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Verse Genesis 24:15. _BEHOLD, REBEKAH CAME OUT_] How admirably had the
providence of God adapted every circumstance to the necessity of the
case, and so as in the most punctual manner to answer the pr...
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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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BEFORE HE HAD DONE SPEAKING. Compare Isaiah 65:24.
REBEKAH. Hebrew captivating.
BORN TO BETHUEL. See App-29.
BETHUEL. Hebrew separated of God....
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_Rebekah_ Here described as the daughter of Bethuel, as in Genesis
24:24_; Genesis 24:47_; cf. Genesis 22:20-24; Genesis 25:20;...
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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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IT CAME TO PASS, &C.— Before he had done speaking, before he had
_mentally_ uttered this prayer, see Genesis 24:45. God, whose ears are
ever open to the petitions of those who trust in him, prevented,...
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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 IT CAME TO PASS, BEFORE HE HAD DONE SPEAKING, THAT, BEHOLD,
REBEKAH CAME OUT, WHO WAS BORN TO BETHUEL, SON OF MILCAH, THE WIFE OF
NAHOR, ABRAHAM'S BROTHER, WITH HER PITCHER UPON HER SHOULDER._
B...
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24:15 Rebecca (e-13) Noose, i.e. captivating....
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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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וַֽ יְהִי ־ה֗וּא טֶרֶם֮ כִּלָּ֣ה לְ
דַבֵּר֒
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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 it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, (h)
Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of
Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder....
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Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the
men of the city come out to draw water: And let it come to pass, that
the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray t...
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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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15._Before he had done speaking_. The sequel sufficiently demonstrates
that his wish had not been foolishly conceived. For the quickness of
the answer manifests the extraordinary indulgence of God, wh...
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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 IT CAME TO PASS, BEFORE HE HAD DONE SPEAKING,.... In his heart,
Genesis 24:45; for his prayer was mental; while the last words were
dropping from him, that very moment, as the Targum of Jonathan;...
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_And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold,
Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of
Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder._
V...
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Gen. 24:15
Gen. 24:15. Rebekah, and Rachel, and Zipporah, Moses's wife, those
types of the church, all found their husbands, who were types of
Christ, when coming out to fountains to draw water; whic...
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_And before he had done speaking, behold, Rebekah came out_ Who, in
all respects, answered the characters he wished for in the woman that
was to be his master's wife; handsome and healthful, humble an...
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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 Meeting with Rebekah...
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And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold,
Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of
Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder. All...
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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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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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According to the manner of the first and purest ages of the world,
wherein humility and diligence, not, as in this degeneration of the
world, pomp and idleness, were the ornaments of that sex and age....
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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 24:15 finished H3615 (H8765) speaking H1696 (H8763) Rebekah
H7259 who H834 born H3205 (H8795) Bethuel...
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‘And it happened that before he had done speaking, behold, Rebekah
came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of
Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher on her shoulder.'
There i...
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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 it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold,
Rebekah came out_
THE FINGER OF PROVIDENCE IN THE APPOINTMENT OF A BRIDE FOR ISAAC
I. IN THE PROMPT AND COMPLETE ANSWER GIVEN TO HIS...
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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 24:15. Upon her shoulder.] This was the most graceful mode of
carrying a pitcher when it was empty.
GENESIS 24:19. UNTIL THEY HAVE DONE DRINKING.] Kalisch remarks, “If
it is...
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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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before. Genesis 24:45 Judges 6:36 Psalms 34:15 Psalms 65:2 Psalms
145:1
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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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And before he had done speaking, behold Rebekah came out — Who in
all respects, answered the characters he wished for in the woman that
was to be his master's wife, handsome and healthful, humble and...