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Rebecca and Eleazer
Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban, 1617-1682. Rebecca and Eleazer, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=46607 [retrieved July 7, 2023]. Original source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bartolom%C3%A9_Esteban_Perez_Murillo_022.jpg.
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Rebecca and Eleazar
Bourdon, Sebastien, 1616-1671. Rebecca and Eleazar, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=51100 [retrieved July 7, 2023]. Original source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S%C3%A9bastien_Bourdon_-_Rebecca_and_Eleazar_-_68.24_-_Museum_of_Fine_Arts.jpg.
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Landscape with the Wedding of Isaac and Rebecca
Lorrain, Claude, 1600-1682. Landscape with the Wedding of Isaac and Rebecca, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=46719 [retrieved July 7, 2023]. Original source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Claude_Lorrain_020.jpg.
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Spiritual Practices: Questions Only
One way of studying and reflecting on Scripture is through the use of questions. Questions are good because they invite us deeper; they invite us to think, to wonder, to explore, and to experiment. The purpose of asking questions is not always to find answers. Instead, they open us up to new ways to experience the wonder and majesty of God. To learn more about using questions to explore and encounter God, click here.
As you read this passage, look for questions that may arise. Don’t look for quick answers. Instead, sit with and ponder the questions. Here are a few to get you started.
Starting Questions
One way of studying and reflecting on Scripture is through the use of questions. Questions are good because they invite us deeper; they invite us to think, to wonder, to explore, and to experiment. The purpose of asking questions is not always to find answers. Instead, they open us up to new ways to experience the wonder and majesty of God. To learn more about using questions to explore and encounter God, click here.
As you read this passage, look for questions that may arise. Don’t look for quick answers. Instead, sit with and ponder the questions. Here are a few to get you started.
Starting Questions
- Why was it important to Abraham that Isaac have a wife from his original country and not his new one?
- Why did Rebekah trust Abraham's servant enough to go to a new country with him and marry someone she had never met?
- Why did Rebekah's family let her go with someone they didn't know?
- Rebekah's family will most likely never see her again, and yet thy let her go. Why?
- Why would Isaac agree to take a wife he had never met before?
- Is there an overriding theme in this story we see reflected in Abraham's servant, Rebekah, her family, and Isaac?