Isaac and Rebekah have waited 20 years for this day. The birth of a child of their own. They get twins! Esau and Jacob. I was a little off on the age of Isaac’s marriage in my earlier story. Sarah died when Isaac was 35. I gave him a couple of years before Abraham sent […]
Abraham has many years and many children after Sarah’s death. Abraham’s death is attended by Ishmael and Isaac. He is placed with Sarah in the place he bought for her. We were told the last time we were together, that Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death by Rebekah. Abraham was comforted after his loss […]
Sarah is dead. Abraham thinks it’s time that Isaac wed, but NOT from the women in Canaan. From his relatives. Of ALL the girls of the city, God sent the right one at the right time to Abraham’s servant. This is one of those stories where you can truly say; “THIS was a God thing!” […]
Sarah dies after living 127 years. The last 37 as the mother of Isaac. She has been a helpmate, partner, and instigator as well as a cherished wife. Sarah was a lot of things in her history with Abraham. She left Haran with him at the age of 65 and she never looked back. She […]
We will see faithfulness from two sides of this story. Abraham’s faithfulness to God and God’s faithfulness to Abraham. Isaac’s life is the focal point. The story of Abraham being told to sacrifice Isaac is one that brings up the most questions for me. I wonder about Sarah; did she know what was going on? […]
