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In this week\u2019s reading from Parashat Chai Sarah (Shemot \/ Genesis 23:1-25:18<\/span><\/em>) we learn, (i) Sarah Abraham\u2019s wife dies and is buried (23:1-3<\/span><\/em>), (ii) Abraham bargains for a piece of land from the sons of Heth to bury his wife (23:4-20<\/span><\/em>), (iii) Abraham sends his servant to find a wife for Isaac (24:1-4<\/span><\/em>), (iv) Abraham\u2019s servant Eleazar meets Rebecca at the watering spring (24:11-21<\/span><\/em>), (v) Abraham marries Keturah (25:1-6<\/span><\/em>), and (vi) Abraham dies (25:7-8<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 In this week\u2019s portion, Abraham acted righteously before the people living in the Land of Israel, by being honest in purchasing a piece of land to bury his wife.\u00a0 We also read how Eleazar had great faith in the God of Abraham to help him in his task to find a wife for Isaac.\u00a0 Eleazar believed in the Lord God of Abraham to help him according to his prayer in Bereshit \/ Genesis 24:43<\/span><\/em>, \u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e0\u05b4\u05e6\u05bc\u05b8\u05d1 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05e6\u05b5\u05d0\u05ea \u05dc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d0\u05b9\u05d1 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05d9\u05d4\u05b8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9-\u05e0\u05b8\u05d0 \u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05d8-\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u201cbehold, I am standing by the spring, and may it be that the maiden who comes out to draw, and to whom I say, Please let me drink a little water from your jar.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Based upon the narrative in the Scriptures, the Lord prepared the minds and lives of Rebecca and her family so that Eleazar would know that he had found the woman the Lord has prepared for Isaac.\u00a0 Like Eleazar, the Lord has and is preparing the way for each of us to serve Him.\u00a0 This week\u2019s reading is a great example of being men of faith and faithfulness before the Lord.\u00a0 We are to remember God\u2019s promises, to fear Him, and be willing to take the path that He has set before us.<\/p>\n \u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05db\u05d3<\/strong> Bereshit \/ Genesis 24:12-15<\/span><\/em><\/strong> According to Tehillim \/ Psalms 143:1<\/span><\/em>, David says \u201cA Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD, Give ear to my supplications! Answer me in Your faithfulness, in Your righteousness!\u201d<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 Similar to David\u2019s words describing God\u2019s faithfulness to Himself and to His people, according to the Scriptures, the Lord does answer our prayers.\u00a0 In Midrash Rabbah Bereshit, Parashat 60, Part 1<\/span><\/em>, the rabbis speak of the faith and faithfulness of both Abraham and Eleazar (\u05de\u05d3\u05e8\u05e9 \u05e8\u05d1\u05d4 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea \u05e4\u05e8\u05e9\u05d4 \u05e1 \u05e1\u05d9\u05de\u05df \u05d0).\u00a0 The midrash states the following:<\/p>\n Midrash Rabbah Bereshit, Parashat 60, Part 1<\/span><\/em><\/strong> \u05de\u05d3\u05e8\u05e9 \u05e8\u05d1\u05d4 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea \u05e4\u05e8\u05e9\u05d4 \u05e1 \u05e1\u05d9\u05de\u05df \u05d0<\/strong> According to Midrash Rabbah, for prayer to be answered, one must fear the Lord.\u00a0 The Lord listens to those who fear Him.\u00a0 The midrash states that the one who feared the Lord is Abraham.\u00a0 They say that Abraham walked in darkness in Mesopotamia (while with his pagan Chaldean family) and the Lord gave him light, the Lord illuminated his path wherever he went by instructing him in truth, righteousness, and justice.\u00a0 The rabbis also say that the Lord listened to the voice of Abraham\u2019s servant, Eleazar, for the simple fact that he was Abraham\u2019s servant.\u00a0 The midrash states that Eleazar walked in darkness when he went to fetch Rebecca, meaning that he traveled back to the land of Mesopotamia, a land of idol worship and it is the Lord i who gave Eleazar light to see in the darkness.\u00a0 Eleazar trusted in the name of the Lord remaining in his faith as a servant of Abraham.\u00a0 The point of the midrash is that Eleazar having heard Abraham speak of the Lord and His faithfulness, he too had faith and developed a fear of the Lord.\u00a0 Being faithful to the Lord, Eleazar sought the Lord for help in his time of need.\u00a0 The Lord heard his prayer and answered him.<\/p>\n As we continue in the narrative of this week\u2019s portion, we again see the faithfulness of Abraham in Bereshit \/ Genesis 24:63<\/span><\/em>, when Rebecca saw Isaac, according to the Aramaic Targum we read the following:<\/p>\n Targum Pseudo Jonathan, Bereshit \/ Genesis 24:63<\/span><\/em><\/strong> According to the Aramaic Targum, the rabbis say that Isaac had returned from the \u201cschool of Rabba Shem\u201d<\/span><\/em> and was praying in the field when he saw Rebecca approaching.\u00a0 The Jewish encyclopedia states, \u201cShem is unanimously declared by the Rabbis to have been the youngest son of Noah (comp. Japheth in Rabbinical Literature), yet he is always named first, being the most important of the three brothers. Indeed, he was born circumcised; he was the ancestor of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; he was priest and prophet; and he was one of the eight righteous who are mentioned twice in Gen. xi. 10 and who were allotted a portion both in this world and in the world to come (Sanh. 69b; Tan., Yelammedenu, Noa\u1e25; Midr. ha-Gadol on Gen. ix. 18, xi. 10, ed. Schechter, cols. 142, 186). Shem is styled \u201cthe\u2019 great one\u201d (\u201cShem rabba\u201d; Sanh. 108b). According to Gen. R. xxx. 6, it was Shem who offered the sacrifices on the altar after Noah came out of the ark (comp. Gen. viii. 20)\u201d<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 What is interesting about the Aramaic Targum and the rabbinic understanding on Abraham and Isaac in the narrative is in the way in which the Targum expands upon Isaac praying in the field as Rebecca approaches.\u00a0 According to Judaism, the Yeshiva or Beit Midrash has been the institution in which the Torah has been formally transmitted from teacher to student, from generation to generation.\u00a0 It is believed this transmission of Torah or religious studies has occurred from time immemorial, and we can see this idea has an ancient basis by the rabbis integrating this into the narrative of the Aramaic translation on Isaac coming from the school of Rabba Shem<\/span><\/em>.\u00a0 In the Aramaic Targum we find an ancient understanding on the importance of studying God\u2019s word, the historical and literary evidence for importance of Torah study is provided right here out of the Targum translation.\u00a0 In the rabbinic literature, the most legendary place of study was the school that was headed by Shem, Noach\u2019s third son (Bereshit \/ Genesis 6:10<\/span><\/em>) and was then passed on to Shem\u2019s grandson (Bereshit \/ Genesis 10:21-24<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 The rabbis ask the question of what happened to Isaac following the Akedah<\/span> <\/em>(\u05e2\u05b2\u05e7\u05b5\u05d9\u05d3\u05b7\u05ea) and their answer is that he was studying at the Yeshiva of Shem.\u00a0 Abraham had sent Isaac to study God\u2019s word or more specifically, God\u2019s commands.\u00a0 This idea may be a little anachronistic since Isaac could not have possibly been studying the Torah since it had not been given yet, however, there is a Rabbinic tradition that the laws (Dinim) originated in the Garden of Eden (Talmud Bavli Sanhedrin 56b<\/span><\/em>) and therefore were extant long before the Torah was given at Sinai.<\/p>\n The point of these various things in the rabbinic literature, the Aramaic Targum, the midrash, and this weeks reading from the Torah, is that of being faithful to the Lord.\u00a0 Within the Aramaic translation we find the concept that Abraham, being faithful to God and to his family, was teaching his son Isaac about God\u2019s word.\u00a0 The rabbis say he was returning from the school of Rabba Shem<\/span><\/em>.\u00a0 We know that as parents, that we are obligated to educate our children in God\u2019s word as we are told according to Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 6:4-7<\/span><\/em>.<\/p>\n Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 6:4-7<\/span><\/em><\/strong> According to the Aramaic translation, Abraham did this very thing to Isaac.\u00a0 Midrash Rabbah states \u201cLet him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God, thus it is written, And his [Abraham\u2019s] heart faithful before You.\u201d<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 Abraham remained faithful to God because he taught his children and the surrounding peoples about the One True God.\u00a0 Eleazar believed in the Lord God of Abraham evidenced by his prayer when he said, \u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e0\u05b4\u05e6\u05bc\u05b8\u05d1 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05e6\u05b5\u05d0\u05ea \u05dc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d0\u05b9\u05d1 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05d9\u05d4\u05b8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9-\u05e0\u05b8\u05d0 \u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05d8-\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u201cbehold, I am standing by the spring, and may it be that the maiden who comes out to draw, and to whom I say, Please let me drink a little water from your jar\u201d<\/span><\/em> (Bereshit \/ Genesis 24:43<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 Because of their faithfulness, the Lord heard their prayers and answered their prayers.\u00a0 From the study thus far, the question before us is, \u201cdoes our faithfulness today result in the Lord hearing and answering our prayers?\u201d<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 We have all heard it said that we just need to pray in the name of Jesus and God will hear our prayer without mention of living a righteous life.\u00a0 Is living righteously implicitly understood?\u00a0 Would the Lord God hear the prayer of an unrighteous person if he is praying in the name of Jesus outside of the prayer of forgiveness? (see Tehillim \/ Psalms 66:18<\/span><\/em>)\u00a0 Remember, both faith and faithfulness go hand in hand.\u00a0 Faith is what we have on the inside, faithfulness is what we do as a result of our faith in the Lord.\u00a0 A simple search in the Scriptures produces many results on those who claimed to have faith but their actions do not demonstrate the faith that they have within.\u00a0 According to the Scriptures, Abraham is described as having received many gifts from God, he became the father of many nations, he was the friend of God, he had his prayers answered, etc and this was by reason that he was faithful to the word of the Lord.\u00a0 The Jewish understanding of Abraham, from our study here and elsewhere, the Lord God justifying Abraham is because of his personal faithfulness.\u00a0 The Apostle Paul said according to Romans 4<\/span><\/em> that justification of sinners is based upon Christ crucified.\u00a0 There is no contradiction here since those who \u201cremain\u201d<\/span><\/em> or \u201cabide\u201d<\/span><\/em> in Christ will be walking in His ways by living according to His Torah, in truth, justice, righteousness, love, mercy, and peace, the very products of faith in a life of faithfulness.\u00a0 We cannot claim to be in the Messiah Yeshua and our lives not exhibit these essential characteristics of faithfulness.\u00a0 In this week\u2019s Torah portion, Parashat Chai Sarah, we are given a great example from two men of faith, from Abraham who taught everyone unwavering and relentlessly about the One True God, and of Eleazar, who trusted in the Lord to make his path straight to find a wife for Isaac.\u00a0 If we continue in God\u2019s word daily, live in faithfulness before Him, walk with humble hearts, and remain in the Messiah Yeshua, according to the Scriptures, He will surely hear and answer our prayers.<\/p>\n Thinking on these things, is it possible to exclude any part from this list above and expect the Lord to hear us?\u00a0 The Lord is calling us to holiness and righteousness in His Son Yeshua.\u00a0 He has enabled us to enter into a covenant with Him in and through His Son.\u00a0 Being in the covenant, the Lord sets us free from the bondage of habitual sin and enables us to live in victory on a daily basis.\u00a0 The point is that we need to recognize our inability to overcome habitual sin and our need to rely upon the power of God\u2019s Holy Spirit who dwells within us.\u00a0 The Apostle Paul said in Romans 7:25 \u201cFor I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out.\u201d<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 It is the Lord God Almighty by His Holy Spirit that enables us to carry out what is right and true and just.\u00a0 This is an automatic process, walking in this way requires one\u2019s personal intention to do so and seeking the Lord God in Heaven to help.\u00a0 Like we read in the Torah portion this week, Abraham and Eleazar both trusted the Lord to help in their time of need.\u00a0 Today, we too need to trust in the Lord to help us in our time of need. 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\n 24:12 He said, \u2018O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today, and show lovingkindness to my master Abraham. 24:13 \u2018Behold, I am standing by the spring, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water; 24:14 now may it be that the girl to whom I say, \u2018Please let down your jar so that I may drink,\u2019 and who answers, \u2018Drink, and I will water your camels also\u2019 may she be the one whom You have appointed for Your servant Isaac; and by this I will know that You have shown lovingkindness to my master.\u2019 24:15 Before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham\u2019s brother Nahor, came out with her jar on her shoulder. (NASB)<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n And He said, O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, send me, I pray, good speed this day, etc (Bereshit \/ Genesis 24:12).\u00a0 It is written, Who is among you that fears the Lord, that hears the voice of his servant (Isaiah 50:10)?\u00a0 Who is among you that fears the Lord refers to Abraham; that hears the voice of his servant, etc., he listened to the voice of the Holy One blessed be He, to His servant.\u00a0 Who walked in darkness, from Mesopotamia and its environs; and has no light.\u00a0 Who then gave him light?\u00a0 God illumined his path wherever he went.\u00a0 Let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God, thus it is written, And his [Abraham\u2019s] heart faithful before You (Nehemiah 9:8).\u00a0 Another interpretation, Who is among you that fears the Lord, alludes to Eleazar; who heard the voice of his servant, for he was Abraham\u2019s servant.\u00a0 Who walked in darkness when he went to fetch Rebekah.\u00a0 And has no light, who then gave him light?\u00a0 The Holy One blessed be He, illumined his path with meteors and lightnings.\u00a0 Let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay on his God, thus it is written, and he said, O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, send me, I pray, good speed this day.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n
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\n And Izhak was coming from the school of the Rabba Shem, by the way of the fountain where had been revealed to him the Living and Eternal One, who seeth, and is not seen; and he resided in the land of the south. [JERUSALEM. And Izhak was coming from the school of the Rabba Shem, at the fountain where had been revealed to him the Shekinah of the Lord; and he dwelt in the land of the south.} And Izhak went forth to pray upon the face of the field at the time of evening; and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were approaching.<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n 6:4 \u2018Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one! 6:5 \u2018You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6:6 \u2018These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. 6:7 You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up. (NASB)<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n