*Sacred Scripture* Rebecca Meets Isaac on the Road – Tissot
June 14
This brilliant artwork by James Tissot shows Rebecca riding with her caravan to meet her future husband, Isaac.
What is the story of Rebekah and Isaac?
Isaac was 40 years old when he married Rebecca. Twenty years elapsed before they had children; throughout that time, both Isaac and Rebecca prayed fervently to God for offspring. God eventually answered Isaac’s prayers and Rebecca conceived.
How did Rebecca meet Isaac?
“It is my master,” the servant replied. Rebekah came down from the camel and went to meet Isaac. The servant told Isaac everything that had happened and how he found Rebekah. Isaac and Rebekah were married, and we are told, “he loved her.”
What did Rebekah do when she first saw Isaac?
As he approached, Rebekah saw him and asked the servant, “What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us?” The servant answered, “It is Isaac.” Rebekah quickly covered her face with a veil jumped from the camel to greet Isaac. She was excited, for she was about to meet the man God had chosen to be her husband.
Gn 24:58-67
58So they called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?” She answered, “I will.”*
59At this they sent off their sister Rebekah and her nurse with Abraham’s servant and his men.
60They blessed Rebekah and said:
“Sister, may you grow
into thousands of myriads;
And may your descendants gain possession
of the gates of their enemies!”i
61Then Rebekah and her attendants started out; they mounted the camels and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and went on his way.
62Meanwhile Isaac had gone from Beer-lahai-roi and was living in the region of the Negeb.j
63One day toward evening he went out to walk in the field, and caught sight of camels approaching.
64Rebekah, too, caught sight of Isaac, and got down from her camel.
65She asked the servant, “Who is the man over there, walking through the fields toward us?” “That is my master,” replied the servant. Then she took her veil and covered herself.
66The servant recounted to Isaac all the things he had done.
67Then Isaac brought Rebekah into the tent of his mother Sarah. He took Rebekah as his wife. Isaac loved her and found solace after the death of his mother.
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/24
Saying the holy name of Jesus is the simplest way of praying always.
1-A prayer from Raphael the Archangel:
*While you are on this earth, you must praise the Lord God and give him thanks.
2-A prayer from Tobit and Tobias:
*They began to sing hymns of praise, giving thanks for all the mighty deeds God had done while his angel Raphael had been with them.
3-A simple Jesus prayer:
*Lord, Lord, Jesus Christ…Son of God…have mercy on me…Be kind to others…Work Hard…Be joyful.
4-Another prayer:
*When all that God asks of us is to be quiet and keep ourselves at peace-attentive to the secret work He is beginning in our souls-Be Empty and See That I Am God.
In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
1 Jn 5:3–5