This blessing, combined with a reaction to the servant’s declare that Jesus had led him to Rebekah, helps me personally to understand just why Abraham insisted that Isaac’s spouse be acquired from their relatives that are close Mesopotamia. To some degree Bethuel along with his home should have provided a faith when you look at the Jesus of Abraham. They quickly taken care of immediately evidence of divine guidance as recounted by the servant (verses 37-49, 50-51). Their blessing on Rebekah is, during my estimation, a representation of the faith in Abraham’s Jesus along with his covenant. The blessing they pronounced too closely parallels God’s promise that is covenant Abraham to be coincidental: 206

“And i shall bless her, as well as i shall provide a son by her. I quickly will bless her, and she will be a mom of countries; kings of individuals shall result from her” (Gen. 17:16)

“May you, our cousin, become a large number of ten thousands, and may also your descendants contain the gate of these whom hate them” (Gen. 24:60)

“Indeed i am going to significantly bless you, and I also will significantly re-double your seed because the movie stars of this heavens, and also as the sand that is in the seashore; as well as your seed shall contain the gate of their enemies” (Gen. 22:17)

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