Genesis 23:10-16 KJV
And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.
And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.
And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
Sometimes a guy just has to pay. Abraham's beloved was gone. The years of their lives had been many and the experiences extraordinary. It was a gracious and generous thing that Ephron offered, but Abraham had to take this on.
• It had to do with the promise of God. This land was his.
• It also had to do with caring for his wife. He had to make that provision.
I am impressed with Ephron. He did not get offended but let Abraham express his grief in the way that was necessary for him.
And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.
And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.
And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
Sometimes a guy just has to pay. Abraham's beloved was gone. The years of their lives had been many and the experiences extraordinary. It was a gracious and generous thing that Ephron offered, but Abraham had to take this on.
• It had to do with the promise of God. This land was his.
• It also had to do with caring for his wife. He had to make that provision.
I am impressed with Ephron. He did not get offended but let Abraham express his grief in the way that was necessary for him.
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