Genesis 23:1-20 - Homiletics

The death and burial of Sarah.

I. THE DEATH OF SARAH .

1. The mournful event . The death of—

2. The attendant circumstances . Sarah died—

II. THE BURIAL OF SARAH .

1. The days of mourning . "Abraham came to mourn and to weep for Sarah." The sorrow of the patriarch was—

2. The purchase of a grave . Here may be noted—

3. The last rites of sepulture . " After this Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah;" with unknown funeral rites, but certainly with reverence, with sadness, with hope.

Learn—

1. The duty of preparing for death.

2. The propriety of moderate indulgence in grief.

3. The obligation resting on surviving relatives to carefully dispose of the lifeless bodies of the dead.

4. The wisdom of good men acquiring as soon as possible for themselves and their families a burial-place for a possession.