Genesis 24:1-67: A Match Made in Heaven

Genesis 24:1-67: A Match Made in Heaven

In Genesis 24, Abraham realizes his son Isaac is of an age where he should be married.  He does not want Isaac to marry women from the Canaanites.  

He asks his servant to travel to the city where Abraham was from.  Abaraham says if the woman is not willing to go, then the servant should leave her alone. The servant prays that God will make it very clear that the woman who offers his camels water will be the woman Isaac should marry.  Rebekah comes along and does just as the servant requested of God.  The servant immediately asks Rebekah to come with him to marry Isaac.  She does not hesitate in accepting.

Rebekah's brother and mother give permission for Rebekah to go but ask that she waits ten days.  The servant does not wish to wait, so Laban and Bethuel say it will be up to Rebekah.  When they ask her, she quickly agrees to go right away.

Now, if that's not sign enough of a match made in Heaven, when Rebekah sees Isaac for the first to appears she is very pleased with him.  The Bible goes on to say that Isaac loved Rebekah and that she was a great comfort to him.  

Because Isaac was the beginning of God's promise to Abraham of many generations, it is only fitting he and his wife were in love, not just an arranged marriage or one of obligation.  It makes God's blessing that much more precious.

Thank you, God for the blessing of my husband; my own match made in Heaven!

(Genesis 24:7-8, 10-15, 19-20, 48-52, 58-59, & 64-67)  "The Lord God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, 'Unto thy seed will I give this land;' He shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence. And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.

And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed... And he said "O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham. Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water: And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, 'Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink;' and she shall say, 'Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also:' let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master."

And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

And when she had done giving him drink, she said, "I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking." And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.

"And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son. And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left."

Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, "The thing proceedeth from the Lord: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good. Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the Lord hath spoken."

And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he worshipped the Lord, bowing himself to the earth.

And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, "Wilt thou go with this man?" And she said, "I will go." And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.

And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel. For she had said unto the servant, "What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us?" And the servant had said, "It is my master:" therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.

And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done. And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.