Genesis 24: The Procurement of a Wife for Issac
Abraham makes a servant swear to go to Nahor where Abraham’s brother lived and find a wife of his own people for Issac. The servant goes and God indicates to him the woman He wants who turned out to be Abraham’s niece. The servant then appropriately thanked God. Then after giving gifts all around, the servant took Rebekah away from her family and back to Abraham’s home where she encountered Issac and was married.
Reading one commentary I see that it supposes the faithful servant as prefiguring the Holy Spirit who brings us to Christ. Another commentary preaches a sermon on how we should not be unequally yoked with pagans.
I just see a beautifully detailed story of how God answers prayer to faithful petitioners and how a faithful woman chose to immediately leave her home and family to follow God’s directives.
Father, I don’t get vocal directives from you. I have your Holy Spirit living within me but often I can’t hear what it tells me or I don’t listen well and sometimes I neglect your Word. Help me to actively seek your will in my daily life.