67 Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah, and he married Rebekah. So she became his wife, and he loved her; and ISAAC WAS COMFORTED after his mother’s death. Genesis 24
Genesis 23 begins with the account of the death of Sarah, Abraham’s wife, at Hebron. We are told that Abraham grieved for Sarah and he then purchased a field with a cave from the Hittites to bury Sarah (Jacob was also later buried there).
Genesis 24 opens with the elderly Abraham ordering his chief servant (a type of the Holy Spirit) to go to back to his own people and get a wife for Isaac, his son. Isaac means ‘laughter’. At the end of this whole process, which was certainly directed by the Lord, we’re told of Rebekah becoming Isaac’s wife. The last phrase in the chapter tells us ISAAC WAS COMFORTED by Rebekah after his mother’s death. The Word of God records the son whose name means ‘laughter’ was Comforted after his mother’s death. This healing of Issac’s wound was noteworthy.
There are some seventy references to the word ‘Comfort’ in the Bible. OUR GOD IS ATTENTIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL as well as the affairs of the nations.
23 The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
3 He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake. Psalm 23
David’s famous 23rd psalm begins with God’s goodness as a faithful shepherd of His sheep.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
YOUR ROD AND YOUR STAFF, THEY COMFORT ME.
Verse 4 speaks of God’s correction (Rod) and guidance (Staff), which are a Comfort to David in all his trials.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.
Some prophets have declared Psalm 23 as a scripture for this year of 2023, with verse 5 being a key verse. God is going to prepare a table for His people right before our enemies. It’s a short psalm and it may be good for us to repeat it often during this year and TO THANK GOD FOR HIS MANY BLESSINGS TO US.
May God bless and keep you today.
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38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” Luke 6
THE LORD IS NO ONE’S DEBTOR, HALLELUJAH.