24:7-9
We then get the reasons for Abraham’s instructions. First, God had promised that He would give the present land (Canaan) to Abraham’s offspring. Abraham knew that his destiny lay in the land of Canaan. He then assures the servant that God would send His angel ahead of the servant and so he would be able to fulfil the task. He also tells the servant that if the woman he finds will not return with him, then he is released from having to fulfil the task. He stresses again that he must not take Isaac back to Abraham’s homeland. We then get the hand under thigh confirmation of the oath.
24:10,11
Abraham was a wealthy man. While I have no time for the so-called prosperity gospel, the Bible has nothing against godly rich men. So Abraham gave his servant lots of gifts, these would essentially be used as the bride price. The servant settled his camels outside the city by the well of water at a time when women would go out to draw water. We do not appreciate how much life revolves around getting water in many areas of the world today and in the past.
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