Rabbi Sacks writes about God’s 2 promises to Abraham – the land of Canaan and a multitude of descendants. Yet in Abraham’s lifetime, he only acquires a field and a cave for a burial plot and 2 sons – 1 excluded from the Covenant. Furthermore, Abraham had to work very hard to achieve them. God’s promises do not mean that the gifts are simply handed down to us. We have to work for them.
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