Day 6 - Genesis 23 tot 26

Day 6 out of 312, from the Blended Bible Experience reading plan: page 31 to 35 of the Books of the Bible.


The author of Genesis really is a master story teller. My reading for today was full of lovely details.

I grin at the senior servant of Abraham. The man made a deal with God, that the  helpful girl who will offer to give water not only to him but his animals also, will be the girl God has chosen for Isaac. But then, after Rebekah does just that "the man watched her closely to learn whether or not the Lord had made his journey successful". Heh, he's still not totally sure. Trusting God is not easy, not even for the people in the Bible!

It's great how the author depicts Rebekah, it's made clear from the start that she's not a push-over (foreshadowing of all her future scheming perhaps). When her whole family wants her to stay for a few days before leaving the servant of Abraham so that they can have a proper goodbye, she is the one who says: "Let's go!". And she goes, never to see any of them again.

The author tells us that Isaac loved Rebekah; he "was comforted after his mother's death". Poor man, the years when he was alone with his father, who after all attempted to sacrifice him, can't have been easy.

When Abraham dies, his sons Isaac and Ishmael, bury him together. Although highly unlikely given all that's passed between them it's a nice touch to mention Ishmael again.
And with that the story of Abraham is over and we continue with that loveable biblical rogue Jacob.