Bar’chu
et YHVH ha-m’vorach, Baruch YHVH ha-m’vorach l’O’lam va-ed! Baruch ata YHVH
Eloheinu
melech ha-olam asher bachar banu m’kol ha-amim, v’na-tan lanu eht Torah-to.
Baruch
atah YHVH, noteyn ha-Torah. Ameyn.”
(Bless YHVH
the blessed One; Blessed is YHVH, the blessed One for all eternity. Blessed are
you, YHVH, our Elohim, King of the Universe, you have selected us from among
all the peoples, and have given us your Torah. Blessed are you, YHVH, giver of
the Torah. Ameyn.)
Gen 24:1
And Aḇraham was old, advanced in years. And יהוה had
blessed Aḇraham in every way. (Heb ‘’bekol’’- in every way - gematria 52)
Gen
24:2 And Aḇraham said to the oldest
servant of his house, who ruled over all that he had, “Please, put your hand
under my thigh,
Gen
24:3 so that I make you swear by יהוה, the Elohim of the heavens and the Elohim of the earth, that
you do not take a wife for my son(Heb – ‘’ben’’ son – gematria 52) from the
daughters of the Kenaʽanites, among whom I dwell,
Gen
24:4 but to go to my land and to my
relatives, and take a wife for my son Yitsḥaq.”
Gen
24:5 And the servant said to him, “What
if the woman refuses to follow me to this land? Do I then take your son back to
the land from which you came?”
Gen
24:6 And Aḇraham said to him, “Beware
lest you take my son back there!
Gen
24:7 “יהוה,
Elohim of the heavens, who took me from my father’s house and from the land of
my relatives, and who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, ‘To your seed I give
this land,’ He sends His messenger before you, and you shall take a wife for my
son from there.
Gen
24:8 “And if the woman refuses to follow
you, then you shall be released from this oath; only, do not take my son back
there.”
Gen 24:9 Then the servant put his hand under the thigh
of Aḇraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.
This was
a custom whereby one could make someone a promise to do something for them by
asking them to place their hands on their genitals (done among men only). The
genitals which are the source of one’s re productive ability. On the male
genitals was also found the covenant mark of circumcision.
This was a powerful picture of Eliezer making a
promise that the life of Avraham would only be continued through a chosen
people, which eventually would produce a ‘’perfect seed’’.
It is also significant that Eliezer’s name is not
mentioned. Eliezer means “Elohim is Help” and some Messianic scholars believe
this is a possible reference to the work of “Ruach ha kodesh” (the Set apart
Spirit) of YHVH producing the life of YHVH to those whom He chooses. Please
note this is NOT a reference to the third person of the trinity.
1Pe
1:23 having been born again – not of corruptible seed, but incorruptible
– through the living Word of Elohim, which remains forever,
Gen
24:10 And the servant took ten of his
master’s camels and left, for all his master’s good gifts were in his
hand. And he arose and went to Aram Naharayim, to the city of Naḥor.
Gen
24:11 And he made his camels kneel down
outside the city by a fountain of water at evening time, the time when women go
out to draw water.
Gen
24:12 And he said, “יהוה, Elohim of my master Aḇraham, please cause her to meet
before me this day, and show kindness to my master Aḇraham.
Gen
24:13 “See, I am standing here by the
fountain of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to
draw water.
Gen
24:14 “Now let it be that the young
woman to whom I say, ‘Please let down your jar to let me drink,’ and she says,
‘Drink, and let me water your camels too,’ let her be the one whom You have
appointed for Your servant Yitsḥaq. And let me know by this that You have
shown kindness to my master.”
Gen
24:15 And it came to be, before he had
ended speaking, that see, Riḇqah, who was born to Bethu’ĕl, son of Milkah, the
wife of Naḥor, Aḇraham’s brother, came out with her jar on her shoulder.
Rivkah – ensnarer –Yitzchak/ Yahshua ‘’ensnared’’ or
‘’captured’’ by a beautiful servant bride. This reminds us of the Song of
Solomon.
In his Song, Solomon’s primary goal is to describe love and beauty. To do
so, he employs the most fundamental consummation of those virtues, human
sexuality. Love and beauty are the ends, sexuality is the means.
Gen
24:16 And the young woman was very
good-looking, a maiden, no man having known her. And she went down to the
fountain, filled her jar, and came up.
Gen
24:17 And the servant ran to meet her
and said, “Please let me drink a little water from your jar.”
Gen
24:18 And she said, “Drink, my master.”
And she hurried and let her jar down to her hand, and gave him a drink.
Gen
24:19 And when she had finished giving
him a drink, she said, “Let me draw water for your camels too, until they have
finished drinking.”
Gen
24:20 And she hurried and emptied her
jar into the trough, ran back to the fountain to draw water, and drew for all
his camels.
Gen
24:21 And watching her, the man remained
silent in order to know whether יהוה had prospered his way or not.
Gen
24:22 And it came to be, when the camels
had finished drinking, that the man took a golden nose ring weighing half a
sheqel, and two bracelets for her wrists weighing ten sheqels of gold,
Rivkah was given a gold nose ring – in accepting
this ring she was stating that she would be willing to give herself as a bride
to her yet unseen bridegroom. The nose
ring weighed a beka, the Hebrew word “beka” has a gematria of 172; there are
exactly 172 words in the “aseret divrot” the “ten sayings” (Ten Commandments).
Also she was given two bracelets each weighing 5 shekels which speak of the two
tablets, each containing five sayings.
This is a picture of YHVH giving His called out ones the Torah as well
as the gift of the Ruach/Set Apart Spirit which is the adornment of beauty upon
His Bride. This same Torah which the sages believed was our “ketubah” marriage
contract with YHVH. The giving of Torah and the outpouring of the Ruach occur
simultaneously on the day of Shavuot. YHVH’’s ‘’Wedding gift’’ to the Bride.
Gen
24:23 and said, “Whose daughter are you?
Please inform me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the
night?”
Gen
24:24 And she said to him, “I am the
daughter of Bethu’ĕl, Milkah’s son, whom she bore to Naḥor.”
Gen
24:25 And she said to him, “We have both
straw and fodder enough, and room to spend the night.”
Gen
24:26 And the man bowed down his head
and worshipped יהוה.
Gen
24:27 And he said, “Blessed be יהוה Elohim of my master Aḇraham, who has not forsaken His kindness
and His truth toward my master. As for me, being on the way, יהוה led me to the house of my master’s brothers.”
Gen
24:28 Then the young woman ran and
informed those of her mother’s house these matters.
Gen
24:29 And Riḇqah had a brother whose
name was Laḇan, and Laḇan ran out to the man, to the fountain.
Gen
24:30 And it came to be, when he saw the
nose ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s wrists, and when he heard the
words of his sister Riḇqah, saying, “Thus the man spoke to me,” that he went
to the man and saw him standing by the camels at the fountain.
Gen
24:31 And he said, “Come in, O blessed
of יהוה! Why do you stand outside? I
myself have prepared the house, and a place for the camels.”
Gen
24:32 So the man came into the house,
while he unloaded the camels and provided straw and fodder for the camels and
water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him,
Gen
24:33 and set food before him to eat.
But he said, “Let me not eat until I have spoken my word.” And he said, “Speak
on.”
Gen
24:34 And he said, “I am Aḇraham’s
servant.
Gen
24:35 “And יהוה has
blessed my master exceedingly, and he has become great. And He has given him
flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and male and female servants, and camels
and donkeys.
Gen
24:36 “And Sarah my master’s wife bore a
son to my master when she was old. And he has given to him all that he has.
Gen
24:37 “And my master made me swear,
saying, ‘Do not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Kenaʽanites,
in whose land I dwell,
Gen
24:38 but go to my father’s house and to
my relatives, and take a wife for my son.’
Gen
24:39 “And I said to my master, ‘What if
the woman does not follow me?’
Gen
24:40 “But he said to me, ‘יהוה, before whom I walk, sends His messenger with you and shall
prosper your way. And you shall take a wife for my son from my relatives and
from my father’s house.
Gen
24:41 ‘Then, when you go to my
relatives, you are to be released from this oath. And if they do not give her
to you, then you are released from my oath.’
Mat 22:1
And יהושע
responded and spoke to them again by parables and said,
Mat
22:2 “The reign of the heavens is like a
man, a sovereign, who made a wedding feast for his son,
Mat
22:3 and sent out his servants to call
those who were invited to the wedding feast. But they would not come.
Mat
22:4 “Again he sent out other servants,
saying, ‘Say to those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner. My oxen
and fattened cattle are slaughtered, and all is ready. Come to the wedding feast.”
’
Mat
22:5 “But they disregarded it and went
their way – this one to his field, that one to his trade.
Mat
22:6 “And the rest, having seized his
servants, insulted and killed them.
Mat
22:7 “But when the sovereign heard, he
was wroth, and sent out his soldiers, destroyed those murderers, and set their
city on fire.
Mat
22:8 “Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast, indeed, is ready, but
those who were invited were not worthy.
Mat
22:9 ‘Therefore go into the street
corners, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding feast.’
Mat
22:10 “And those servants went out into
the street corners and gathered all whom they found, both wicked and good. And
the wedding hall was filled with guests.
Mat 22:11
“And when the sovereign came in to view the guests, he saw there a man
who had not put on a wedding garment,
Mat
22:12 and he said to him, ‘Friend, how
did you come in here not having a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless.
Mat
22:13 “Then the sovereign said to the
servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and throw him out into the
outer darkness – there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Mat
22:14 “For many are called, but few are
chosen.”1 Footnote:1See 20:16.
Eph 1:3 Blessed be
the Elohim and Father of our Master יהושע
Messiah, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in
Messiah,
Eph
1:4 even as He chose us in Him before
the foundation of the world, that we should be set-apart and blameless before
Him in love,1 Footnote: 12 Thess. 2:13.
Mat 22:14 “For many
are called, but few are chosen.”1 Footnote:1See 20:16.
Joh
8:56 “Your father Aḇraham was glad that he should see My day, and he saw
it and did rejoice.” (Gen 15; Rom 4)
Baruch atah YHVH, Eloheynu, Melech ha-‘Olam, asher natan lanu
Toraht-emet, v’chay-yeh o’lam nata-b’tochenu. Baruch atah YHVH, noteyn
ha-Torah. Ameyn.”
(Blessed are you Yahweh, our Elohim, King of the Universe,
you have given us your Torah of truth, and have planted everlasting life within
our midst. Blessed are you, YHVH giver of the Torah – Ameyn