Midrash with Natan Lawrence
Genesis 24:2, So Abraham said. In appointing Eliezer to get a spouse for Isaac, Abraham had been deputizing him in order to become the buddy regarding the bridegroom, or perhaps the household agent in this mission that is important. (To get more with this topic, see notes at John 3:29.)
Genesis 24:2, 9, Your hand under my thigh. (Heb. yarek; see also Gen 47:29) Abraham’s servant literally put their fingers on Abraham’s testicles swearing an oath on Abraham’s projected progeny, even while in our contemporary world we destination our arms regarding the Bible. Continuar lendo Locating a Wife for Isaac—A Lesson in Faith and Obedience