Gen. 24 - 以撒-默想的人-動人的愛情故事

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From Kwan Thai Chun

以撒-默想的人 (创二十四) 提要: 以撒年至四十仍未结婚(创25:20) ，这种情形对某些人而言真正难以等待了2。虽然他出生望族，经济稳固，又拥有深厚的信仰，但是为何四十岁了还是单身汉?因为他愿意。他认为在他所住的地方，没有一个女孩适合做他的新娘，那地方的宗教和道德观，与他生命中的信仰和道德观回然不同。因此;他耐心等候，慎重选择。
     亚伯拉罕定意为自己的儿子找一个理想的配偶。他嘱咐家中的老仆以利以谢，负责为以撒物色妻子。老仆人忠心地，以祷告寻求神帮助他完成任务。由于他依靠耶和华的心，终于为以撒撮合了一个美满的婚姻。将利百加交给以撒成为他的妻子。
    至于以撒，他也感觉到神带领他预备心，迎接利百加。当天傍晚，以撒到田间「默想」。在那里他祷告默想与神交通，恳求耶和华的施恩，也预备他自己，这是一种极美的属灵操练。
    创世记24章是创世记中最长的一章，也是一篇美丽动人的爱情故事，值得细细品味。

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