What Is the Significance of Isaac Meeting His Bride in the Field?

Direct Answer

Yes, Les Feldick teaches that Isaac meeting his bride in the field is a significant Old Testament picture of Christ meeting His bride, the Church, in the air.

Les explains that just as Isaac left his home and met Rebekah in the field at a distance from home, so Christ will leave heaven and meet His bride (the Church) in the clouds. This illustrates the Holy Spirit's present work of calling out a bride for Christ from the Gentiles.

Key Scriptures

Genesis 24:63-64 — These verses directly narrate Isaac meeting Rebekah in the field, which Les uses as the basis for his typology.

What Does the Bible Say?

Genesis 24 records Abraham sending his servant to find a wife for Isaac from his relatives in Syria. The servant brings Rebekah back. In Genesis 24:63-64, Isaac goes out to meditate in the field at eventide, sees the camels coming, and Rebekah sees him and alights from her camel. The Bible presents this as a literal, historical meeting.

What Does Les Feldick Teach About Isaac Meeting His Bride in the Field?

Les Feldick teaches that this event is a beautiful illustration of Christ and His bride, the Church. Abraham's servant represents the Holy Spirit, who is sent to call out a bride from the Gentiles. Isaac leaving his home and meeting Rebekah in the field pictures Christ leaving heaven to meet His bride in the clouds at the Rapture. Les emphasizes that Christ will not just call the bride immediately to heaven but will meet her partway, just as Isaac met Rebekah partway. He also notes that Isaac married a Gentile, picturing Christ calling out a Gentile bride.

How Does the Servant Represent the Holy Spirit?

Les compares Abraham's servant to the Holy Spirit, sent into a far country to draw out a bride for the Son. This is the present age's work: the Holy Spirit calling out a bride from the Gentiles for Christ.

What Does Isaac's Leaving Home and Meeting in the Field Symbolize?

Isaac left his home and met Rebekah partway in the field, which Les interprets as a picture of Christ leaving heaven and meeting the Church in the air. This shows that Christ will not call believers directly to heaven but will meet them in the clouds.

Why Is It Significant That Isaac Married a Gentile?

Les points out that Isaac married a Gentile woman from Syria, which is a picture of Christ calling out a Gentile bride from among the Gentiles in this present age.

From the Teaching

Servant as Holy Spirit

Les introduces the illustration: Abraham's servant sent to a far country to get a bride for Isaac pictures the Holy Spirit calling out the bride of Christ from the Gentiles.

Isaac Meets Bride Partway

Les explains that Isaac left home and met Rebekah partway in the field, illustrating how Christ will leave heaven and meet His bride in the air.

Isaac's Joy at Bride's Coming

Les describes Isaac's joy and expectation when he sees the camels coming, emphasizing the meeting place between home and the far country.

Bride Taken Home and Loved

Les reiterates that Isaac went partway to meet the bride, took her home, and loved her, paralleling Christ's actions with His bride.

Isaac Married a Gentile

Les notes that Isaac married a Gentile woman, which is a picture of Christ calling out a Gentile bride.

Rebekah's Veil and Question

Les explains Rebekah's question and veiling, highlighting the detail of the meeting in the field.

Calling Out a Bride

Les summarizes the Genesis 24 account as the calling out of a bride for Isaac, likened to the Holy Spirit calling out the bride of Christ.

Isaac Meditating in the Field

Les suggests Isaac was mourning his mother, which may explain why he was in the field meditating, setting the scene for the meeting.

Bible Verses

Genesis 24:63: And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.

This verse sets the scene for Isaac meeting Rebekah in the field, which Les uses as the typological meeting point.

Genesis 24:64: And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.

This verse shows Rebekah's recognition of Isaac, highlighting the personal meeting in the field.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Isaac meeting Rebekah in the field represent?

Les Feldick teaches that it represents Christ leaving heaven to meet His bride, the Church, in the air at the Rapture. Just as Isaac left his home and met Rebekah partway, so Christ will meet believers who are caught up to meet Him in the clouds.

Who does Abraham's servant represent?

Les teaches that Abraham's servant represents the Holy Spirit, who is sent into the world to call out a bride for Christ, primarily from the Gentiles.

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