A Bride for Jesus Gen 24 Issac

A Bride for Jesus

Sunday a.m. 5/13/07

Text: Gen. 24

This story is called a “type”; it is an OT story that can be interpreted into a NT reality.

I.       God Desires a Bride for His Son

II.      12 Characteristics of the Bride

            1.  She must not be an idolater, 24:3

            2.  She must be related to Me, 24:4

            3.  The Bride must come to the Son, 24:5;

                        a. First an angel will go and find the bride, 24:7a; 1 Thess. 4:16; Rev.4:1

                        b. You will take the wife from the land, 24:7b.

                        C. The Son will not return back to the land, 24:8 (he does not have to die again)

            4.  She must be a hard worker, 24:12-14. (To refuel 10 camels with water alone!)

            5.  She must be willing to serve, 24:12-14

            6.  She must be a vessel who pours out the Spirit, 24:12-14

                        (Water is symbolic of the Spirit)

            7.  She is Beautiful to look at, 24:16.

            8.  She must not have had divided loyalties (virgin) 24:16

            9.  She must be in a hurry to go meet her Groom, 24:56-58

            10. She must desire to be fruitful and multiply, 24:60

            11. She must be covered in prayer, 24:65

                        (this veil was a shawl; symbolic of the prayer shawl of the Hebrews)

            12. She must be submitted to the Lordship of the Son, 24:67

III.    How do You Measure Up?

            Are You:

                        1.         Pure from an idols?

                        2.         Saved and related to God?

                        3.         In the “Land” (of blessing surrendered to the Lord)?

                        4.         Working hard for the Lord?

                        5.         Filled with the Spirit?

                        6.         Serving the Lord by serving God’s people?

                        7.         Clothed in beauty? (Spiritually clean and prepared to see the savior)

                        8.         Not divided in your loyalties?

                        9.         Expecting the Lord’s return at any moment?

                        10.       Bearing much fruit and multiplying the church?

                        11.       Living a life of prayer, covered in prayer?

                        12.       Submitted fully to the Lordship of Jesus?