Abraham was now old and well advanced in years, and the Lord had blessed him in every way. He said to the chief servant in his household, the one in charge of all that he had, “Put your hand under my thigh. I want you to swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living, but will go to my country and my own relatives and get a wife for my son Isaac.” (Genesis 24:1–4, NIV 1984).
My Musings – We are not told why Abraham did not want his son Issac to marry a foreigner. Perhaps he had a word from God. Because later on, under Mosaic law, it was forbidden. “Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, for they will turn your sons away from following me to serve other gods, and the Lord’s anger will burn against you and will quickly destroy you.” (Deuteronomy 7:2–4, NIV 1984).
Paul borrowed from this prohibition in writing to the believers in Corinth. “Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?” (2 Corinthians 6:14–15, NIV 1984).
Whether it is “do not intermarry” with foreigners or not being “yoked together with unbelievers” the reason is the same. To help make sure God’s people do not turn against Him or join in fellowship with darkness. So, “Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram and sister of Laban the Aramean.” (Genesis 25:20, NIV 1984). A wife from Abraham’s “country and [his] own relatives.
My Advice – “Come out from them and be separate [from the unbelieving world]. (2 Corinthians 6:17, NIV 1984).
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