Abraham had to buy a burial plot for Sarah. This cave became the purchased place of rest and future hope. We understand a burial plot to be a resting place, but how could it be a future hope? We must understand the burial practices of the day to begin to see how there could be …
Noah had an interim of rest between riding the flood waters and entering the new world. Genesis 8: 3 So the floodwaters gradually receded from the earth. After 150 days, 4 exactly five months from the time the flood began, the boat came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.[1] The ark would have been laboring for …
After six days of creation, the Lord set aside day seven for Sabbath rest. We may think we can do without rest, but soon that behavior catches up with us. The Lord has made us to work, but we also need rest to recharge. Even your cellphone tells you when it needs to be recharged. …
Psalm 23: 2 He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams. [1] I always thought that if sheep just had some green plants to munch on and water they would be living well. It turns out it isn’t quite that simple. Sheep will only drink from still water. If there is …