OLD TESTAMENT TEXTS

Genesis 24  is the story of how the servant of Abraham searches for a wife for Isaac in Mesopotamia and finds Rebekah. Psalm 45:10-17 is the second half of a Marriage Song that focuses on the bride.

Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67 - "A Story with Many Heroes"
Setting.  In many ways the testing of Abraham in  Genesis 22  (the lectionary lesson for last week) concludes the Abrahamic cycle of stories in Genesis even though his death is not recorded until  Genesis 25. The story of Abraham began in  Genesis 12:1-4a  by underscoring his faith in leaving his native country to follow the call of God and by outlining the divine promise of progeny that would be his reward for faithfulness. The divine command to sacrifice Isaac in  Genesis 22  completes the story of Abraham, beca…