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1 | Who'd Be In Charge? | Gen 24:5 | 2ndSamuel22 | 47481 | ||
Greetings, Lionstrong. The issue is not whether Isaac was ready to take charge, but where Abraham did not want Isaac to go. Remember, God called Abraham out of Ur of the Chaldees("...the land from which you came", v.5), an area much like Canaan in that it was filled with sin. Therefore, Abraham did not want his son to take a wife from there(Gen.24:3), and made his servant swear an oath by God(v.2-3, v.9) to this effect. Many Old Testament passages are much different than those in the New Testament, in that the OT is made up chiefly of historical accounts, which cannot always be analyzed one verse at a time like the NT. I hope I have been able to help. He Will 2nd Samuel 22:26-28 |
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2 | Who'd Be In Charge? | Gen 24:5 | Lionstrong | 47498 | ||
Dear Second Sam, Thanks for your reply. Yes I understand your point that Abraham did not want Isaac to leave the Promised Land, but that does not address my question. Is Abraham speaking as if upon his death Eliezer and not Isaac (who was at least in his mid-thirties by now) would be in charge of the household? This is not an important question. It just strikes me as curious that it seems that Abraham would be leaving his top servant in charge instead of his adult son. Abraham had tasked Eliezar with finding a wife in his hometown for Isaac. I think the way to understand this is that Abraham was NOT giving Eliezar instructions on where he was permitted to take Isaac AFTER his death. What I think he is saying is that if the woman was not willing to leave Ur to come to Canaan to be Isaac's wife, Eliezar was not permitted to take Isaac there to be her husband. Thanks for your interest, Second Sam. Peace, |
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3 | Who'd Be In Charge? | Gen 24:5 | 2ndSamuel22 | 47574 | ||
Greetings Lionstrong! I misinterpreted your original question, and I apologize. According to John MacArthur and Matthew Henry, Isaac would be in charge. Elieazer was Abraham's steward, and would have been entitled to inherit his estate--were it not for the son, Isaac. Also, according to Mr. Henry, Eliezer was to act as a proxy for Isaac, in order to ensure that Isaac would not fall into the sins of the Canaanites. I hope I understood you this time, if not, hand me the mental floss..:-) 2nd Samuel 22:36-37 |
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