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Daily Bible - Dacia Speaks

Today's reading is found in Genesis 21:1 to Genesis 24:67 and Genesis 11:32.

My Sister volunteered to write about this day for us last year and I like what she wrote, so without further ado, here's what Dacia shared:

Just as God promised, Sarah had the long-awaited son. Once again, God is faithful. This theme starts in the beginning of the Bible and continues to the end of Revelation. Do you think God is trying to tell us something about His nature? He is faithful! God cared for Hagar and Ishmael, but He still let Sarah dismiss them. The inheritance would now go to Isaac, but God still provided for and blessed Ishmael. Although Abraham was distressed, he still obeyed God.

Chapter 22 brings Abraham to yet another crossroad in his life. He chooses to trust and obey the Lord. He didn't delay but got up early to start the three-day journey. As you look back on Abraham's life, what do you think he clung to as he went to sacrifice his only son? When you look at your own life, what are your anchor points that you reflect upon to reassure you of God's faithfulness and provision for you? Verse 13 is the first place in the Bible where the idea of substitutionary atonement or sacrifice is mentioned. This is a foreshadowing of God's plan of salvation in the New Testament.

Abraham's wife, Sarah, dies in this chapter. In his conviction to bury her in the land God promised to his descendents, Abraham paid a huge amount to purchase the land for her burial. 400 Shekels of silver is an excessive price for the land (see Jeremiah 32:9), but Abraham, in his grief and haste, purchased the land anyway.

Abraham realizes that Isaac needs a wife, but he doesn't want a Canaanite. He sends a servant to his relatives to bring back a wife for his son. Before the servant finishes his prayer, God is already answering it. Enter Rebekah. She takes the servant back to her parents' home, and he explains his mission. They see that this is of the Lord and agree to send Rebekah back with the servant. She agrees to go, and marries Isaac.