Buried him in the cave

Genesis 25: 9- 10: “And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre; The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.”

This cave was the only part of the Promised Land that Abraham actually owned. Strictly speaking, the Lord kept His promise to Abraham precisely. The Lord told Abraham (Gen 12: 1-3) to go to a land that He would show him. The Lord did show Abraham the Land. The Lord told Abraham that He would make a great nation from Abraham and the Lord did make a great nation from Abraham. During the time of kings Solomon and David, Israel was the superpower of the age. In Genesis 15 the Lord promised Abraham that his descendants would be strangers in a foreign land and then they would escape with great substance. This is precisely what happened. Abraham also died in peace. When God makes promises He always keeps them. If God didn’t keep His promises to Abraham, as some suggest today, then can we be confident that He will keep the promises that He had made to the church. For example, John 3: 16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” or “John 14: 1-3 “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” We have an eternal interest in the fact that God keeps all of His promises and it is important not to forget that.

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(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)