A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; OLD TESTAMENT STORIES: AN ALL IMPORTANT DECISION P/9

 

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A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; OLD TESTAMENT STORIES 

                 AN ALL IMPORTANT DECISION 

                                        PART IX

"I, Abraham's servant, had shared with Rebekah's family here in Nahor, who I am and why I have come here.... I then waited.... I looked at their faces to see how they felt about what I had shared with them... I could see they were very carefully considering everything I had said... Rebekah's father, Bethuel, and her brother Laban then spoke up... I was very grateful for their response... For they understood that it was the Lord Himself who had led me to come to Nahor...And that He has chosen for Rebekah to become the wife of my master's son Isaac....All I could do was to bow down before the Lord... It was then time to give all the gifts my master Abraham had given me for Rebekah, her brother and her mother."... Please read the typed out attachment when you will learn how Rebekah's family responds to Abraham's servant Eliezer's account of his reason for coming to Nahor...

 

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                                                  AN ALL IMPORTANT DECISION

                                                                   PART IX 

After Abraham's servant Eliezer, who has met Rebekah at the well just outside the town of Nahor, has given Rebekah's relatives all the details of his meeting with her, their response is very positive as you can read in Genesis 24:50-53

Laban and Bethuel answered, "This is from the Lord; we can say nothing to you one way or the other. Here is Rebekah; take her and go, and let her become the wife of your master's son, as the Lord has directed." When Abraham's servant heard what they said, he bowed down to the ground before the Lord. Then the servant brought out gold and silver jewellery and articles of clothing and gave them to Rebekah; he also gave costly gifts to her brother and her mother.

Abraham's servant gives a very detailed account of what has happened for he knows it is extremely important that Rebekah's relatives know exactly how God has led him to Rebekah. After he has shared his story, they are completely convinced that only God can have organised the events. Consequently her father and her brother give their blessings to Rebekah becoming the wifee of Abraham's son. In response, Abraham's servant thanks the Lord. Then it is time to present gifts to Rebekah and her family.

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