Bibledoorajar Looks at Matters of the Heart

The girl accepted a nose ring and two arm bracelets made of gold!!! Now this, especially the nose ring part, may be a little hard for a 21st century person to understand. It's a little hard for me to understand as I have a tendency to evaluate it in the light of God having forbidden His people to pierce their bodies. However, this event appears to have had great meaning to both Rebecca and her family so it must have been as an accepted sign as our exchanging of rings today. I heard a preacher say one time that one should think of a farmer bringing home his prize cow via a nose ring, and to think of the bracelets as slave manacles when you read this story. I was offended then,  but now I can accept this imagery because you find illusions in the Song of the bride of Solomon being like "royal horses under control". And there is that O.T. example where the slave takes an ear piercing to show his lifelong devotion to his master (Exodus 21: 5,6). It is imagery and it obviously is meant to carry a great deal of meaning in regard to relationships. I guess the real question for me becomes, am I willing to outwardly show in my behavior that I am totally submitted to my bridegroom, the Lord Jesus Christ? And to that, I want my answer to be a resounding "yes"!

Isaac's bride was special. She was kind, generous and industrious. These are the traits that the Holy Spirit is seeking in a bride for Christ.  The servant spoke only of his master and his son and Rebecca loved them though unseen. Just as the servant was ecstatic with his find, so the Holy Spirit is with those He finds for the Christ, knowing this will please the Father. Rebecca is famous for her two "I wills". Will she go with this man? She will. Will you allow the Holy Spirit to illuminate Jesus in your life to the point that you can only think of going to Him?  Will your answer be "I will"?