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Genesis 23 · Grade 5

A Sojourner's Hope

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Genesis 23 records the death of Sarah at 127 years old, the only woman in the Bible whose age at death is given. Abraham came to mourn and weep. The father of faith was not ashamed of his tears. Grief is a fitting response to death, which entered the world through sin.

Abraham described himself to the Hittites as a stranger and a foreigner living with you. After decades in Canaan, and despite God's promise, he owned no land. The negotiation is carefully recorded: the Hittites honored him as a prince of God; Ephron publicly offered the field; Abraham insisted on paying the full price of four hundred shekels of silver before witnesses. The deal was made legally certain.

Why does Genesis give so much detail about a burial plot? Because it is the first piece of Canaan legally owned by Abraham's family, a down payment on God's promise. Hebrews 11:13-16 says the patriarchs died in faith, not having received the promises, but seeing them from afar and desiring a better, heavenly country. Abraham buried Sarah in the land God promised. In the New Testament, Paul speaks of the hope of the resurrection through Jesus (1 Thessalonians 4:13-14).

Show What You Know

  1. What unusual detail does Genesis give about Sarah?

  2. What did Abraham call himself, and why is that significant?

  3. How did Abraham make sure the purchase was certain?

  4. Why is the burial plot called a down payment on God's promise?

  5. According to Hebrews 11:13-16, what were the patriarchs looking for?

Think About It

  1. Hebrews says God's people are like foreigners on earth. What does it mean to live as a citizen of heaven?

  2. How does the resurrection of Jesus change the way Christians face death?

Memory Verse

“I am a stranger and a foreigner living with you. Give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.”

Genesis 23:4 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you bring your sadness to God?
  • How can you show respect when you deal with neighbors?
  • How can God's promises give you hope when you lose someone?

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