To find a bride

To find a bride

Prayer
Lord, thank you that you provide the things that we need every day. Thank you that you keep all the promises you make.

Songs

Standing on the promises
His love
He is Lord

Story

To find a bride

Reference: Genesis 24

Props: sock puppet

When Abraham was old and wealthy, he called his servant and said to him, “ Promise me that you will go to my old country and to my family and find a bride for my son Isaac.” The servant asked, “ But what if the girl doesn’t want to come with me? Shall I take Isaac back to your old country?

“You must not take my son back to my old country,” said Abraham, “ The Lord took me out of my old country and he has promised me that this land will belong to my children. The Lord will send an angel before you so that you will find a bride for my son. If the girl doesn’t want to come with you, you are freed from your promise.” So the servant promised that he would go and find a bride for Isaac.

The servant took ten of his master’s camels and left taking many presents from his master. He travelled to the town of Nahor. He had the camels kneel down to drink water from the well; it was evening, the time the woman go to draw water.

Then he prayed to God. He asked God to help him find the right bride. He asked God for a sign. He asked God that if he asked a girl for water to drink that she would offer to water his camels too.

Before he finished praying, Rebecca came out with the jar on her shoulder. She was very beautiful. She came to the well and filled her jar. The servant went to her and asked her for some water. She offered him some water to drink and when he was finished drinking she offered to water his camels too. While she was doing this, the servant watched her to see if she was the girl he was searching for.

When she was finished, the servant took out some gold jewellery and he gave it to her. He asked her whose daughter she was. She said she was the daughter of Abraham’s nephew. She then asked the servant to come stay at their home for the night.

The servant praised the Lord for answering his prayer and helping him to find the right bride.

So Rebecca’s brother came out and invited the servant to stay at their house. He asked the brother if he could take Rebecca to be Isaac’s bride. They said she could go. He gave presents to Rebecca. He also gave presents to her brother and mother. The servant then asked Rebecca if she was willing to go with him. She agreed to go. Her brother blessed her. And then the servant took Rebecca and left.

Rebecca saw Isaac walking in the fields and asked who he was. The servant told her that it was Isaac. The servant told Isaac everything that he had done. Isaac then married Rebecca.

Bible story adapted by Antoinette Marlow

Activity

You will need: various boxes of a variety of shapes and sizes.
The toddlers must stack the boxes on top of each other. They can put them on top of each other in any direction. They can then knock down the boxes and build them up again.