Chayei Sarah
Genesis 23:1 - 25:18
November 5th - 11th

Related Passages

Luke 9:57-62
1 Corinthians 15:50-5

I Kings 1:1-31
Matthew 8:19-22; 27:3-10

We see this portion is called The Life of Sarah, but it is about her death and burial. Two chapters later Abraham passes, but his is a completion to the flesh LIFE. As descendants of Abraham and Sarah, (Galatians 3) we have inherited their spiritual DNA. Notice in Genesis 25:7 “And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived: a hundred and seventy-five years.” This Torah portion compares Days to Years and tells us that the average person's growth is measured in years; but Abraham's life could be measured in DAYS. Every moment of his life was inspired with Yahweh. Is the clock ticking?? Can Abraham’s example inspire us to do the same?

A Few Hebrew Definitions

• LORD, H3068 יהוה Yahweh: The capitalized 4 letters is always in Hebrew the tetra-grammaton, Y-H-V-H. Genesis 18:1 “YHVH appears…’

• Servant, H5650 עבד Ebed Eh'-Bed: a servant:, bondman, bond servant. Used in OT as servant, bondman, bondservant, bondage, & manservant. My Life is not my own!!!!!!!

• “Well of the Living One-seeing me”, H883 באר לחי ראי Beer-Lahai-Roi: a well west of Kadesh, south of Israel, the same well that Hagar went to, Genesis 16. Isaac settled here.

• Machpelah, H4375 מכפלה Machpelah: “double” or “portion”, location of a burial cave for the patriarchs, near Hebron.

• Trust, H986 בטחון Bitachon: trust, confidence, hope

• Faith, H530 אמונה Emunah: firmness, fidelity, steadfastness, steadiness, faithfulness.

• Eliezer, H461 אליעזר Eliezer: “God is my help”

• Devil, G1228 διάβολος Diabolos: The spirit of slander, false accuser, (Thayer's Dictionary) metaphorically applied to a man who, by opposing the cause of God, may be said to act the part of the devil.