Bible Lesson Nineteen: The Promised Inheritance Land - Genesis 23

Bible Study Lessons – Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth

“Behold I will do a new thing…” Isaiah 43:19. “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; old things are passed away, behold all things are become new,” II Corinthians 5:17. “A new creature” Galatians 6:15. “For the former things are passed away… Behold I make all things new,” Revelation 21:4 & 5.

Look up each Bible verse and write it out. Underline or highlight what speaks to you. Reflect on how each lesson affects your current life situation.

Bible Lesson Nineteen: Genesis 23 The Promised Inheritance of Land

Genesis 17:17 and Genesis 21:5, how old was Sarah when she gave birth to Isaac? And then Genesis 23:1, how many years did she get to spend with her son?



Grieving: Genesis 23:2 and compare Genesis 24:67 and Genesis 25:20.



What is the point of WHERE Abraham buried Sarah? Machpelah (in Hebrew, “a fold”), near Mamre, Hebron. Go back and read Genesis 15:18-21.



See Genesis 25: 8-10



Genesis 35:17-20/48:7/Matthew 2:6 Bethlehem (in Hebrew, “House of Bread”)





Genesis 49:29-33; 50:13




Genesis 50:25/Exodus 13:19/Joshua 24:32/Acts 7:14-17/Hebrews 11:22






Hebron (Hebrew “seat of association”) – the future of this place:

I Chronicles 6:57



Joshua 10:5; 36 & 39




Joshua 11:21-23





Joshua 14:12-15






II Samuel 5:5



Was the Promise of the Land fulfilled? Read Nehemiah 9:20-25




Spiritual application of the Promised Land: Joshua 24

Acts 7:5



Galatians 3:18



Acts 26:18 & 20




Acts 20:32



Romans 8:17/Galatians 4:7



Ephesians 1:10-14; 18




Ephesians 5:5




Colossians 1:12& 13





Colossians 3:24




Hebrews 9:15




Hebrews 11:8-16




I Peter 1:3-5



Hebrews 12:22/Revelation 21:2 & 11




Write down any reflections that you have about this Bible study.