Christians: What is your view on Genesis 24 ?

Answer 1

Abraham is asking Eliezer, his oldest and most trusted servant, who presides over ALL of Abraham's servants/possessions to go in his stead and find his son Issac a proper wife.

"Put your hand under my thigh"... According to ancient custom, this describes a very serious oath. Abraham is extremely concerned that Isaac not be married to a Canaanite bride.

Apparently, Abraham anticipated that he might die while his servant was gone, so the instructions were made perfectly clear.

"Beware that you do not take my son back there." Isaac, the son of promise, never once left the Promised Land as Almighty God ordered.

"O Lord God of my master Abraham, please give me success this day..."

Essentially, Eliezer asks God to guide through providential circumstances, which is not always a bad way to discern God’s will. But in this case, Eliezer establishes what he will look for before anything happens. He isn’t making up the rules as he goes along.

"Give me a drink and my camels as well."
Eliezer was wise enough to ask for a sign that was remarkable, but (in human terms) possible. He didn’t tempt God by asking for fire to fall from heaven or for protection as he leapt from the pinnacle of the temple.

"Let her be the one..."

In praying this prayer, there is a sense in which Eliezer “stacked the deck” against finding someone. It would take a remarkable woman to volunteer for this tedious task. Considering that a camel may drink up to 20 gallons, watering ten camels meant at least an hour of hard work.

"By this I will know..."
Eliezer cares nothing about what the woman will look like. He wants a woman of character, a woman whom God has chosen.

Eliezer tells Laban & his family his mission and what Abraham ordered him to do & his prayer to God. The family agrees to give Rebekah in marriage to Issac. When an agreement of marriage had been made, it was customary for the bridegroom (or his representative) to give the family of the bride gifts as a dowry to demonstrate his financial ability to provide for the bride.

Eliezer knew he needed to return immediately to Abraham and Issac, but the mother wanted them to delay their departure, but when Eliezer said that they needed to go now, they ask Rebekah and she agreed to leave right then with Eliezer.

"She took a veil and covered herself..."
The covering with a veil signified chastity, modesty, and submission. This is how Rebekah wants to meet her bridegroom.

Isaac went out to meditate in the field in the evening: This is the first mention of Isaac since he was left on top of Mount Moriah (Genesis 22:19). We see nothing of Isaac from the time of his “resurrection” to the time he is united with his bride.

The above is the literal translation of Genesis 24, but as one who loves to study the Bible, I also see
the coming together of Isaac and Rebekah as a remarkable picture of the coming together of Jesus and the church.

* A father desires a bride for his son
* A son was just accounted as “dead” and “raised from the dead”. A nameless servant is sent forth to get a bride for the son.
* The servant’s name is actually Eliezer, meaning “God of help” or “helper”.
* The lovely bride is divinely met, chosen, and called, and then lavished with gifts.
* She is entrusted to the care of the servant until she meets her bridegroom

The way Isaac and Rebekah came to each other is also instructive. Neither were “dating” or any such thing. They were serving God and seeking Him (Isaac did meditate in the field), and God brought them together. They obviously were more concerned with the will of God than with modern notions of romantic love.

The pictures of Isaac, Rebekah, Jesus, and the Church.

a. Both Rebekah and the church:

* Chosen for marriage before they knew it (Ephesians 1:3-4).
* Necessary for the accomplishment of God’s eternal purpose (Ephesians 3:10-11).
* Destined to share in the glory of the son (John 17:22-23).
* Learn of the son through his representative.
* Must leave all with joy to be with the son.
* Are loved and cared for by the son.

b. Both Isaac and Jesus:

* Were promised before their coming.
* Finally appeared at the appointed time.
* Were conceived and born miraculously.
* Given a special name before birth.
* Offered up in sacrifice by the father.
* Brought back from the dead.
* Head of a great company to bless all people.
* Prepared a place for their bride.
* Had a ministry of prayer while the bride comes.

Answer 2

My views on this chapter see destiny at work. Abraham's concern to get a suitable wife for his son Isaac, for which purpose he commits the affair into the hands of his eldest servant, and makes him swear that he will not take one from among the Canaanites, but out of his own country.

God is moving through Abraham to keep the lineage of the seed of the woman safe. Jesus the Savior of the world.

This thought begins before the foundation of the world but is spoken of first in Genesis chapter 3.

I could continue but I'll behave. I love the story of Abraham, the teaching of covenants, and the lineage of Christ.
What an awesome God we serve., everything happening just as it should, all in its proper timing.

Answer 3

Eliezer made an oath to Abraham,thus making this a solemn vow as unto the Lord.
Through faith & obedience In the Lord and the Lord sending His angels to prepare the way.
God met the the prayers of His servant Eliezer and answered his prayers. Eliezer was Thankfull & Blessed The Lord.
The Lord answered Eliezer's prayer In such a way that he knew without a doubt that Is was God.
Be faithful to fullfill your vow In word & deed. Trust the Lord with everything,never doubting and He will never fail to give you the desires of your heart. The desire of Eliezer's heart was to fullfill the vow he made to Abraham.
The Lord will answer your request and bless you with more than you could ever hope for. Be faithfull !

Answer 4

Sweetheart, you have completely misunderstood the component. no one is claiming that the Bible isn't unsuitable. you only could examine out its long and sophisticated history to comprehend that. maximum of it somewhat is a 'history' written via persons who weren't there, at a time while accuracy replaced into much less important than it somewhat is now. I advise does it certainly rely however if Solomon had 40k or 4k horses? No. The type of horses would not exchange the meaning of the message. the main distinction between the Bible and the Quran is that the Bible is inspired via God and written via people, while the Quran is meant to be the precise transcribed be attentive to God. The mere actuality that Christians had substantial conferences to % which Books might make up the Bible and which may well be scrapped shows that we realize its human enter. Human enter would nicely be unsuitable consequently the Bible isn't suited. with regards on your question with regard to the trinity, i comprehend the way perplexing that area would nicely be and that i totally believe that many Christians themselves do not totally comprehend the assumption. The trinity incorporates 3 areas that are separate entities yet come mutually below the heading of God. it may be clever to evaluate them as diverse personifications of countless features or roles of the comparable deity. None is better to the different. while Jesus submits to God's will and accepts the crucifixion, he does this because of the fact he's human and consequently isn't too prepared on death a painful dying. Jesus is unsuitable because of the fact he's human - he gets indignant interior the Temple, he would not prefer to go through on the go, and so on. Any much less may well be incorrect and not human and not relatable. He says 'not my will yet yours' because of the fact he potential that even nevertheless he would not prefer to die, he recognises that he has to - his human area submits to his deified area. it somewhat is a marginally obvious analogy to the thought we could continually do what's ideal for each man or woman as against what we could do in my view. Please additionally observe that at a similar time as the previous testomony is an engaging examine, it somewhat is little extra advantageous than a tale because it refers to Jewish history previously Christianity replaced into born (consequently why we don't stick to the previous testomony rules).

Answer 5

We should not be surprised at the accounts of God's obedient servants. He told Abraham where to send the servant for his son's wife. He told Rebekkah's family that this event was of God's choosing. Both sides obeyed God's will and it resulted in a marriage that God planned.

If your boss calls you on your cell phone and tells you to meet another employee of his at the McDonald's on a certain corner, and he also calls the other employee on his cell and tells him the same - should it be a great surprise that the two employees actually met at McDonald's? Of course not. They simply did what their boss said to do, and the boss could see the whole picture and has a plan to be carried out by his servants.

Answer 6

Abraham sent his eldest servant to find a wife for his son. Isaac was the son of Abraham. Jacob was the son of Isaac.

Answer 7

Jacob was predestined by God to become a father of the nation Israel - in the line of Abraham. He was, in comparative terms, filled with faith. His twin brother Esau, however, was devoid of faith, and predestined by God to yield his birthright to his brother. Both men made their own decisions, but our sovereign God knows what the outcomes will be.

Answer 8

Favoritism to one child is rather disturbing, but if you read carefully, the blessing was already destined to be given to Jacob before.

Esau was rather foolish to sell his birthright to his younger brother that in that particular kind of way, but Jacob was also equally wrong for the demand.

In either case, the way it turned out has shaped history to where the world is today.