TSK · Hebrews 11:13

“I am a foreign resident, a temporary settler, among you. Grant me ownership of a burial site among you so that I may bury my dead.”

Isaac said,“Since I am so old, I could die at any time.

Then Israel said to Joseph,“I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your fathers.

I wait for your deliverance, O LORD.

When Jacob finished giving these instructions to his sons, he pulled his feet up onto the bed, breathed his last breath, and went to his people.

But Hobab said to him,“I will not go, but I will go instead to my own land and to my kindred.”

“But who am I and who are my people, that we should be in a position to contribute this much? Indeed, everything comes from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours.

Hear my prayer, O LORD! Listen to my cry for help! Do not ignore my sobbing! For I am a foreign resident with you, a temporary settler, just as all my ancestors were.

For I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

Isaiah said these things because he saw Christ’s glory, and spoke about him.

For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees?

By faith he left Egypt without fearing the king’s anger, for he persevered as though he could see the one who is invisible.

Concerning this salvation, the prophets who predicted the grace that would come to you searched and investigated carefully.

Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul,