Niamh playing a Bingo game with Jude to help him learn the sight words - the words that don't obey phonics rule like "said". It is amazing how quickly he has picked up the words from this game, they always learn quicker when there is a bit of fun and competition involved.
This is such a common sight for me, Ciara has now joined in with all the book reading that goes on in the house, and also likes the apple after breakfast with a book tradition.
We have also been doing the stories for the Jesse Tree out of this bible book, because it points all the stories to Christ. Jude will sit for ages just paging through the entire book, it is great that he is starting to read little bits and pieces here and there.Our reading and decoration today was:
Sacrifice of the Son
We got this new dvd a few weeks ago, and have quite a few in this series already. They are fantastic, the director is ex Walt Disney so the quality of the animation was great.What a rich passage to talk about with our children and to read about. We came across a lovely website where we could go through the verses that dealt with how the story of Abraham and Isaac foreshadowed what Christ would one day do. One of the questions that came up while we were reading was "Did Abraham know that Jesus would come?", look below at the lovely verse in John 8:56, the Bible says yes he did know.
The Old Testament story of Abraham is the basis of the New Testament teaching of the atonement, the sacrificial offering of the Lord Jesus on the cross for the sin of mankind. Jesus said, many centuries later, “Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing My day; he saw it and was glad” (John 8:56).
Following are some of the parallels between the two biblical accounts, (Old Testament is from Genesis 22):
• “Take your son, your only son, Isaac” (v. 2); “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son…” (John 3:16).
• “Go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there…” (v. 2); it is believed that this area is where the city of Jerusalem was built many years later, where Jesus was crucified outside its city walls (Hebrews 13:12).
• “Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering” (v. 2); “Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:3).
• “Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac” (v. 6); Jesus, “carrying his own cross. . .” (John 19:17).
• “But where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” (v. 7); John said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29).
• Isaac, the son, acted in obedience to his father in becoming the sacrifice (v. 9); Jesus prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will” (Matthew 26:39).
• Resurrection – Isaac (figuratively) and Jesus in reality: “By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, even though God had said to him, ‘It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.’ Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and figuratively speaking, he did receive Isaac back from death.” (Hebrews 11:17-19); Jesus, “that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:4).
The Old Testament story of Abraham is the basis of the New Testament teaching of the atonement, the sacrificial offering of the Lord Jesus on the cross for the sin of mankind. Jesus said, many centuries later, “Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing My day; he saw it and was glad” (John 8:56).
Following are some of the parallels between the two biblical accounts, (Old Testament is from Genesis 22):
• “Take your son, your only son, Isaac” (v. 2); “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son…” (John 3:16).
• “Go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there…” (v. 2); it is believed that this area is where the city of Jerusalem was built many years later, where Jesus was crucified outside its city walls (Hebrews 13:12).
• “Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering” (v. 2); “Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:3).
• “Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac” (v. 6); Jesus, “carrying his own cross. . .” (John 19:17).
• “But where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” (v. 7); John said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29).
• Isaac, the son, acted in obedience to his father in becoming the sacrifice (v. 9); Jesus prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will” (Matthew 26:39).
• Resurrection – Isaac (figuratively) and Jesus in reality: “By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, even though God had said to him, ‘It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.’ Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and figuratively speaking, he did receive Isaac back from death.” (Hebrews 11:17-19); Jesus, “that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:4).
The children also enjoyed watching this one today.
The "ram" that the Lord provided instead of Isaac.
1 comment:
Hi Fiona,
What a blessing for your children to be taught the truths of the word of God, in such a beautiful way. Also at such an early age.
They are truly blessed.
Lots of love, mom.
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