THE STORY OF ABRAHAM AND ISAAC
: I am God. I promise you that you will have children and
SCENE 1:
Narrator (Santiago)
Good morning kids! It’s still very early. What are you all
doing here?
Belleza (Child 1)
We are here for another story time!
Aurelio (Child 2)
Yes. You promised us with another story.
Veluz (Child 3)
Have you forgot about it?
Narrator (Santiago)
Of course not. All of you, come here and sit down. I have the
perfect story today. Oh, here’s Edilyn. Very well, she will
accompany me today.
Narrator (Sala)
That’s right. So what will be the story about?
Narrator (Santiago)
This is entitled the Story of Abraham Sacrifice.
Narrator (Sala):
That’s a good one. Let me start the story. Everyone, listen.
Once upon a time, there was a story in the Bible that tested a
father's faith in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. A story that
teaches everyone a valuable lesson.
A long time in the land of Canaan, there lived a good and
noble man named Abraham. He was an important man
because God picked his family to play a part in the plan to
rescue the whole world. In order to set this plan in motion,
God made a covenant with him. A covenant is like a big
promise that lasts forever & God’s covenant with Abraham
was a special one.
Abraham (Peñones)
Hi, I am Abraham.
Sarah (Tongol)
Hi, my name is Sarah. I am Abraham’s wife.
Abraham (Peñones)
Sadly, we can’t have children.
Sarah (Tongol)
This makes us sad because we really want a family.
Abraham (Peñones)
Today I am 75 years old.
God
the
Rescuer (Jesus) will come from your family line. Travel to
Canaan, You will have children and they will become the
people of a great nation.
Sarah: I am a bit worried because I am old so cannot
travel well.
Abraham: I think we should trust in God and his promise.
I think we should go to Canaan.
Sarah: OK.
God: I will make your children like the dust of the Earth.
Abraham: Wow, the dust of the Earth cannot be counted. I
think that means we will have lots of children.
Sarah: We have been in Canaan for a long time now and
we still do not have any children.
God: Abraham, come out at night and look at the stars. I
will give . You that many children. This is a reminder of
my promise.
Abraham: A few more years have gone by now. I am now
99 years old.
God: In the next year Sarah will have a baby.
Sarah: I have given up on God’s promise.
Abraham: I am 100 now and Sarah has just had a baby
boy. We have called him Isaac.
Sarah: God kept his promise, as Isaac had his children,
who had more children, who had more children.
God: That was the story of my promise to Abraham.
Scene 2:
Narrator (Sala)
And 10 years later, Abraham and Sarah had a son named
Isaac. Abraham loved God with all of his heart and he was so
thankful for the blessings that God had given to him.
However, God was about to put that love to test. In the days of
Abraham, one of the ways that people showed their love and
thankfulness was by bringing sacrifices to God. A sacrifice is
like a gift. It’s something that you give to God to show him
that you are willing to obey him even when it costs you
something. Usually, people would sacrifice an animal like a
 lamb or a goat. But when Isaac reached 25 years old. God
asked Abraham for a different kind of sacrifice. God said to
him…
God (Hicban)
“This year when you bring me your sacrifice, instead of
killing an animal & giving it to me, I want you to give
me your only son, Isaac.”
Abraham (Peñones)
( Abraham was shocked… )
No, not Isaac! How can I possibly kill him? How can I
give his life away?
Narrator (Santiago)
But Abraham remembered God’s promise. God told
him…
God (Hicban)
I will make you the father of many nations.
Narrator (Santiago)
Abraham knew that it could not happen without a son so
he decided to trust God even though he did not know
how it would work out. The next morning, Abraham got
up early, together with his two followers and gathered
the supplies that they would need for the sacrifice and
the journey of the mountain. He rounded up Isaac,
carrying woods in his back and kissed Sarah goodbye.
And they began the 3 day journey to mount Moriah.
Isaac had been on these trips of Abraham several times
and along the way he realized that something was
missing.
Isaac (Hicban)
Father, we forgot to bring something for the sacrifice.
Abraham (Peñones)
Don’t worry son, God will provide for us the sacrifice.
Narrator (Sala)
Abraham was quiet the rest of the trip and Isaac could
tell that something was not right. At the sight of the
mountain, he ordered his 2 followers to wait for their
return. When they reached the top, Isaac began helping
his father built an altar out of stoves. After they had
finished placing the firewood on top of the altar.
Abraham sat down with Isaac to explain what God was
asking him to do. But fears filling his eyes, Abraham
said…
Abraham (Peñones)
Son, I love you so much. You are a gift from God to us
and he has asked me to offer you as a sacrifice to him.
As much as it hurts me, I am going to put my trust in our
God.
Narrator (Santiago)
Isaac did not fully understand, but he trusted his father
as much as his father trusted God, so he agreed.
Abraham wept as he tied up his precious son and laid
him on the altar they just built together. He reached for
his knife in tears and raised it in the air. More than
anything he wanted to cut his son free, but he knew what
he had to do. He took one last look in his son and said…
Abraham (Peñones)
I love you my boy.
Narrator (Sala)
With that he reached out the knife above Isaac with his
hand shaking and his heart hurting. He was willing to
obey God and take the life of his only son. Suddenly, he
heard a loud voice from heaven saying…
God (Hicban)
Stop!
Narrator (Santiago)
Abraham froze. He knew that voice, it was God!
God (Hicban)
I don’t want you to kill the boy. I want him to live. I now
know that you love me because you were willing to
sacrifice your only son.
Narrator (Santiago)
Abraham fell to his knees and thanked God, grateful that
he would not lose his son.
Abraham (Peñones)
Thank you! Thank you oh, God!
Narrator (Sala)
Abraham cut loose his son and gave him the biggest hug
a father has ever given to his son. Just then, they saw a
ram whose horns are caught in some branches. Isaac
remembered what Abraham had told him on the way up
the mountain.
Isaac (Hicban)
Look father, God provided an animal for the sacrifice
just like you said he would.
Narrator (Sala)
They sacrificed the animal and went on their way home.
He thanked God for his goodness and hug Isaac and then
 he knew more than ever that he could trust God with
everything. When they reached home, Isaac told her
mother, Sarah about what had happen. Sarah grew angry
of Abraham for what he did.

Abraham (Peñones)
Oh Sarah, let me explain.

Sarah (Tongol)
About what? About that you really meant to murder
Isaac?
Sarah (Tongol)

You monster! You try to murder our own son? How can
you ever do this to our son?

-back to present-

Narrator (Santiago)
So that’s how the story of Abraham’s sacrifice ended.

Narrator (Sala)
Do you all learn something from the story?

Aurelio (Child 2)
I think that the story of Abraham and Isaac compels
believers to reflect on the relative importance of two
cherished value, care for family and obedience to God.

Belleza (Child 1)
The story also asks the question which value is more
important?

Veluz (Child 3)
I also think that the Bible itself clearly celebrates
abraham’s priorities, urging believers to adopt a similar
ordering values.

Narrator (Santiago)
Very good. You learned a lot from the story. It shows
that you listen very well.

Narrator (Sala)
I hope that you always remember the lesson this story
brought to our lives. Never forget that.

All three children

Yes Ma’am!

-end of play-