LOVE IS IN THE AIR!

Saturday, February 15, 2020

LOVE IS IN THE AIR!

Gen 26:6-9

6 And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:

7 And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.

8 And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.

9 And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.

           Yesterday was Valentine’s Day and love is in the air! Burly men are in a virtual panic trying to think of some gift that would show their love. I did take my wife out for dinner. I even let her keep the change! It’s not easy for some guys. Perhaps a new set of tools or a gun cleaning kit might be just the thing! Nevertheless, as our Bible portion suggests, you can’t hide love!

           Rebekah was a pretty thing! She was fair to look upon and Isaac was afraid that the foreigners among whom he lived might kill him to take her. He claimed that she was his sister. This denial of relationship caused the king to take notice of one so fair. Considering the trouble that David got himself into, I think it is a bad idea for kings to look out of windows! This time, however, King Abimelech saw the love that Isaac had for Rebekah and it was not a sibling kind of love!

           The word “sporting” means “to make merry; to laugh outright.” The manner of their play indicated a prior and ongoing intimacy that was hard to hide. You can’t hide love.

Dear Lord, thank you for the marvelous gift of my wife. Let me never hurt her but love her even as Christ loved the church. AMEN