Isaac Meets Rebekah

The Chosen People

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Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 13 November 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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# 29 - Isaac Meets Rebekah - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Eliezer embarks on a journey to find a wife for Isaac, trusting in divine guidance to fulfill Abraham's wishes. This episode reflects on obedience, faith, and God's providence, as Rebekah's kindness and willingness to follow lead to a love story orchestrated by God's hand.Episode 29 of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein is inspired by the Book of Genesis.Sign up for The Chosen People devotionals at https://www.thechosenpeople.com/sign-upFor more information about Yael Eckstein and IFCJ visit https://www.ifcj.org/Today's opening prayer is inspired by Ephesians 5:15-16, “Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”Listen to some of the greatest Bible stories ever told and make prayer a priority in your life by downloading the Pray.com app. Show Notes: (01:51) Intro with Yael Eckstein (03:04) Isaac Meets Rebekah - Cinematic Retelling (35:18) Reflection with Yael Eckstein See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Previously on the chosen people.
0:03.0	Can you count the stars, Abram?
0:06.0	Abram shook his head, uncertain.
0:09.0	You cannot, for there are too many.
0:13.0	It is impossible.
0:15.0	It is to be the same with your offspring.
0:17.0	The great nation I shall make through your air would be as innumerable as the stars in the night sky.
0:27.6	Sarah has given you a son, Isaac.
0:32.6	Listen carefully. Take your son, your only son Isaac whom you love.
0:40.2	Go to the land of Mariah and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains.
0:49.0	My son, I... I must ask something of you.
0:55.0	Whatever you ask of me, Father, I'll do.
0:58.0	Legacy, destiny, dreams, the future.
1:04.0	Isaac represented all those things.
1:08.0	With one fell swoop of his blade, he would end it all, sacrifice it all,
1:13.6	for his God. Abraham poised to strike and shouted to the heavens, his voice billowed against
1:21.6	the wind. He threw his hips back, cocked his arm, and began his descent into sorrow.
1:30.1	Abraham! Abraham!
1:33.4	Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him.
1:38.2	For now I know that you fear your God since you have not withheld your only son from me.
1:51.2	This is an I-Heart podcast, guaranteed human.
1:56.1	As a listener of the Chosen People podcast, you know the power of God's Word.
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