Timestamps:
00:32 – Those searching for an eternal companion can learn valuable lessons from the story of Isaac and Rebekah.
04:27 – “He shall send his angel before thee to help” in Genesis 24.20.
06:55 – A caution: The Lord has not chosen one particular person to be your spouse.
09:32 – The servant’s test of how to choose an eternal companion. If you are looking for a 3-3 marriage, be a 3!
23:43 – Archetypes in Genesis. Four ways to read the text, with three important lenses. The temple symbolism of Rebekah at the well.
30:57 – Abraham marries Keturah after the death of Sarah.
33:56 – The sons of Ishmael and their “castles” in Genesis 25.12-18.
35:29 – Abraham died and was gathered to his people. These verses echo eternal truths regarding the reunification of families in the Spirit World after death.
39:22 – Rebekah and Isaac have twins named Jacob and Esau. These men represent two nations.
46:39 – Esau is the progenitor of the Edomites.
50:04 – Esau sells the birthright in Genesis 25.29-34. Esau’s tears remind us to not despise the blessings within our reach.
1:00:51 – The people of the covenant always seek sacred places to commune with God.
1:03:58 – The literal reading (peshat) of Genesis 27.1-40 with 4 points of emphasis from the Institute Manual.
1:11:19 – Patterns, types, and figures may provide deeper meaning to Genesis 27. Reading this text with an allegorical (remez) and sacred temple approach (sod).
1:22:23 – The tripart structure of the creation and the three Patriarchs may increase our understanding of temple symbolism and show us Rebekah’s essential purpose in this story.
1:32:13 – We can accept the responsibility of the Abrahamic Covenant by sharing the light of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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I truly love this podcast and feel so grateful to be taught by such scripture Masters. Thank you deeply for the time you volunteer to make this possible.
In reference to about minute 38, I can’t help but think that as we pass over and are met by our loved ones that we aren’t crossing over into a “scary new place” but instead we are going to a place we know and recognize, with friends and family to greet us. Back to a place we know well, where we know which “kitchen drawer” the forks are in because we’re home. I have sat at the bedside of my sister, father and grandfather and can absolutely testify of the abundance of family waiting on the other side of a rice paper thin veil as each passed. I felt their spirits almost leap from their tired worn bodies as they crossed over into the celebratory arms of eager family rejoicing at their home coming. I don’t claim to be any sort of a scholar but I can’t deny what I have witnessed To me it feels like love and peace and home.
With much respect, my opinion is that we will not find ourselves in a scary place at all when we pass through the veil.
Thanks for sharing Sunni. What a blessing it is to die in the presence of family and loved ones. It can be a sacred experience, as you have witnessed.
-Mike
The comments about finding our eternal companion are in agreement with what leaders of the church have stated, yet from my own personal experience it goes beyond our simply making a choice of one whom we love, or of God making that choice for us. I am convinced many of us made the choice of an eternal companion in the preexistence and made covenants with them there. I have seen that play out in my own life in a very clear, undeniable way, as well in the lives of family members and close friends who knew immediately that a particular girl they had only met once was their eternal companion, and the girls knew it as well, just as Rebecca did before meeting Isaac. I’ve been in love and engaged to a perfect, wonderful girl and yet both of us received a “No” when we prayed about whether we were “the right one” for each other. I’ve seen that happen many times to others close to me. So I am absolutely convinced there is a “right one” for most of us. If I had to guess, I would suggest both Mike and Bryce experienced that to some degree as well. Yes, we probably could marry any number of women that “seemed” right to us in every respect and we might be in love with, but if they are not the one we made a covenant with in the preexistence, they will not be the right one here. And if we pray about it we will very likely receive an answer from the Lord confirming or negating our choice. We are still free to follow His promptings, but only God knows who the right person is for each of us, and as any loving father or mother would, He strives to guide us in the direction that will bless both our lives both in mortality, and through out eternity as He did with Adam, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and every covenant individual.
Thanks Guy. I know that I have strong feelings on this subject, and that not everyone agrees. I am always open to new opinions, and as always, just because I think things are a certain way, does not make it so! Thanks for listening to the podcast and for commenting!
-Mike