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Genesis 24 is a dual love story. In biblical typology it tells of the greatest love story ever told. It portrays the loving Father God, who sent for a bride for His Son Jesus, and uses the Servant, who is a type of the Holy Spirit, to guide the bride home. This is demonstrated in how Abraham sent his servant to go find a bride for Isaac. The bride’s obedience to follow the servant was foreshadowed by the Son’s obedience to follow the Father’s plan. The Father, Son and Holy Spirit always have a plan, and they always work together to carry out that plan. Just as God had a plan for the redemption of mankind, He too has a plan for those who are searching for someone to spend the rest of their lives with. But we must be willing to wait on the Lord to accomplish His will in us.

Waiting is never easy, and because of this many have gotten ahead of God or disregarded His warnings and had to suffer the consequences of their decisions. When it comes to waiting, the camels in Genesis 24 also play an important role. The camel in typology represents grace. In the biblical account the servant had to wait until he found the one willing to water the camels and willing to follow him back to his master. Isaac had to wait until the camels returned, bringing his bride home. So, in this we see it takes grace to wait upon the Lord. No matter how hard waiting might be, it’s always easier than wishing that you did. Too many people, instead of waiting on the camels of grace, jumped at the goats of rebellion or self-reliance. No matter how lonely you might feel, never settle for a spouse who will not follow God. You may think that you can change their ungodly habits and wicked ways, but in reality, they are more likely to bring you down if you give them your heart, than you are to change them. “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?” (2 Corinthians 6:14).

Don’t jump ahead of God and marry outside of His will. Just hang on through the grace that God gives you, and who knows, maybe your camels are on the way right now. Notice what Isaac was doing when his bride arrived: “And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming” (Genesis 24:63). He was waiting, meditating (pondering upon what the father had promised him) and watching to see who the servant would bring. When he lifted up his eyes, he saw his bride was coming. Also notice what she did as she approached him: “And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel” (Genesis 24:64). She too lifted up her eyes as the camel of grace had delivered her to the one who God had for her. It was only when they lifted up their eyes together that God’s plan for the rest of their lives was put into motion.

You will never find the kind of spouse that God wants for you by looking downward into the world’s way of matchmaking. It’s better to wait and marry in grace than to jump ahead in disgrace. Even the very best marriages will face rocky areas along the way. The grace of God, like the camel, is both steadfast and sure and can carry you through whatever terrain life might lead you to. Although not the slowest animal in the Bible, camels were noted for their longevity and endurance and not for speed like the horse and chariot.

When it comes to spending the rest of your life together, you better wait for the one who will always be faithful, even during the hard times, and not the one who will dump you and leave as fast as they showed up. Waiting in grace is not the fastest way to win a race, but a lot of times those who start the fastest fail to make it to the finish line. “What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder” (Mark 10:9).

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