Isaac and Rebekah

Scripture: Genesis 24

Learning Objectives:

• Students will learn it is important to choose a godly spouse
• Students will learn God gives us people in our lives who can help us make godly choices
• Students will learn it is important to ask for God’s help in finding a godly spouse who will help us stay close to Him

Interesting Facts:

• Marriages to relatives were common in the time of Isaac.
• Marriage within one’s clan helped ensure one’s spouse would have been raised with similar beliefs and values .
• Marriages in this time were often arranged and the groom and the bride’s family exchanged gifts.
• One camel can drink twenty gallons of water. The fact that Rebekah offered to draw water for all of the camels was a huge act of service.

Bible Lesson

• Watering Camels

Application

• Lifelines

Service Project

• Helping Missionaries Support Marriages

ESL

• Words for Weddings

Language

• Basic Literacy
  • Invitation Punctuation
• Advanced Literacy
  • You Should Have Been There!

Math

• Basic Literacy
  • There’s a Graph For That
• Advanced Literacy
  • There’s a Coordinate Graph For That

Science

• Water, the Body’s Air Conditioner

Health/Hygiene

• Healthy Hydration

Sustenance/Survival

• Keeping Cool In The Wilderness