创世记 24:3-4 RCUVSS

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 24:1-9

CRITICAL NOTES.—Genesis 24:1. And Abraham was old.] He was now in his hundred and fortieth year. (See ch. Genesis 25:20.) Genesis 24:2. Eldest servant of his house.] Heb. “His servant, the elder of his house.” This term denotes office, not length of servitude. This confidential head servant or steward may have been Eliezer of Damascus, who was Abraham’s steward sixty years before this. (Ch. Genesis 15:2.) Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh. “In these words is euphemistically described a... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Genesis 24:2-4

DISCOURSE: 39MARRIAGE OF ISAACGenesis 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 of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell; but thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.THE great events which take place in the world,... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Genesis 24:1-67

And Abraham was old, and well-stricken in age: and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. 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 ( Genesis 24:1-2 ):So Abraham is now seeking to extract a promise from the servant and he wants it to be a very strong covenant that he makes with the servant. Now earlier, the chief servant of Abraham was named Eleazar-whether or not Eleazar was still alive is not known at... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 24:1-67

Genesis 24:1. The Lord had blessed Abraham with all the four patriarchal blessings: viz. length of days, a promising issue, vast riches, and victory over his oppressors. Genesis 24:2. Under my thigh. The Jews affirm that Abraham here swore his servant by the covenant of circumcision, and by the promise of the Messiah who was to descend from his loins. Jacob required Joseph to take an oath in this manner. Genesis 47:29. So the princes and the mighty men, according to the margin, put... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Genesis 24:1-9

Genesis 24:1-9Thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: but thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son IsaacAbraham’s provision for the marriage of his sonI.HUMAN PRUDENCE. 1. He accepts the fact that his time for making such a provision is short (Genesis 24:1). 2. He is careful about the family from whence his son’s wife is to spring (Genesis 24:3). 3. He relies upon human faithfulness. II. RELIGIOUS FAITH.... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 24:3

Gen 24:3 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 of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: Ver. 3. I will make thee swear by the Lord. ] Who alone is the proper object of an oath. Isa 65:16 Howbeit, in lawful contracts with an infidel or idolater, we may allow such oaths, whereby they swear by false gods; as those of old, that swore by God and Malcom; and the Turks’ great oath now-a-days is,... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 24:4

Gen 24:4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac. Ver. 4. But thou shalt go unto my country, &c. ] Nahor’s stock were neither pure in religion nor precise in life, Jos 24:2 Gen 31:30 yet far better in both than those cursed Canaanites. Some knowledge they retained of the true God, of whom they speak much in this chapter, and concerning whom they hear Eliezer here relating how he had answered his prayer, and prospered his journey. And for... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 24:3

swear: Genesis 21:23, Genesis 26:28-Obadiah :, Genesis 31:44-2 Thessalonians :, Genesis 50:25, Exodus 20:7, Exodus 22:11, Exodus 23:13, Leviticus 19:12, Numbers 5:21, Deuteronomy 6:13, Deuteronomy 10:20, Joshua 2:12, 1 Samuel 20:17, Nehemiah 13:25, Isaiah 45:23, Isaiah 48:1, Isaiah 65:16, Jeremiah 4:2, Jeremiah 12:16, Zephaniah 1:5, Hebrews 6:16 the: Genesis 14:22, 2 Kings 19:15, 2 Chronicles 2:12, Nehemiah 9:6, Psalms 115:15, Jeremiah 10:11 that: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 26:34,... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 24:4

to my kindred: Genesis 11:25-Jonah :, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 22:20-Isaiah :, Genesis 28:2, There does not appear in all this concern the least taint of worldly policy, or any of those motives which usually govern men in the settlement of their children. No mention is made of riches, or honours, or natural accomplishments, but merely of what related to God. - Fuller. Reciprocal: Genesis 21:21 - a wife Genesis 24:8 - only Genesis 24:27 - of my Genesis 24:38 - But Genesis 31:53 -... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 24:3

3. Swear by the Lord To the sacredness of the manner of the oath is added the solemnity of this use of the holy NAME . This servant must swear by Jehovah, God of the heavens and God of the earth . Thus Abraham puts him under the most solemn oath that could then bind the conscience of a man . Not… of the Canaanites Lot’s case might have been a sufficient warning, and the idolatries and growing iniquity of the Amorites, though not yet full, (Genesis 15:16,) were plainly such as to... read more