Week 3: Genesis 25 - 50

This week we have a LOT of chapters to go through, and there really isn't a way for me to cover them all, so I'm going to focus on a topic similar to last week's - instead of the Abrahamic Covenant, we're going to learn more about the covenant of marriage/marriage in the covenant!

First, I wanted to share with you a Mormon Messages video clip:



A lot of people wonder why it is so important for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to marry in a temple. One very big reason is because that choice (whether or not to marry in the temple) carries eternal consequences.

Temple marriage is a covenant made between a man, a woman, and God -- a promise that the three will work together, and that the husband and wife will cleave to each other for eternity. Civil marriage is a contract marriage that can be easily broken, left unfulfilled, or dissolved when "death do us part."

When a home is based on a covenant marriage, there is a greater chance of children being raised in righteousness and happiness.

Throughout Genesis 24, we learn of Abraham's and Sarah's concern for their son, Isaac, to marry in the covenant, to someone who shares his beliefs and will stand by his side as he serves the Lord. Then we learn about Rebekah and the amazing qualities that she possesses that make her an ideal wife for Isaac. Then, Isaac and Rebekah face these same concerns for their son, Jacob, in chapters 27 and 28. The idea of a covenant marriage is not a new one, and we can see from the scriptures how significant this decision has always been.

Jacob was willing to work for 14 years to take Rachel as his wife (Gen 29: 1 - 30). What are you willing to do to be worthy to marry within the covenant?

God wants us to be happy, and He has shown us the way. All we need to do is follow Him!