By Faith, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph…

Scripture Text: Heb 11: 20-22


1.     Our faith in God must also be seen when we have to face death. We must make preparation for death knowing we can carry nothing from this world. How we face death is a test of our faith in God.


2.     In Heb 11:20-22, we have 3 person Isaac, Jacob and Joseph who faced death in faith. Though they have not physically seen the promise of God to Abraham of the formation of the nation Israel and its inheritance of the Promised Land, they believe in faith trusting the Word of God.


3.     Jacob lived a time of rebellion and faced much sorrows and trials in his life. But at his dying bed recorded in Gen 48 at the age of 147 years old, Jacob wanted to die well to the glory of God. He talked of God as the centre of his life and how God has led him all the way.


4.     Jacob also recognized Jesus as his redeemer and wanted the same salvation for his children and grandchildren. 


5.     Joseph also died in faith in his deathbed at the age of 110 years old. He has lived a consistent life of faith and also died in faith by making mention that he wanted his bones to be buried in the Promised Land. Though he died in Egypt with splendor and power but he lived as a child of God with God always in the centre of his life.