Sarah's Passing

The Chosen People

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🗓️ 12 November 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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# 28 - Sarah's Passing - In this episode of The Chosen People, Abraham navigates the grief of losing his beloved wife, Sarah, while securing a burial site in the promised land. This episode reflects on love, legacy, and faith, as Abraham's purchase of the Cave of Machpelah marks his family’s first permanent foothold in Canaan, fulfilling God’s promises even amidst sorrow.Sign up for The Chosen People devotionals at https://www.thechosenpeople.com/sign-upEpisode 28 of The Chosen People is inspired by the Book of Genesis.Today's opening prayer is inspired by Hebrews 11:11, “By faith, even Sarah herself received power to conceive, and she bore a child when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised.”Listen to some of the greatest Bible stories ever told and make prayer a priority in your life by downloading the Pray.com app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:09.2	Abram, you are to go out from your land.
1:13.6	Leave your father's house and your relatives behind and go to the land I will show you.
1:21.6	You have to trust me, Sarah. I have weighed the cost, but more importantly, I know in my heart that we must follow the words of
1:35.2	this God. If this is your conviction, then I will follow you. Yes, I don't want to fail them.
1:46.0	I know I've been a coward before.
1:49.0	This is my chance to...
1:52.0	Abram turned his face away from Sarai.
1:55.0	She tilted her head to meet his gaze, but he refused.
1:59.0	Her voice was soft. Behind it was a well of unrequited love.
2:03.6	Go and save them. Don't fail and come back home to me.
2:09.6	Now, as for your wife, Sirai, as I have given you a new name, she will receive a new one as well.
2:22.3	She will be known as Sarah. As you will be the father of many nations, she will also be
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