Today we discussed Rebekah and the lessons of her life that we can glean and learn from. Here’s some notes, and at the end, resources leading you into being a woman both like Rebekah, and not like her. Take what is good from her life, redeem what is bad. She makes mistakes, like all of us: the key is to learn from them and not make the same ones she did.
Notes
- Dating is a very important process for Christians: it helps you find the person with whom you are to show the world Christ.
- Dating is a very intense process: requiring the man treating the woman right (duh), proving he can provide for her, and lavishing her family with gifts
. - Rebekah has a priest that can intercede for her to the Father: Isaac. We have a priest that intercedes for us: Christ.
- Rebekah does not treat her children equally, but shows favoritism. This bites her later on.
- Rebekah does not love her neighbor, but despises them, leading her deeper into sin.
- When we deceive the priest, it is not a good thing at all: it only results from a love of self, not a selfless love.
- Rebekah’s treatment of her priest, Isaac, is the same treatment we give to our priest, Jesus. Not cool.
Resources
Women’s Resources: Women of Genesis: Eve
Commentary on Genesis: Calvin’s Commentary on Genesis
The Bible on Women Today: Is the Biblical View on Women Applicable In Today’s Culture?
Getting Serious: Being in a Committed Relationship
Books on Dating (*Recommended)
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