# 210 The Mystical Miraculous Union

The Book of Genesis

Day 210

Ge 23:1 Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. 2 So Sarah died in Kirjath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. 3 Then Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,

A little Bible trivia for you. Sarah is the only woman in the Bible whose age at the time of her death is recorded. Having given birth to Isaac at the age of 90 (possibly 91) Isaac was 37 years old when his mother passed.  She was a special woman indeed. She had been through a lot with Abraham and now he weeps and mourns for his loss.

Even though this weeping and mourning can make bystanders a little uncomfortable, nonetheless, it is a beautiful thing to observe.  I still remember the reaction of my father-in-law when his wife of many years passed away. Oh the sadness. Oh the pain as he wept and sought to touch her body one last time as she lay in the open casket.

This is the way it should be. This is the natural reaction of a married couple who by the power of God in holy matrimony have become one flesh. The death of a spouse is a ripping away, a virtual separation of two souls who had become one! 

Jesus, speaking about this mystical union in Mt 19:4 said, “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning 'made them male and female,'  5 "and said, 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh'?  6 "So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate."

Any separation of the union of man and woman, whether it be death or divorce is painful, and we would do well to understand the depth of this pain. It ain’t easy folks. It’s one of the reasons God hates divorce because it does violence to what was suppose to be the seamless garment of the union between man and wife. And it causes great pain to both parties.

Mal 2:16 says,  "For the LORD God of Israel says That He hates divorce, For it covers one's garment with violence," Says the LORD of hosts. "Therefore take heed to your spirit, That you do not deal treacherously."

We may put on a bold front, but underneath it all, there is an inexplicable pain that accompanies the tearing apart of man and wife. So weep and mourn my brother! Weep and mourn my sister. This is a natural reaction to the ending of a marriage.

Seek reconciliation whenever possible. The Holy Spirit speaking through the Apostle Paul in  1Co 7:10,11 reminds us “ A wife is not to depart from her husband.  11 But even if she does depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband is not to divorce his wife.”

In Abraham’s case, reconciliation was impossible, he was widowed.  Note what he did then after a time of weeping and mourning. “He stood up from the dead,” that is he moved on with his life when reconciliation was impossible. He mourned and moved on.

This is not to say that the pain and tears won’t return, they likely will, and each time they do, they reminds us of the power of the mystical, miraculous union of man and woman in holy matrimony!