🌾 Genesis 23

Genesis 23 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Sarah lived one hundred twenty-seven years. This was the length of Sarah’s life.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, ““No, my lord, hear me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of the children of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead.”” Genesis 23 opens with these words: “Sarah lived one hundred twenty-seven years. This was the length of Sarah’s life.” The line to keep is Genesis 23:6: ““Hear us, my lord. You are a prince of God among us. Bury your dead in the best of our tombs. None of us will withhold from you his tomb. Bury your dead.”” Carry the word “hear” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Genesis 23:6: ““Hear us, my lord. You are a prince of God among us. Bury your dead in the best of our tombs. None of us will withhold from you his tomb. Bury your dead.”” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Genesis 23? Then try this: Read ““Hear us, my lord. You are a prince of God among us. Bury your dead in the best of our tombs. None of us…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.