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The Marriage of Isaac and Rebekah

Genesis 24:1-67

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The Marriage of Isaac and Rebekah

Parts: Narrator, Abraham, servant, Rebekah,

Laban

Narrator: Now Abraham was very old, and he

wanted to see his grandchildren, so he called in

his servant.

Abraham: Servant! [Servant comes in] Promise

me by the God who created Heaven and earth

that you will find my son a wife from among the

people of Ur. I want Isaac to marry someone

from my people

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Servant: I will try, but what if she won’t come

back with me?

Abraham: God brought me here, and wants me

here. If she does not want to come back, then I

release you from the promise, and you can find

a wife elsewhere.

Narrator: Then the servant left with several

camels loaded up with all sorts of good things.

He had presents for the future bride, and

provisions for the journey.

Servant: Lord, please guide me. Give me

success today. If there is a girl who comes and

offers to draw water not only for me, but for

my camels, let her be the one.

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Narrator: A few minutes later a beautiful

young woman came forward.

Rebekah: Sir do you need help? Let me get

water for you and your camels.

Narrator: Suddenly it was like fireworks went

off, and the servant knew she was the one.

Servant: Where is your father? May I stay the

night at your house?

Narrator: Now in that time there weren’t really

inns, so it was customary for travelers to stay in

the house of people they met in the next city or

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by the side of the road. It was also customary

to give your host a present. Abraham’s servant

gave Rebekah a beautiful bracelet and ring.

Rebekah: I am Bethuel’s daughter, we have

plenty of hay for your camels. Please stay with

us.

Narrator: Rebekah had a brother named Laban,

and he saw the servant and knew he was

important.

Laban: Come, rest with us We have more than

enough room.

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Servant: I must tell you why I am here. My

master, Abraham, sent me to find a wife for his

son. I saw your sister and thought she would

make a wonderful wife. She is an answer to

prayer, and I thank God for her. Tell me, may

she come with me to marry Isaac?

Laban: Who am I to stand in the way of God?

She may go with you.

Narrator: The servant bowed down and

thanked them and then praised God for the

swift answer to prayer. The next morning the

servant left with Rebekah. They rode on camel

for a while, when the servant said:

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Servant: Look, there is Isaac coming over the

hill.

Narrator: Isaac was coming back from a day

hunting out in the fields. Isaac came running

up to see what was going on.

Servant: Isaac, this is to be your wife.

Isaac: Wow, she’s beautiful! What a great

wife.

Rebekah: And you are to be my husband.

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Narrator: They were married that day, and

lived happily ever after…. Well mostly, but

that’s another story.

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Questions

Younger Kids

1. Where was the servant to get a wife from?

2. What did the sevant do as soon as he got to

Ur? What can you do when you face an

overwhelming problem?

3. How do Isaac and Rebekah respond to the

marriage? Do they complain? How do you

respond when your parents set things up for

you?

Middle Kids

1. What did the servant do as soon as he got

to Nahor? Read Genesis 24:12-14. What

conditions did he put in his prayer? Have you

ever asked God for guidance?

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2. How did the servant respond when his

prayer was answered? Read Genesis 24:27-

28. How do you respond when God answers

your prayers?

3. What is Rebekah’s response when she’s

asked to leave her family and probably never

see them again? Read Genesis 24:56-58.

Would you have said yes so quickly?

Older Guys

1. Read Genesis 24:1. What does it say about

Abraham? What do you think it means “the

Lord had blessed him in every way?”

2. Why do you think Abraham did not want

Isaac marrying a Canaanite? Read Genesis

8:24-27; 13:11-13

3. Read Genesis 24:12-14 and Judges 6:36-38.

What parallels do you see between the

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servant’s prayer and Gideon’s? How are they

different?

4. Read Genesis 24:50-51. Have you ever

clearly seen God’s work like they did in this

passage?

Activities

1. Find a map of Israel. Find Hebron on the

map and then find Nahor. How far away are

they from each other? A man traveling alone

on camel can travel about 25 miles a day.

How many days would it take him to get

there? One can be found here:

http://israelsmessiah.com/maps/canaan_abr

aham_moses.htm

2. The servant gave Rebekah a gold bracelet.

Wrap aluminum foil around some cardstock

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and decorate it with sharpie markers. Then

tape it around your wrist as a bracelet.

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Online

1. Godly play box to act out story-

http://ourcountryroad.blogspot.com/2011/04/isa

ac-and-rebekah-story-box-godly-play.html

2. Extension activities-

http://histreasureseekers.com/2013/01/10/long-

story-short-god-provides-a-wife-for-isaac/

3. Prayer in Genesis 24 lesson-

http://southfloridachurch.org/Kingdom_Kids/Q1/

3rd%20%26%204th%20Grade/Q1U2L5%203rd%2

64th.pdf

4. Craft ideas and printable maze-

http://www.calvary-kids-pages.com/Genesis-

Rebekah.html

5. Preschool lesson on this story-

http://www.pcpckidz.org/workspace/uploads/file

s/20110710-l7_isaac-and-rebekah-

1308676740.pdf

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