GENESIS 24
59 So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant and his men. 60 And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become thousands of ten thousands, and may your offspring possess the gate of those who hate him!” 61 Then Rebekah and her young women arose and rode on the camels and followed the man. Thus, the servant took Rebekah and went his way. 62 Now Isaac had returned from Beer-lahai-roi and was dwelling in the Negeb. 63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field toward evening. And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, there were camels coming. 64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she dismounted from the camel 65 and said to the servant, “Who is that man, walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.” So, she took her veil and covered herself. 66 And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. 67 Then Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother and took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death. – Genesis 24:59-67
GENESIS 24 REBEKAH AND ISAAC
As Rebekah and her nurse prepares to leave to meet Isaac
Abraham’s servant blessed her with a prayer of having thousands of offspring
Isaac at this time just returned from Beer-lahai-roi towards Negeb
And the servant met Isaac and told him what had happened.
Then Rebekah and Isaac met and she was taken into his mother’s tent
They married and he loved Rebekah and was comforted from his mother’s death.
In our day and age, this kind of arranged marriage can be unthinkable, but in this case, it was God’s doing that Rebekah was chosen to be Isaac’s wife. How people find their partners is very different nowadays. It is mostly purely based on attraction and feelings. It’s like purchasing a commodity especially when you can choose someone from a dating website now. Not many people consult the Lord to find their life partners. Maybe some Christian families still do, but oftentimes, people just pick who they want without any deeper thought on what it would be like to live forever with this person. If they don’t like them, they can just dispose or leave them. The sanctity of marriage is now a rarity.
REFLECTION
- Share your insight on how marriage is being defiled by the world now.
- Why is it important for us to consult the Lord with who we will marry?
