Studies

Genesis 24 (part I)

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Genesis 24:4 - Go instead to my homeland
Great new: Abraham to be a father of many nations, some of them, kings [Genesis 17:4-5] and [Genesis 12:2]
The challenge: He was looked to pass the torch on the next generation.

• His son was nearing 40 years old
• Abraham was 140 old himself
• Sara, his past away, gave birth a 90 - giving birth at 130 was not possibility

Past challenges

• Abraham again was faced with the challege of age-related life changes [Genesis 21:2].
• Sarcificing his son

Options:

1. Find wife in Canaan - the rational here might be "well, they do not follow God now but we can convert them later".
2. Go back to Nahor
   • For both of them to go would have been an express of their lack of faith in God's promise.
   • If Isaac went a alone, he may have not returned.
   • If Abrham went a alone, Isaac may have found a wife among the Canaanites while he was gone.

Abraham choice:

How was Abraham going to find a wife for his son in a different land without standing in the way of God's promise?
There must have been some faithful prayer involved to find a way out of this situation [1 Corinthians 10:13].

Abraham nor his son were going to leave Cannon.
Conviction: Genesis 24:8 - But under no circumstances are you to take my son there

Abraham chose again to be faithfully and to take the path less traveled. That path for his servant was 450 miles away to Nahor.

The solution was a highly improbable plan (without God) for Abraham was to send his servant to find his wife.

This way would be at a high cost to old man Abraham because of amount of work extra work he would need to do to cover while the servant was gone.

God had a choice with us: How to be God, who is love and also be just at the same time - it would come with a high cost
God choice not so easy way; it all points back to Jesus
God when through what Abraham did not have to complete - sacrifcing his son

Contribution

Genesis 24:1 - The Lord blessed him every way
God blessed Abraham, as he promised [Genesis 12:2]

God did more than he could have asked or imagined [Ephesians 3:20] because of his belief that He would be faithful in his promises

God has blessed in so many ways, lets count our blessing and give back to him consistantly and faithfully