AN ALL IMPORTANT DECISION
PART X
“I, Abraham’s servant Eliezer, feel so refreshed this morning....And no wonder.... For I have had such a good sleep at the home of Rebekah's family here in Nahor... It has been the best sleep I have had since I left Canaan some weeks ago... You may well think that I may like to stay here for a few more days to enjoy the hospitality of my master's relatives... It is temping I have to say... Especially because everyone has been so kind and welcoming to me... However, I know that I need to return to my master.... For he will have been eagerly waiting for my return since the day I left him... I will, therefore, not postpone my return to Canaan but will leave this very day... For I am very excited to be able to tell my master how the Lord has led me all the way to the home of his relatives to find a bride for his son Isaac... That news will, no doubt, set his heart at rest.".... Please read the typed out attachment when you will learn that Abraham's servant, Eliezer, makes the decision to return to Canaan the next morning...
ATTACHMENT A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; OLD TESTAMENT STORIES
AN ALL IMPORTANT DECISION
PART X
We would have expected Abraham’s servant Eliezer, who has come all the way from Canaan to Nahor, to take a few days off before travelling back home, but the text tells us that the next day already he is ready to go back home for he has finished his task and is eager to tell his master Abraham what has happened to him as you an read in Genesis 24:54
Then he and the men who were with him ate and drank and spent the night there. When they got up the next morning, he said, "Send me on my way to my master."
Even the wonderful hospitality enjoyed by Abraham's servant, Eliezer, the evening before, when he was given such a delicious meal at the home of Rebekah's family, does not prevent him from wanting to return to his master.
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