Genesis 23
This chapter deals with Abraham seeking a burial place for his wife, Sarah. He obviously loved her very much, and went through great struggle to get the best place to lay her to rest. I mention to my kids that Abraham didn't bury her in the place from where they came from, but from the new land that God gave them. Since both Abraham and Sarah are the father and mother and beginning of the Jewish race, it is fitting that they start anew with where they're buried.
NOTE: Sarah is the only woman in Scripture where her age, death and burial are all mentioned. This is fitting for the beloved woman who, with a laugh, started the Jewish people with Abraham!
Genesis 24
There is incredible typology and an obvious parallel with the people here, and with the Trinity. At the end of chapter 22, Abraham offers his son who he considers dead for three days from the order from God until the time Isaac is spared. Isaac then is removed from the scene and Sarah dies. Eliezer as an unnamed servant goes to seek a wife for Isaac. When Isaac and his bride unite, they do so in Sarah's tent.
Now, let's restate this sequence this way:
On the very same mountain where Abraham offered his only son, God the Father offered His only Son. Jesus is dead for three days, and then is removed from the earth but is still alive. Then the Holy Spirit (remember, Eliezer means "God My Help" in Hebrew) searches for a Bride for the Son...the Church! When we're all together in heaven, we will celebrate together, Jew and Gentile, at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.
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