As the story of God’s faithful covenant to Abraham

continues to unfold, we now come to the longest chapter in all of

Genesis. Its focus will center upon the love story and marriage of

Isaac and Rebekah. While it may seem out of place at first reading,

marriage is a subject for which cannot be overemphasized. It is the

foundation for every family, and is thereby the most important

relationship in any culture. And God has set apart marriage as a

picture of His covenant-keeping nature as proclaimed in the

gospel.