Lesson 12 – A Bride for Isaac (Genesis 24-25)

Lesson 12

A Bride for Isaac

Genesis 24-25

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OPEN IT

1. How do people generally choose whom they are going to marry?

EXPLORE IT

1. What did Abraham make his chief servant promise? (Gen.24:1–9)
   Parallel Verses: Gen 24:1, Gen 24:1, Gen 24:2

2. Where did Abraham’s servant go? (Gen.24:10–11)
   Parallel Verses: Gen 24:9, Gen 24:10, Gen 24:11

3. For what did Abraham’s servant pray? (24:12–14)

4. How did the Lord answer the servant’s prayer? (24:15–25)

5. What did the servant do after the Lord answered his prayer? (Gen.24:26–27)
   Parallel Verses: Gen 24:25, Gen 24:26, Gen 24:27

6. What did Rebekah do? (Gen.24:28)
   Parallel Verses: Gen 24:27, Gen 24:28, Gen 24:29

7. Who went out to meet Abraham’s servant? (Gen.24:29–31)
   Parallel Verses: Gen 24:28, Gen 24:29, Gen 24:30

8. What did Abraham’s servant tell Laban? (Gen.24:34–49)
   Parallel Verses: Gen 24:33, Gen 24:34, Gen 24:35

9. How did Laban respond to what Abraham’s servant said? (Gen.24:50–51)
   Parallel Verses: Gen 24:49, Gen 24:50, Gen 24:51

10. How did Abraham’s servant respond to what Laban said? (Gen.24:52–54)
    Parallel Verses: Gen 24:51, Gen 24:52, Gen 24:53

11. What did Rebekah’s brothers say to her when she left with Abraham’s servant? (Gen.24:59–60)
    Parallel Verses: Gen 24:58, Gen 24:59, Gen 24:60

12. What did Rebekah do when she saw Isaac? (Gen.24:64–65)
    Parallel Verses: Gen 24:63, Gen 24:64, Gen 24:65

14.What did Abraham do after Sarah died? (Gen.25:1–4)

Parallel Verses: Gen 25:1, Gen 25:1, Gen 25:2

13. To whom did Abraham leave everything he owned when he died? (Gen.25:5)
    Parallel Verses: Gen 25:4, Gen 25:5, Gen 25:6

14. Where was Abraham buried when he died? (Gen.25:10)
    Parallel Verses: Gen 25:9, Gen 25:10, Gen 25:11

15. What happened to Ishmael? (Gen.25:12–18)
    Parallel Verses: Gen 25:11, Gen 25:12, Gen 25:13

GET IT

1. Why is it important or unimportant to marry someone from the same religious, social, and cultural background?

2. When was the last time God specifically answered one of your prayers?

APPLY IT

1. For what major decisions will you ask God to give you guidance this week?

Verse Memory / Mnemonic Table

Memory Verse	Mnemonic Keyword(s)
Genesis 24:7	Lord, land, promise

Commentary Summary Block

Got Questions:
This passage in Genesis 24-25 highlights God’s work through Abraham’s family and clarifies how God calls His people to trust His word. A doctrinal focus for this lesson is that God remains faithful to His promise even when human understanding is limited, and He calls for a believing response grounded in His character.

Enduring Word:
In A Bride for Isaac, the flow of the passage shows promise and blessing in the middle of real human weakness and delay. A pastoral takeaway is that God works patiently through flawed people, and the lesson invites readers to respond with obedience, humility, and confidence in the Lord’s timing.

Bible Project:
Within the larger story of Scripture, Genesis 24-25 advances the theme of undefined. This lesson fits into the broader biblical narrative by showing how God’s promises move history forward and prepare the way for the covenant story that unfolds across the rest of Genesis and beyond.

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