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Verse Genesis 24:11. _HE MADE HIS CAMELS TO KNEEL DOWN_] To rest
themselves, or lie down, as the Septuagint has very properly expressed
it, και εκοιμισε τας καμηλουσ.
_THE TIME THAT WOMEN GO OUT TO...
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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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_he made the camels to kneel down_ Throughout this chapter the camels
are made to play a very prominent part. The camels being made to
kneel, in order to wait and rest until they are given water, is a...
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Rebekah at the Well
10. _ten camels_ The largeness of this retinue is intended (1) to
impress strangers with the reality and value of the proposed connexion
by marriage: (2) to provide for the adequa...
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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 HE MADE HIS CAMELS TO KNEEL DOWN WITHOUT THE CITY BY A WELL OF
WATER AT THE TIME OF THE EVENING, EVEN THE TIME THAT WOMEN GO OUT TO
DRAW WATER._
He made his camels to kneel down without the city...
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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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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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HE MADE HIS CAMELS TO KNEEL DOWN. — Camels rest kneeling, but the
servant did not unlade them till he knew that God had heard his
prayer. (See Genesis 24:32.)
BY A WELL OF WATER. — The well was the pr...
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וַ יַּבְרֵ֧ךְ הַ גְּמַלִּ֛ים מִ ח֥וּץ
לָ
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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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REBEKAH MEETS ABRAHAM'S SERVANT
Genesis 24:10
As we enter upon a new day, or a fresh undertaking, it is always wise
and right to ask for good-speed. Good-speed is God-speed. Praying
times are not los...
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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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ABRAHAM'S SERVANT FINDS REBEKAH
Abraham would have been one hundred thirty-seven at the time of
Sarah's death. He made his oldest servant promise to find a wife for
Isaac. He made him swear he would n...
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And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of
water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to
draw water.
Kneeling is a method of giving rest to camels....
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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 HE MADE HIS CAMELS TO KNEEL DOWN,.... Which these creatures are
used to do when they are loaded and unloaded, and also when they take
rest, and it was for the sake of the latter they were now made...
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And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of
water at the time of the evening, [even] the time that women go out to
draw [water].
Ver. 11. _And he made his camels to kneel down....
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_He made his camels to kneel down_ Probably to unload them; kneeling,
however, is the posture in which they take their rest. Dr. Shaw,
giving an account of his journeys between Cairo and mount Sinai,...
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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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The arrival at Haran and the prayer at the well...
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And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of
water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to
draw water. Eliezer had made his plans with care. Instead of ent...
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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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THAT WOMAN GO OUT TO DRAW WATER:
_ Heb._ that woman which draw water, go forth...
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10-28 Abraham's servant devoutly acknowledged God. We have leave to
be particular in recommending our affairs to the care of Divine
providence. He proposes a sign, not that he intended to proceed no...
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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 24:11 camels H1581 down H1288 (H8686) outside H2351 city H5892
by H413 well H875 water H4325 evening...
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‘And he made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of
water at eventide, the time when the women go out to draw water. And
he said, “Oh Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, send me I pra...
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Our subject is the value of divine guidance, and we shall, therefore,
read two passages of Scripture illustrating the truth which we hope to
enforce.
Genesis 24:1. _And Abraham was old, and well stri...
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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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_And the servant. .. departed._
THE EMBASSY OF ABRAHAM’S SERVANT
I. HE USES ALL POSSIBLE HUMAN MEANS OF SUCCESS.
II. HE EXPECTS DIVINE HELP.
1. His prayer to God for success (Genesis 24:12).
2. P...
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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 24:10. Mesopotamia.] The _Heb._ term is _Aram_ (or Syria) _of
the two rivers_—the name for the district lying between the
Euphrates and the Tigris. The _Gr_. name, _Mesopotami...
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EXPOSITION
GENESIS 24:10
AND THE SERVANT TOOK TEN CAMELS OF THE CAMELS OF HIS MASTER,—to bear
the presents for the bride, to enhance the dignity of his mission, and
to serve as a means of transport f...
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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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kneel. Genesis 33:13 Genesis 33:14 Proverbs 12:10 women go out to draw
water. Heb. women which draw water go Genesis 24:13...
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SEEKING A WIFE FOR ISAAC
Genesis 24:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. A remarkable co-incidence. As the Word of God tells the story of
Sarah's death, it tells, also, the story of Rebekah's birth. Genesis
23:2...
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He made his camels kneel down — Perhaps to unload them....