Genesis 24:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest? ”

Genesis 24:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- The Marriage of Isaac 26. קרד qādad , “bow the head.” השׁתחוה shâchâh , “bow the body.” 29. לבן lābān , “Laban, white.” In this circumstantial account of the marriage of Isaa...
Genesis 24:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 24. At his Master's Command, Abraham's Slave Brings Rebekah to Canaan as a Wife for Isaac. The chapter has generally been assigned to J, but it is probably composite, and has been put toget...
Genesis 24:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

5. And the servant said unto him. Since he raises no objection respecting Isaac, we may conjecture that he was so fully persuaded of his integrity as to have no doubt of his acquiescence in h...
Genesis 24:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest? Peradventure the woman w...
Genesis 24:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Genesis 24:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Marriage of Isaac and Rebekah A charming picture of patriarchal marriage customs. It is very characteristic of the Primitive source.
Genesis 24:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

ISAAC'S MARRIAGE Genesis 24:1-67 "Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised."- Proverbs 31:30 . "WHEN a son has attained the age of twen...
Genesis 24:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Wife Sought for Isaac Genesis 24:1-9 It is all-important that the children of God's people should marry only in the Lord. See 1 Corinthians 7:39 . So only can we hope to perpetuate, as Malac...
Genesis 24:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This chapter is complete in itself and is a perfect idyll. Abraham was well stricken in years. Sarah was dead. Isaac, the son of Abraham, was still unmarried. In the interest of the divine program Is...
Genesis 24:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest? And Abraham said unto hi...
Genesis 24:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the servant said unto him ,.... Before he would take the oath, being cautious of it, and desirous of knowing how far it reached, and what it would or would not oblige him to, which was prudently...
Genesis 24:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest? Ver. 5. Peradventure...
Genesis 24:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

ISAAC'S BRIDE FROM HIS FATHER'S FAMILY Only after Sarah has died does Isaac receive a wife. When Israel, after the death of the Lord Jesus, was set aside as the vessel of God's testimony in the wo...
Genesis 24:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Abraham's Charges to His Servant. B. C. 1857. 1 And Abraham was old, and well stricken...
Genesis 24:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Note here the prudence and piety of this good man, who, before he would take an oath, doth diligently inquire into the nature and conditions of it, and expressly mentioneth that exception which might...
Genesis 24:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And the servant said to him, “Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land. Does necessity demand that I bring your son again to the land from where you came?”.' The steward's p...
Genesis 24:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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...
Genesis 24:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Our subject is the value of divine guidance, and we shall, therefore, read two passages of Scripture illustrating the truth which we hope to enforce. Genesis 24:1 . And Abraham was old, and well s...
Genesis 24:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Genesis 24:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

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 Abraham’s pr...
Genesis 24:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 24:1 And Abraham was old and well stricken in age :—literally, [ lone into days (cf. Genesis 18:11 ), being now about 140 ( vide Genesis 25:20 )— and the Lord —Jeho...
Genesis 24:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Preparation for the Journey
Genesis 24:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Peradventure. Genesis 24:58 Exodus 20:7 Exodus 9:2 Proverbs 13:16 Jeremiah 4:2
Genesis 24:5 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Seeking a Wife for Isaac Genesis 24:1-26 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. A remarkable co-incidence. As the Word of God tells the story of Sarah's death, it tells, also, the story of Rebekah's birth. Ge...

Genesis 24:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 24:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 24:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 24:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 24:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 24:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 24:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Genesis 24:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genesis 24:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 24:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 24:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 24:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 24:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 24:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 24:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 24:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 24:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 24:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Genesis 24:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 24:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 24:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 24:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 24:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 24:5 - Wells of Living Water Commentary