. Christian herald and signs of our times. 274 THE CHRISTIAN HERALD AND SIGNS OF OUR The Patriarchal Marriage.* IT would be manifestly unjust to judgeof this marriage [that of Isaac and Re-bekah] and the way it was broughtabout by our modern standards. There ismuch in it that would be distasteful to the French would find less to ob-ject to than we do. But this much maybe said, that Isaac, so far as we can judgefrom the story, was of a shrinking, ner-vous disposition ; and if his father had notset on foot plans for his marriage, he mightnever have been married at all. In suc
. Christian herald and signs of our times. 274 THE CHRISTIAN HERALD AND SIGNS OF OUR The Patriarchal Marriage.* IT would be manifestly unjust to judgeof this marriage [that of Isaac and Re-bekah] and the way it was broughtabout by our modern standards. There ismuch in it that would be distasteful to the French would find less to ob-ject to than we do. But this much maybe said, that Isaac, so far as we can judgefrom the story, was of a shrinking, ner-vous disposition ; and if his father had notset on foot plans for his marriage, he mightnever have been married at all. In suchcases some action on the part of relativesmay be permitted, but as a general rule itis best for a man to choose for himself,and if he has not courage to ask a womanto be his wife, to remain unmarried. Buta plan that may be best for us may not bethe best for all the world. After her marriage, the whole interest ofRebekah for us centres in her relationshipto her sons, and especially to Jacob. I need not go over the familiar story ofher fond but foolish love for Jacob, and thecourse it led
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