genesis-24:32-33-esv

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 24:32-49

CRITICAL NOTES.—Genesis 24:32. And he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels.] “It is plain that Laban is to be understood as having unsaddled and unloaded the camels, besides furnishing the provender, water, etc. Everything was supplied for their comfort in true Oriental hospitality.” (Jacobus.) Genesis 24:49. That I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.] That is, should they decline his application, he would seek a wife for Isaac among other families of that... 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 24:32-49

Genesis 24:32-49Led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his sonThe marriage treatyI.ITS RELIGIOUS ELEMENT. 1. The sense of instant duty. 2. A recognition of God’s gracious dealings. 3. A solemn sense of responsibility. (1) To man. (2) To God. II. ITS ECONOMIC ELEMENT. The steward gives an account of Abraham’s wealth and position (Genesis 24:35). He knew that the parents of this well-bred damsel would never consent to give their daughter to a man of mean circumstances... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 24:31-32

Gen 24:31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels. Ver. 31, 32. And he ungirded his camels. ] Laban did. Si spes lucri affulserit, &c. Sing but a song of "Utile," and many will dance after it, yea, stoop to any drudgery almost. read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 24:32

Gen 24:32 And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men’s feet that [were] with him. Ver. 32. See Trapp on " Gen 24:31 " read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 24:33

Gen 24:33 And there was set [meat] before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on. Ver. 33. I will not eat, till I have told mine errand. ] He preferred his work before his food. So did our Saviour at the well of Samaria. John 4:6-8 ; Joh 4:31-38 And another time, when he thought to have slaked his hunger at the barren fig tree, and found nothing but leaves, he went on to Jerusalem; and forgetting his hunger, as he had before forgot his... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 24:32

he ungirded: i.e. Laban ungirded straw: Straw, by the eastern mode of threshing, was cut or shattered, and reduced to a kind of chaff. With this, sometimes mixed with a little barley, the eastern people still feed their labouring beasts, as they anciently did. wash: Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 43:24, Judges 19:21, 1 Samuel 25:41, Luke 7:44, John 13:4-2 Chronicles :, 1 Timothy 5:10 Reciprocal: Judges 19:19 - straw and provender Acts 10:23 - and lodged read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 24:33

Job 23:12, Psalms 132:3-Deuteronomy :, Proverbs 22:29, Ecclesiastes 9:10, John 4:14, John 4:31-Nahum :, Ephesians 6:5-Ruth :, 1 Timothy 6:2 Reciprocal: Psalms 132:4 - give sleep Luke 10:4 - and read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 24:33

33. I will not eat Too important is his errand to be delayed until after the ceremonies of hospitality are over . Genesis 24:34. And he said This address of Abraham’s servant (Genesis 24:34-39) is a masterpiece of its kind . It is a narrative, says Kalisch, “graced by every charm of simplicity, rivalling the most beautiful episodes of the Homeric writings, and pervaded by a beautiful spirit of sustained calmness . The repetitions which it contains are like the echo of truth; and the... read more

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 24:32-49

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Genesis 24:1-67

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

The Biblical Illustrator - Genesis 24:32-49

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 24:31-32

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 24:32

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 24:33

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 24:32

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 24:33

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 24:33

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