Daily Bible Portion (Sunday)
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"SARAH’S LIFETIME"
(Weekly Reading>>Genesis 23:1 to 25:18-1 Kings 1:1-31 -2 Timothy 2:15)
A Bride for Isaac - The Mission
(Genesis 24)
Scripture now goes on to reveal a living parable of the Messiah and His Bride. Abraham represented Yahweh, Isaac represented Yahweh’s son, Yeshua/Jesus the Messiah/HaMashiach and the servant represented the Spirit of Yahweh/ Ruach HaKodesh.
Abraham was approaching old age and it was time for Isaac to have a wife. After all, Yahweh did promise many heirs! It was the father’s duty to provide the bride for his son. Isaac was thirty-seven years old when his mother died and had waited upon his father to see when a bride would appear. Notice Isaac did not take charge of his own life by going about seeking his own bride. It was the responsibility of the father.
The Ambassador
Abraham chose his most loyal and trusted servant for this very delicate task of finding a bride for Isaac. Even though the servant’s name was not mentioned in this whole story, it has always been understood the servant was Eliezer (Genesis 15:2). Abraham had his servant swear an oath not to choose a bride from among the Canaanites but to go to his extended family to find her. As was the custom when swearing an oath, the servant placed his hand under Abraham’s thigh, thus validating his oath to him. The thigh represented the seed of that person. If an oath were broken or violated, then the issued children from that seed would avenge the act of disloyalty (Genesis 24:2-9).
With this pledge of allegiance to Abraham, the servant gathered ten camels from the herd of his master, loaded them with goods and left for the region of Aram Naharaim (Mesopotamia), a journey of approximately five hundred miles.
Of interest: A camel is called the ship of the desert. Its body is beautifully designed to handle almost any desert condition with relative ease and was the perfect vehicle for the journey. The camel can survive with little water and food and can travel comfortably twenty-five miles a day. Fully-grown they can weigh up to 1,500 pounds.
Servant of All
Abraham’s servant Eliezer arrived at the town of Nahor in the evening just as the women came to draw water from the well. The servant had the camels kneel down near the well and thanked Yahweh for a safe arrival at his destination and prayed for the success of his mission, to find Yahweh’s bride for Isaac.
Before Eliezer finished praying, Rebekah approached with her water jar on her shoulder. The servant hurried to meet her and set the stage by saying,
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"SARAH’S LIFETIME"
(Weekly Reading>>Genesis 23:1 to 25:18-1 Kings 1:1-31 -2 Timothy 2:15)
A Bride for Isaac - The Mission
(Genesis 24)
Scripture now goes on to reveal a living parable of the Messiah and His Bride. Abraham represented Yahweh, Isaac represented Yahweh’s son, Yeshua/Jesus the Messiah/HaMashiach and the servant represented the Spirit of Yahweh/ Ruach HaKodesh.
Abraham was approaching old age and it was time for Isaac to have a wife. After all, Yahweh did promise many heirs! It was the father’s duty to provide the bride for his son. Isaac was thirty-seven years old when his mother died and had waited upon his father to see when a bride would appear. Notice Isaac did not take charge of his own life by going about seeking his own bride. It was the responsibility of the father.
John 15:16 Yeshua said, “You did not choose Me, but I chose you.”
The Ambassador
Abraham chose his most loyal and trusted servant for this very delicate task of finding a bride for Isaac. Even though the servant’s name was not mentioned in this whole story, it has always been understood the servant was Eliezer (Genesis 15:2). Abraham had his servant swear an oath not to choose a bride from among the Canaanites but to go to his extended family to find her. As was the custom when swearing an oath, the servant placed his hand under Abraham’s thigh, thus validating his oath to him. The thigh represented the seed of that person. If an oath were broken or violated, then the issued children from that seed would avenge the act of disloyalty (Genesis 24:2-9).
With this pledge of allegiance to Abraham, the servant gathered ten camels from the herd of his master, loaded them with goods and left for the region of Aram Naharaim (Mesopotamia), a journey of approximately five hundred miles.
Of interest: A camel is called the ship of the desert. Its body is beautifully designed to handle almost any desert condition with relative ease and was the perfect vehicle for the journey. The camel can survive with little water and food and can travel comfortably twenty-five miles a day. Fully-grown they can weigh up to 1,500 pounds.
Servant of All
Abraham’s servant Eliezer arrived at the town of Nahor in the evening just as the women came to draw water from the well. The servant had the camels kneel down near the well and thanked Yahweh for a safe arrival at his destination and prayed for the success of his mission, to find Yahweh’s bride for Isaac.
“Now let it be that the young woman to whom I say, ‘Please let down your pitcher that I may drink,’ and she says, ‘Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink – let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac’” (Genesis 24:14).
Before Eliezer finished praying, Rebekah approached with her water jar on her shoulder. The servant hurried to meet her and set the stage by saying,
“Please give me a little water from your jar.” So she said, “Drink, my lord.” Then she quickly let her pitcher down to her hand, and gave him a drink. And when she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking” (Genesis 24:18-19).
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