8th daily bible studies for women/ Rebekah Gen 24

  Pray you're all having a blessed day.  Today's lesson is about Rebekah.

FACTS ABOUT REBEKAH:

 ~ REBEKAH WAS FAIR TO LOOK UPON Gen 24:16 ~

~ REBEKAH GAVE DRINK TOABRAHAM'S SERVANT, Gen 24: 17-18

~ REBEKAH WAS THE DAUGHTER OF BETHUEL, SON OF MILCAH -WIFE OF NAHOR- BROTHER TO ABRAHAM Gen 24: 15~

~REBEKAH WAS LABAN'S SISTER, Gen 24:29~

~REBEKAH WENT WTIH ABRAHAM'S SERVANT TO BECOME ISSAC'S WIFE, Gen 24: 51-61~

~ REBEKAH CONCIEVED AFTER ISSAC'S PRAYER, Gen 25: 21~

~REBEKAH HAD TWO NATIONS IN HER WOMB, Gen 25: 22-24~

~REBEKAH LOVED JACOB, Gen 25:28~

In Genesis chapter 24, it begins with Abraham sending his eldest servant to to his country and his kindred to find a wife for Issac.  The servant ask how he would know was the right woman, and Abraham told him that if the woman was not willing to follow him, that she wasn't the one.  They sealed this by the servant putting his hand under Abraham's thigh and swaring to him.

As we know in chapter 24, the servant goes to a well to water the camels and Rebekah is there.  He goes home with her, entreats her family to let her go, they ask Rebekah if she is willing to go, and she goes.  When they reach home, she sees Issac and gets off the camel and Issac takes her to wife. Read chapter 24 for full detail.

We later learn that Rebekah like Rachel uses deciet and trickery.  She is barren until Issac prays for God to open her womb, which He does. Gen 25:21.  Not only did she concieve, but she was carrying twins.  In Gen 25: 22 She says If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the Lord. In vs 23, The Lord says unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shal be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.
Rebekah gave birth and brought forth Esau and Jacob.  Esau was red and hairy, and after him came Jacob, and he grabbed on to Esau's heel.  The boy's grew, Esau a hunter and Jacob a plain man, dwelling in tents. Issac loved Esau, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
When it came time for Esau to recieve the blessing from Issac, Rebekah told Jacob to dress as Esau so his father would think he was Esau and Jacob would recieve Esau's blessing's. Issac was blind and would not know the difference.  When Esau found out, he was angry, and was going to kill Jacob, Rebekah warned Jacob of this and Jacob left.
Through her deciet and trickery, Rebekah caused anger, envy and grief between her sons.  Had she not planned for Jacob to trick Issac, Esau would not have wanted to kill his brother.  Because of this, Jacob went away for many years, but when Jacob and Esau met up again, there was forgiveness.
Rebekah took matter's into her own hands, when she put Jacob up to tricking Issac.  In the end Rebekah told Issac, she was weary for her life because she was afraid of the wife Jacob would choose. Gen 27:46

Rebekah should have left things to God, and she wouldn't have had to worry about anything.  She should have loved Esau as much as she loved Jacob.  Issac should have loved Jacob as much as he did Esau.  Even though they were two very different people, they were still their son's and deserved the same amount of love.  God loves us all the same.  And get this, He loves sinners too.  Yep, that's right.  He hates the sin, but He loves the sinner.  Remember, we weren't always saved, and we still make mistakes. Thank God we can go to Him for forgiveness.

To me, it seems that Rebekah might not of feard God either.  What do you all think? Do you think she did right by having Jacob trick Issac?  Do you think it was right for her to love Jacob more than she did Esau?  Do you think she would have had to worry about the wife Jacob chose if she had left things up to God?

I know we all are going to worry some, but we're really not suppose to.  The bible tells us not too.

 For Tomorrow's lesson I felt led to study on the woman and her daughter Jesus brought back from the dead.  The bible doesn't go into any detail about her, but we are going to discuss as a mother how she must have felt when her child died, and then how she must have felt when Jesus brought her back to life.  This story is found in Mark 5 starting in vs 35.

TRIVIA QUESTIONS:
1. HOW MANY TIMES DOES IT MENTION THE MOTHER?
2.  DOES IT MENTION HER NAME?
3. DOES IT MENTION THE DAUGHTER'S NAME?
4. WHY DID JESUS MAKE SOME OF THEM LEAVE THE HOUSE BEFORE HE RAISED HER UP?
5. WHO WAS LEFT IN THE HOUSE WHEN JESUS RAISED HER?

~alright ladies, yesterday only one lady answered the questions...come on ya'll....i need your help....lol....comment to me on here, facebook or send me a message.  I can't stress enough, I want to hear from you...I want to know what the Lord is showing you, I want to hear your testamonies, and if I feel led, I will post one of them,and tell whose testamony it is, but only if it is ok with you.THE FIRST THREE LADIES WHO ANSWER ALL 5 QUESTIONS CORRECTLY GETS TO HELP ME OUT.  THE FIRST LADY WITH THE RIGHT ANSWERS GETS TO CHOOSE WHOM WE DO THE NEXT LESSON OVER.  THE SECOND AND THIRD LADIES, GET'S TO MAKE UP TRIVIA QUESTIONS.  I will comment you on what the lesson will be about, you read it, and then send me your questions, they can be easy, medium, or hard.
Look forward to hearing from you~

Be Blessed & Be Encouraged ~God can use you~
Evang. Patti Smith