Genesis 23-24

January 9 -

It’s easy for us to read through a passage like this one, and quickly dismiss it as unimportant. We read it and think, “What could God be telling me through the death of an elderly woman and the marriage of her son?” You see, to echo my point from yesterday, it’s all about us. We ask, “God, how is this going to benefit me?” Yet, we forget that scripture isn’t about benefiting us, at least not in the grand scheme. Do we benefit from the truth of Scripture? Absolutely!!! But we must not forget that the story of Scripture is not primarily about us and how God is blessing us.

The entirety of Scripture is about God reconciling the world to Himself through His Son. This story is not just about the death of an elderly lady and the marriage of her son. This is about the passing of a faithful woman into the presence of her Lord. This is about the bloodline that the promised Messiah would come from. You see, were it not for the Lord leading Moses’s servant to Rebekah and bringing her home as Isaac’s wife, we wouldn’t have the birth of Jacob and Esau. Which means that we wouldn’t have the beginning of the family of Israel. Which means that the Messiah couldn’t be born as a Jew. Which means that we would still be lost in our trespasses and sins, with our only hope being a temporary sacrifice that must be repeated over and over.

Be careful not to skim over these “fly-over verses”. Soak them in. See the beauty of God’s plan unfolding even before all the characters are introduced to the storyline. Trust in the sovereignty of God’s plan and understand :16-17: “All Scripture is inspired by God, and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

Christian Standard Bible. (2017). (). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.