memory verse
Romans 12:18
“If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.”
Take-home prayer
God, give me Isaac’s kind of strength. Help me choose peace and trust you to make room for me. Amen.