Besides the obvious historical context it has been said this event is a beautiful picture of the Gospel. The Father seeks a bride for the Son. He sends the Holy Spirit to call out a bride for the Son. The bride steps out on faith at the leading of the Spirit and is joined to the Son.
Then there are lessons for us in the lives of these three believers. They certainly exhibit characteristics that we would do well to emulate in our lives.
I. Abraham
1. Wanted Isaac to have the right kind of wife [v. 1-4]
2. Wanted Isaac to have the right kind of life [v. 5-8]
II. Eliezer [15:1-4]
1. Believed in planning [v. 9-11]
2. Believed in prayer [v. 12-14]
3. Believed in Providence [v. 26-27]
4. Believed in presentation [v. 33-49, esp. 33, 49]
5. Believed in pleasing his master [v. 50-56]
III. Rebekah
1. Was pure [v. 15-16]
2. Was polite [v. 17-18]
3. Was industrious [v. 19-22]
4. Was interested (intelligent, listened well, understood enough to explain) [v. 23-32]
5. Was willing to step out on faith [v. 56-67]
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