A vision for what type of woman God is leading you to will begin to form in your mind as you listen to the Word of God. When the women come out to dance, grab one and carry her off to be your wife.--Benjaminites (Judges 21:19-25) Abraham instructed his servant not to look for a wife among the Canaanites. My brother is in his final year as a college student at Texas A&M. So be a man after God’s own heart and don’t look back! Below you’ll find five characteristics of a godly woman with verses that go along with each of them. When the time came for the young man to find a wife, the king reminded his son she needed to be a woman qualified and capable of one day serving as his queen. Romantic feelings are exploited by Madison Avenue and are continually set before us in an exciting light on the television screen. God is more than willing to give that to you as well if you will ask him for it (James 1:5–8). His intention to find a bride would have been publicized, and only one lucky girl was to be chosen. So Laban with his mother decides to put the matter of prompt departure up to Rebekah (v. 58). Read the Scriptures daily and God will give you wisdom, and the Holy Spirit will use the Word to transform and renew your mind to be more like Christ’s (Romans 12:1–2). They have three grown children and four grandchildren. She responded: A marriage license is not a guarantee that the marriage is going to work, any more than a fishing license assures that you’ll catch fish. What goes on anyway? Got back to step number 5, and join a church! I am writing this post for him and myriads of other young men like him—young, single men that I have conversations with almost daily about life … But as important as this is, finding the right person does not insure a godly marriage. To give a drink to the men and then to satisfy the thirst of the camels was an entirely different matter. We all know that this chapter, the longest in the book of Genesis, is devoted to a description of the process of finding a wife for Isaac. Stigers remarks help explain this phenomenon: The response of the family is interesting, for not the father, but the brother, speaks first. His greatest concern was the marriage of Isaac to a woman who would help him raise a godly seed, even as God had previously made clear: For I have chosen him, in order that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing righteousness and justice; in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has spoken about him (Genesis 18:19). When this qualification was satisfied, the servant bowed in worship, giving the glory to God for His guidance and blessing: Then the man bowed low and worshiped the LORD. It also served as a means of proclaiming to the Canaanites that Yahweh alone was God. That leads me to a principle which many Christian counselors often stress: ROMANTIC LOVE IS NEVER THE BASIS FOR MARRIAGE—MARRIAGE IS THE BASIS FOR ROMANTIC LOVE. The Nuzu tablets throw light on the arrangement. Beyond this, she was a beautiful woman who had maintained her sexual purity—essential to the preservation of a godly seed. What an awesome task this must have been. Have You Lost a Loved One? Isaac was said to be the sole heir of Abraham’s wealth (verse 36).