And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.
The verse records Rebekah's arrival by camel and her first sight of Isaac, when she dismounted to meet him as he was awaiting the servant's return. She then asked the servant who the man was, and on learning that he was Isaac she covered herself with a veil, marking her meeting with her future husband after she had agreed to leave her family to marry him. The verse belongs to the account of Isaac's marriage, in which the choice of a wife was entrusted to God's guidance as Abraham sought from his kindred in Mesopotamia one who would leave her home to join Isaac in maintaining the worship of the true God.
The marriage was arranged through Abraham's careful judgment and carried out with Isaac's willing deference in accepting the servant's choice and trusting God to direct him, and it proved tender and happy. Abraham's course is an example of parental responsibility to guide children's affections toward companions judged suitable, with Isaac's obedient life reflecting such an upbringing. Isaac's example teaches children who profess to fear God not to treat choosing a spouse as solely their own decision, but to act in the fear of God, make it a matter of prayer, and accept godly parental guidance.
The verse records Rebekah's arrival by camel and her first sight of Isaac, when she dismounted to meet him as he was awaiting the servant's return. She then asked the servant who the man was, and on learning that he was Isaac she covered herself with a veil, marking her meeting with her future husband after she had agreed to leave her family to marry him. The verse belongs to the account of Isaac's marriage, in which the choice of a wife was entrusted to God's guidance as Abraham sought from his kindred in Mesopotamia one who would leave her home to join Isaac in maintaining the worship of the true God.
The marriage was arranged through Abraham's careful judgment and carried out with Isaac's willing deference in accepting the servant's choice and trusting God to direct him, and it proved tender and happy. Abraham's course is an example of parental responsibility to guide children's affections toward companions judged suitable, with Isaac's obedient life reflecting such an upbringing. Isaac's example teaches children who profess to fear God not to treat choosing a spouse as solely their own decision, but to act in the fear of God, make it a matter of prayer, and accept godly parental guidance.