I will round off the final couple of chapters that cover Abraham's life fairly briefly. Rebekah was also born at this time, who would be Isaac's wife. When we follow the Lord and show faith in Him things will start to fall in to place.
Genesis 22:20-22 tells us that Abraham's fruitfulness spread to his wider family. Chapters 23 and 24 deal largely with planning for the future. Sarah died and Abraham needed a burial site. Having no land this was a problem, so he had ot buy some land. In fact Abraham was highly favoured and Ephron the Hittite was willing to give him the land free. However, Abraham insisted on buying it. The point of the incident is that Abraham, and hence Israel, legally owned the land.
Then Abraham sends his servant off to find a wife for Isaac. The key stipulation is that the wife must come from his own people, and not be a Canaanite. Moreover, Isaac must not be taken back to Abraham's homeland. We can draw a parallel here with our relationships with our families. We should maintain links with our families, but it should be our desire to see them come into the kingdom of God, not for us to go back to their way of life.
The servant found Rebekah and brought her back to Isaac, who married her.
Abraham seemed to live a full life to the last!
Genesis 22:20-22 tells us that Abraham's fruitfulness spread to his wider family. Chapters 23 and 24 deal largely with planning for the future. Sarah died and Abraham needed a burial site. Having no land this was a problem, so he had ot buy some land. In fact Abraham was highly favoured and Ephron the Hittite was willing to give him the land free. However, Abraham insisted on buying it. The point of the incident is that Abraham, and hence Israel, legally owned the land.
Then Abraham sends his servant off to find a wife for Isaac. The key stipulation is that the wife must come from his own people, and not be a Canaanite. Moreover, Isaac must not be taken back to Abraham's homeland. We can draw a parallel here with our relationships with our families. We should maintain links with our families, but it should be our desire to see them come into the kingdom of God, not for us to go back to their way of life.
The servant found Rebekah and brought her back to Isaac, who married her.
Abraham seemed to live a full life to the last!
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