Genesis 24
Treated in 11 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 24:63 Toward evening Isaac had gone out into the countryside to reflect, and raising his eyes he saw camels on their way. 4
- 24:12 Then he prayed: "the LORD, God of my master Abraham, let things go well for me today. Show your faithful love to my master Abraham. 3
- 24:7 The LORD, the God of heaven, took me from my father's family and the land of my birth. He spoke to me and swore to me, 'I will give this land to your descendants.' He will send his angel ahead of you, and you will find a wife there for my son. 1
- 24:9 So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and took the oath he asked for. 1
- 24:10 The servant took ten camels from his master's herd and set off, carrying with him all sorts of fine things from his master. He made the journey to Aram-naharaim, to the town where Nahor lived. 1
- 24:31 "Come in, blessed of the LORD!" he said. "Why stay out here? The house is ready for you, and I have made room for the camels." 1
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Where it is preached
- Practical Religion ·
Self-Exertion cites Gen. xxiv. 31
…gate will open to you at once. Come in this very day. "Wherefore standest thou without?" (Gen. xxiv. 31.) Strait as this gate is, it is one through which thousands have gone in and been saved.…
- Practical Religion ·
Prayer cites Gen. xxiv. 12
…he sought a wife for his master's son. He spreads before God precisely what he wants. (Gen. xxiv. 12.) This is what Paul did, when he had a thorn in the flesh. He besought the Lord. (2 Cor.…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 1, Chapter 14 — In the Creation of the World, and All Things in It, the True God Distinguished by Certain Marks from Fictitious Gods cites Gen. 24:7
…the servant of Abraham, though he had been commended to the guardianship of an angel (Gen. 24:7), does not therefore invoke that angel to be present with him, but trusting to the…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.5 The Fifth Commandment cites Gen 24: 12
…I pray thee send me good speed this day, and show kindness unto my master Abraham.’ Gen 24: 12. Doubtless Abraham’s servant was as glad he had got a wife for his master’s son, as if he…
- Morning by Morning ·
August cites Genesis 24:63
…of being too glad. August 15 “Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide.” (Genesis 24:63) Very admirable was his occupation. If those who spend so many hours in idle company…
- Our Daily Walk ·
August cites Gen 24:63
…the Angel and became a Prince! He was passive, quiet, given to thoughtful meditation (Gen 24:63). God's purpose includes all sorts and types of men, and Isaac dug wells of which men…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.10 The Tenth Commandment cites Gen 24: 9
…faithful he was in the matter entrusted with him, of getting a wife for his master’s son! Gen 24: 9. It would surely have grieved Abraham if any one had enticed away his servant from him.…
- Tell Me the Story – Book 1: In the Beginning ·
A Bride at the Well cites Genesis 24:12
“‘O LORD, God of my master Abraham,’ he prayed, ‘please grant me success today.’” — Genesis 24:12 Isaac grew up to be a man, and Abraham grew very old. Sarah had died, and Isaac missed…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
X. Another thing wherein those affections that are truly gracious and holy, differ from those that are false, is beautiful symmetry and proportion cites Gen. 24:63
…be much alone in solitary places, for holy meditation and prayer. So it wrought in Isaac, Gen. 24:63. And which is much more, so it wrought in Jesus Christ. How often do we read of his…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 14 — The Beginning of Justification cites Gen. 24:10
…the Lord to hear them, because they walked before his face in simplicity and integrity (Gen. 24:10; 2 Kings 20:3), these expressions apply not to laying the foundation of a firm…
- Knots Untied ·
The Sabbath cites Gen. xxiv. 63
…take the place of going to public worship, and is really quiet, and like that of Isaac.i (Gen. xxiv. 63.) I read of our Lord and His disciples walking through the corn-fields on the Sabbath…