Introduction
This whole chapter concerns the procurement of a bride for Isaac and consists of one of the most beautiful narratives ever written. It is nothing short of amazing how little any of the commentaries consulted have to say about this chapter, a fact which we attribute to a failure to observe it as a type of how the Savior himself identifies and receives his Bride, the Church. There are some lessons here regarding God's providence, His continued watchfulness over the covenant people, and the extension of his protectorate over the posterity of Abraham, but the big thing in the chapter is the transfer of the "promise" and all of its attendant blessings to the "seed of promise," Isaac.
The chapter falls naturally into a number of divisions, as follows:
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