Genesis 24:50–61
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We live in an age that has made an idol out of romantic spontaneity. The modern world believes that the most important decision of your life, choosing a spouse, should be based on the most fickle and untrustworthy of human faculties, unchaperoned emotion. The world tells you to wait for a thunderclap, for a magical feeling, for a soulmate to appear out of the mist. And when the feeling fades, as feelings always do, you are encouraged to move on, because the magic is gone. Into this sentimental and chaotic swamp, the book of Genesis strides with muddy, patriarchal boots. The story of Isaac and Rebekah is an offense to every modern sensibility. Isaac and Rebekah do not even meet until the deal is done. The entire affair is arranged by a father, executed by a servant, and agreed to by a family, all under the glaring, direct sovereignty of God.