Rebekah the bride
Genesis 24 1Now Abraham was old, advanced in age; and the LORD had blessed Abraham in every way. 2Abraham said to his servant, the oldest (Eliezer) of his household who was in charge of all that he owned, “Please place your hand under my thigh, 3and I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live. Abraham calls his eldest most trusted servant Eliezer for a special mission. This servant fulfills the role of prophet/servant or Holy Spirit of the Lord. Abraham represents God and Isaac the Son of God. Here, there is an outreach to family extended that will carry the promise of God. We are not to mingle ourselves with the ways of the world. We are to be in it but not of it. We each have an invitation to leave Babylon spiritually and come unto Zion as the Lord’s people. This is the resting place of the Lord and where His true disciples dwell. I...
