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Verse Genesis 24:49. _THAT I MAY TURN TO THE RIGHT HAND OR TO THE
LEFT_] That is, That I may go elsewhere and seek a proper match for
the son of my master. Some have imagined that Eliezer intimated b...
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- The Marriage of Isaac
26. קרד _qādad_, “bow the head.” השׁתחוה
_shâchâh_, “bow the body.”
29. לבן _lābān_, “Laban, white.”
In this circumstantial account of the marriage of Isaac, we have a
b...
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CHAPTER 24 THE BRIDE SOUGHT FOR ISAAC
_ 1. The commission to the servant (Genesis 24:1)_
2. The obedience and prayer of the servant (Genesis 24:10)
3. The prayer answered (Genesis 24:15)
4. Th
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GENESIS 24. AT HIS MASTER'S COMMAND, ABRAHAM'S SLAVE BRINGS REBEKAH TO
CANAAN AS A WIFE FOR ISAAC. The chapter has generally been assigned to
J, but it is probably composite, and has been put together...
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_deal kindly and truly_ Lit. "do kindness and truth"; cf. Genesis
47:29. See note on Genesis 24:27.
_to the right hand, or to the left_ The servant asks for a prompt
reply, so that, if his request is...
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The Betrothal of Rebekah
29. _Laban_ Rebekah's brother Laban (cf. Genesis 25:20; Genesis 28:2;
Genesis 29:5) takes the part of the chief representative of Rebekah's
family. Bethuel, their father, is m...
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IF YE WILL DEAL KINDLY AND TRULY— If you are indeed inclined to
oblige my master: if you will freely and honestly give him the virgin.
These expressions are often used in Scripture, and are spoken of...
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2. _Provision of a Wife for Isaac_ (Genesis 24:1-67)
1 And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and Jehovah had
blessed Abraham in all things. 2 And Abraham said unto his servant,
the elder of h...
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_AND SARAH MY MASTER'S WIFE BARE A SON TO MY MASTER WHEN SHE WAS OLD:
AND UNTO HIM HATH HE GIVEN ALL THAT HE HATH._
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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THE MARRIAGE OF ISAAC AND REBEKAH
A charming picture of patriarchal marriage customs. It is very
characteristic of the Primitive source....
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TURN TO THE RIGHT HAND, OR TO THE LEFT] i.e. 'to search in other
families for the woman he desires' (D.)....
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Abraham’s servant told clearly all the good things that God had
done. God made Abraham great and God made him rich. (See verse 35.)
Abraham said that God would make the servant’s journey successful.
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GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE
GENESIS
_ALUN OWEN_
CHAPTER 24
ABRAHAM’S SERVANT LOOKS FOR A WIFE FOR ISAAC
V1 Abraham was an old man. He had lived for many years. The *Lord had
always been very kind to Ab...
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וְ֠ עַתָּה אִם ־יֶשְׁכֶ֨ם עֹשִׂ֜ים
חֶ֧סֶד וֶֽ
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ISAAC'S MARRIAGE
Genesis 24:1
"Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman that feareth the
Lord, she shall be praised."- Proverbs 31:30.
"WHEN a son has attained the age of twenty years, h...
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ABRAHAM'S SERVANT FULFILLS HIS MISSION
Genesis 24:28
This worthy man was almost garrulous about his master. Count the
number of times in which he contrives to introduce those two words,
“my master.”...
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This chapter is complete in itself and is a perfect idyll. Abraham was
well stricken in years. Sarah was dead. Isaac, the son of Abraham, was
still unmarried. In the interest of the divine program Isa...
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WEDDING ARRANGEMENTS
Rebekah ran home to tell of the man she had met and gifts he had
given. She also planned to finalize plans for him to stay with her
family. Laban, her brother, ran to bring the s...
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And now if ye will deal (z) kindly and truly with my master, tell me:
and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the (a) right hand, or to the
left.
(z) If you will freely and faithfully give your daugh...
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_Left, in quest of some other lady of my master's kindred; as some of
Bathuel's brothers might also have children. He was the youngest.
(Haydock)_...
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And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave
straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and
the men's feet that were with him. And there was set meat befo...
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We have had hitherto God's account of that which He had made; then the
trial and utter ruin of the creature, with the revelation of divine
mercy in Christ the Lord. We have had in fine the judgment of...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 22, 23, AND 24.
But on this introduction of the heir, he necessarily becomes the main
subject; and chapter 22 opens with it: "It came to pass after these
thin...
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AND NOW, IF YOU DEAL KINDLY AND TRULY WITH MY MASTER, TELL ME,.... The
servant directs himself to more than one, to the whole family,
especially to Laban and Bethuel; if you will do my master a kindne...
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And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and
if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.
Ver. 49. _That I may turn to the right hand, &c., _] i.e., Se...
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[CARE TO PROUIDE A WIFE FOR ISAAC.]
1 Abraham sweareth his seruant.
10 The seruants iourney:
12 His prayer:
14 His signe.
15 Rebekah meeteth him,
18 fulfilleth his signe,
22 receiueth iewels,...
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And now, if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me; and
if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand or to the left.
Eliezer appeals directly to the kindness and faithfulness whic...
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Eliezer states his errand...
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TWELFTH SECTION
_Abraham’s care for Isaac’s marriage. Eliezer’s wooing of the
bride for Isaac. The theocratic founding of a picous bride-wooing.
Isaac’s marriage_
GENESIS 24:1-67
1And Abraham was ol...
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ISAAC'S BRIDE FROM HIS FATHER'S FAMILY
Only after Sarah has died does Isaac receive a wife. When Israel,
after the death of the Lord Jesus, was set aside as the vessel of
God's testimony in the world...
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29-53 The making up of the marriage between Isaac and Rebekah is told
very particularly. We are to notice God's providence in the common
events of human life, and in them to exercise prudence and oth...
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If you will show true kindness and real friendship to him in giving
your daughter to his son, TELL ME; AND IF NOT, TELL ME, that I may
look out a wife for him elsewhere. It is a proverbial expression,...
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The connection of this chapter, with the two which precede it, is
worthy of notice. In Genesis 1:24 the son is offered up; in Genesis
1:20 Sarah is laid aside; and in Genesis 1:67 the servant is sent...
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Genesis 24:49 will H3426 deal H6213 (H8802) kindly H2617 truly H571
master H113 tell H5046 (H8685) tell...
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CONTENTS: Bride of Isaac secured by Abraham's servant.
CHARACTERS: Abraham, servant, Bethuel, Laban, Sarah, Isaac.
CONCLUSION: God leads in every detail of our lives. The marriage which
is not accor...
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Genesis 24:1. _The Lord had blessed Abraham_ with all the four
patriarchal blessings: _viz._ length of days, a promising issue, vast
riches, and victory over his oppressors.
Genesis 24:2. _Under my th...
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_Led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter
unto his son_
THE MARRIAGE TREATY
I. ITS RELIGIOUS ELEMENT.
1. The sense of instant duty.
2. A recognition of God’s gracious dealing...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 24:1 Abraham sends one of his servants to
his homeland in Mesopotamia to find a wife for Isaac. The journey was
about 550 miles (900 km) and would have taken the servant about...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Genesis 24:32. And he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and
provender for the camels.] “It is plain that Laban is to be
understood as having unsaddled and unloaded the camels, besi...
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EXPOSITION
GENESIS 24:29
AND REBEKAH HAD A BROTHER, AND HIS NAME WAS LABAN. "White," whose
character has been considerably traduced, the Biblical narrative not
representing him as "a monster of moral...
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And Abraham was old, and well-stricken in age: and the Lord had
blessed Abraham in all things. And Abraham said unto his eldest
servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray
thee,...
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now if. Genesis 47:29 Joshua 2:14 deal kindly and truly. Heb. do mercy
and truth. Genesis 32:10 Proverbs 3:3 that I....
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OVER THE DESERT SANDS
Genesis 24:28
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The Lord honored a marriage scene in Cana of Galilee with His
presence. Marriage is honorable in all. God has said, "It is not good
that the m...