Choosing A Wife

I’d suggest you read, before considering this article, the chapter of Genesis 24. There is found that interesting account of Abraham who sent his chief servant to the land of Haran to find a wife for his 40 year old son, Isaac. Of course, questions have been raised concerning the propriety of an elderly father (140 years old) choosing a wife for his son. I do not intend to enter into that question now. I do want to suggest that Abraham is deeply conscious of several important principles in...