COMMENTARY

Old Testament: Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67
Isaac marries Rebecca. Abraham, being very old, was anxious to get Isaac a wife before he died, a wife from his own people. He sent a trusted servant to go back to his homeland to look for a wife. The servant succeeded in getting Rebecca, daughter of Bethuel, who was the son of Abraham's brother, Nahor. When Rebecca arrived, it was love at first sight.

Epistle 1 – Zechariah 9:9-12
Jerusalem is promised that her king is coming to bring peace to the nations.

Epistle 2 – Romans 7:15-25a; Romans 7:21-8:6
Christ delivers Paul from the raging war between the carnal and spiritual selves. A Christian has a dual nature: a carnal and spiritual nature which are in conflict with each other. It results in one's doing what one does not want to …