We reach the point in Abraham's journey where he starts to say goodbye. In Gen 23, he loses his wife, Sarah, and looks for a place to bury her. As a nomad in this land, he doesn't have a place to bury his wife and must purchase one. This marks the first piece of fulfillment of God's promise of a land for this nation that Abraham will father. He has received a son of promise, who is the beginning of this great nation; he has received wealth and a great name in this country; now he begins to take possession of the land itself, according to God's promise.
Hebrews talks about Abraham's faith in God, even though he never truly got to see the end result of his faithful following. In Heb. 11, we see ourselves with Abraham, waiting for this heavenly land, and our King who will welcome us home.
Songs: Wonderful Savior, Bless the Lord, You Are Good, Call to Worship, Take Me In, Lord Let Your Glory Fall, Our Great God, Shine, You Never Let Go, All Creatures of Our God and King
As always, please feel free to continue to ask questions that may have come up for you during the week, or comment on what God has been teaching you through this lesson.
Next Week: Gen 24
I know the fast is over, but we still haven't replugged in the TV. I guess we just haven't found the need to do so yet. I am still working my way through the Bible this year and was thinking about the times we are living in, when I was nearly blown away by Solomon's prayer in 1 Kings 8:33-41. My prayer became that every prayer for mercy, made by one person or all, whose consciences bother them, would lift their eyes unto the Lord and turn their hearts to heaven. That God would hear our prayers, that He would forgive our sins, that He would heal our land, that He would rain down blessings upon us. And in our time of blessing and prosperity, that we would not forget the Lord our God and all He has done for us.
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