Category: Genesis Chapter 24
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He Sees Us Coming – Genesis 24:63-67
Genesis 24:63-67 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide; and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh…
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The Lord Is Watching for Us – Genesis 24:61-62
Genesis 24:61-62 And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way. And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the south country. I love what is happening here because Isaac does not go…
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A Blessing for the Journey – Genesis 24:59-60
Genesis 24:59-60 And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men. And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them. This is such a tender…
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I Will Go – Genesis 24:56-58
Genesis 24:56-58 And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.And they said, We will call the damsel, and inquire at her mouth.And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said,…
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Just Stay a Little Longer – Genesis 24:54-55
Genesis 24:54-55 And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master.And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten;…
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Overflow from the Bride – Genesis 24:50-53
Genesis 24:50-53 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the Lord: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master’s son’s wife, as the Lord hath spoken.And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words,…
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Will You Let Her Go? – Genesis 24:37-49
Genesis 24:37-49 And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:But thou shalt go unto my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman…
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Everything Given to the Son – Genesis 24:32-36
Genesis 24:32-36 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 before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told…
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What Caught Laban’s Attention – Genesis 24:29-31
Genesis 24:29-31 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that…
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Led While Walking – Genesis 24:26-28
Genesis 24:26-28 And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the Lord.And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master’s brethren.And the damsel…
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The Spirit Dresses the Bride – Genesis 24:22-25
Genesis 24:22-25 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father’s house for…
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Beautiful in the Eyes of the Artist – Genesis 24:21
Genesis 24:21 And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not. I like the hush in this verse. Until now, the whole scene has been moving quickly. The servant ran. Rebekah hurried. Water was poured. Camels were served. Then suddenly everything slows down.…
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Running to Meet the Thirsty – Genesis 24:17-20
Genesis 24:17-20 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw…
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Beauty by the Water – Genesis 24:15-16
Genesis 24:15-16 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.And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she…
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Grace Finds Her at the Well – Genesis 24:10-14
Genesis 24:10-14 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed… for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water…
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The Call Goes Out, But It Is Never Forced – Genesis 24:7-9
Genesis 24:7-9 The Lord God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my…
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Called Away to the Son – Genesis 24:5-6
Genesis 24:5-6 And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again. The servant asks what sounds like…
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The Servant Sent on Heaven’s Business – Genesis 24:2-4
Genesis 24:2-4 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth,That thou shalt not take a wife unto my son…
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A Life Interpreted by God – Genesis 24:1
Genesis 24:1 And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. There are some truths the Lord chooses to teach not merely by command, but by portrayal. He gives us a life, a scene, a relationship, a moment, and says in effect, “Look carefully. This is…