Lord: Ezra 1:2; Daniel 2:44; Jonah 1:9; Revelation 11:13
took: Genesis 12:1-7
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Genesis 24:7
Genesis 24:7
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I. The care he took of a good son, to get him married, well married. It
was high time to think of it now, for Isaac was about forty years old,
and it had…Genesis 24:1-9Genesis 24:1-9 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONGenesis 24:1-9Genesis 24:1-9 · The Pulpit CommentaryA bride for the heir.-1. Abraham and Eliezer, or the mission for the bride.
I. THE TRUSTY MESSENGER.
1. His designation.
2. His qualification.
II. THE IMPORTANT COMMISSION.
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