The Book of Genesis
Day 227
Ge 24:57 So they said, "We will call the
young woman and ask her personally."
58 Then they called Rebekah and said to her, "Will you go with this
man?" And she said, "I will go."
59 So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse, and Abraham's
servant and his men. 60 And they blessed
Rebekah and said to her: "Our sister, may you become The mother of
thousands of ten thousands; And may your descendants possess The gates of those
who hate them."
The family had asked for ten more days with their darlin'
daughter, but the servant wanted to take off for home now! Hey! How about asking Rebekah? She had no say
in who she would marry, but at
least she gets to say when she can take off to meet her groom! Before
she leaves, the family sends her off with an ancient blessing. It's as ancient
as the blessing first bestowed upon Adam and Eve, and then to Noah and his
children, “Be fruitful and multiply!” This same blessing was also bestowed upon
Abraham in Gen 22:17, and is almost word for word! "blessing I will bless you, and
multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as
the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate
of their enemies.”
What a great way to toast the bride and groom! A wish for
many children and victory over all the enemies
that lurk in their future. Very real enemies (the devil and his demons) who would seek to
destroy their marriage, the “institution that God loves” (Mal 2:11)
Of course this kind of blessing would likely be frowned upon
today, especially by population alarmists who would have you believe that we
are running out of real estate! Today's marital blessing might go something
like this: “May you have just two planned children and no more, and may you and
your children have many possessions.”
Legalized abortion has made this an unfortunate reality in our world
today, but it is a short sighted approach to prosperity. History has repeatedly showed us that a
nation that kills it's children will not prosper long term. Mother Teresa has rightly said, “ It is a poverty to decide that a child must
die so that you may live as you wish.”
When will we wise up and look upon the fruit of the womb as a
blessing? We “believe God” for so many other things, but we refuse to believe
Him and His word as it concerns His gift of children!
Ps 127:3 Behold,
children are a heritage from the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward.
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