No one is exempt from death, and Sarah, though she has lived long and has seen much of God’s goodness, dies at last in Canaan. Abraham is truly sad for the loss of his good wife whom he has loved.Abraham humbly asks his neighbours for a burying place. Because God is his inheritance, he is not ashamed to admit that

All has been dark so far, but now a light comes. The angel of the LORD, who is Jesus Himself, intervenes to save Isaac as He has intervened with His death to save us. God’s test of Abraham’s love is finished. Abraham is willing to give Isaac up, so Isaac is restored to him. God often gives back to us

Abraham gets up early, probably after a sleepless night, prepares for the sacrifice, and sets out. When he gets to the mountain, he goes on alone with Isaac. Abraham has left everything behind that might distract him or stop him from obeying. Isaac carries the wood, pointing us to Jesus Christ, God’s one and only Son whom He loves, who

God decides to test Abraham’s faith and love for Him. After so many hardships and difficulties are over in Abraham’s life, at a time of peace, this trial comes. We are never safe from the trials of this life until we get to heaven. God is the one who is testing Abraham to see if a strong faith can be

We see in this passage that Abraham’s friendship is valued and sought after by kings. God’s favour to Abraham is obvious to all around him. Because of this favour, Abimelech wants to be in a treaty of friendship with Abraham. Abimelech knows that it is good to be friends to those who are friends with God.Abraham and Abimelech make a

Ishmael has been seen laughing at Isaac, and Sarah has insisted that Hagar and Ishmael must go. Abraham is reluctant to send them away, but God comes to him and tells him to send them away. Abraham obeys God quickly and without exceptions. Hard though it is, Hagar and Ishmael’s pride and rudeness have brought them to the point where

Abraham throws a big party for Isaac when he is weaned. Isaac is probably between 3 and 5. At this great feast, Sarah sees Ishmael, the son of Hagar, mocking her son, Isaac. Ishmael is 14 years older than Isaac, and as his older brother should be treating Isaac kindly. But maybe because of pride or jealousy, Ishmael decides to

The long-awaited coming of Isaac reminds us of the long-awaited coming of Jesus Christ. God gives Sarah the ability to have a child in old age, and Isaac is born, just as God said, at the exact time God said.Abraham names the boy Isaac, meaning laughter, and circumcises him just as God commanded. Isaac’s name will remind them of so

Abimelech has been warned, and as one truly afraid of sin and its consequences, quickly moves to obey. When we see how terrible sin is, we want to be obedient. Abimelech warns his household, as we should warn others, that they are in danger from their disobedience to God.Abimelech rebukes Abraham. He calls adultery a great sin or guilt, realises

Abraham now leaves Mamre, where he has lived almost 20 years, and travels South. Again, he lies and denies that Sarah is his wife, putting her in danger of adultery, and with God’s promise of a child by her, he should have been especially careful. Abraham has done this before and been reproved, but now he does it again. Even