Faith of Abraham - Part 16

Genesis 25:1-11

Last week we looked at the death of Sarah. Tonight we want to consider the death of Abraham as we bring this study to a close. In chapter 24 Abraham sent his servant to find a wife for Isaac. This was an important responsibility that Abraham wanted to take care of in order to assure that he would have descendants. In chapter 25 we come to the close of Abraham's life.

There is much that we can learn from the final years and death of this great man of faith. This is the 2nd installment of Faith in the Dark.

I. Wrong Ideas About Old-Age.

II. The Example of Abraham.

God had promised Abraham that he would die in peace, and he did. Like everything else in life, to be successful in old age, you must start working at it very early in your life.

As we come to the close of our study of the Faith of Abraham, we have found that there is much that we can learn from him. God preserved the account of this man's faith that it might be a great example to each of us today. He was a real man, with real failures as well as successes. He reminds us that we are called to live by faith…not sight! And our lives for God will increase in blessing as we increase our faith!