Rebekah and Isaac: Types of the Church and the Bridegroom
AnalogyHistorical Account★★★★Rebekah: type of the church, the “called out” virgin bride (Eph. 5:25-32). Isaac: type of the Bridegroom going out to receive His bride (1 Thess. 4:14-16).
Found in Sermon illustrations of the Bible, topically arranged, by, Brooks, Keith L. 1888-1954. · pages 1-120 of OCR scan
The point
This illustration draws a parallel between Rebekah, the called-out virgin bride, and Isaac, the bridegroom who goes out to meet her, as types of the church and Christ's second coming.
Scripture
Genesis 24:58Genesis 24:64Ephesians 5:25-321 Thessalonians 4:14-162 Corinthians 11:2Revelation 19:7-9John 14:2-3
Audience
AdultsYouth
Occasions
Wedding
Tone
Hopeful · Uplifting · Reverent
To tell aloud
under a minute · 14 words