The Firstfruits of the Land

God promised in Genesis 17 that he would give to Abraham the land of Canaan as an everlasting possession, literally, “a possession forever.” And now Abraham purchases a property for a burial place, literally, “a possession for burying.”

I thought about titling this sermon “Life from the Dead, Part 3,” because quite frankly, that's what this is about.

Think about it:
Abraham saw how God has brought life from Sarah's dead womb (ch 21)
Abraham believed that God would raise up Isaac from the dead (ch 22)
And now Abraham wants a place to bury his dead.

God has said that Abraham's seed will possess the whole land. And the first piece of land that Abraham possesses is a place for burial. Why is this important?