3154. Verses 34-48 And he said, I am Abraham's servant. And Jehovah has blessed my master greatly and has made him great, and has given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and male and female servants, and camels and asses. And Sarah my master's wife bore a son to my master in her old age; and to him he has given all that he has. And my master made me swear, saying, You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I am dwelling; but you shall go to my father's house, and to my family, and you shall take a wife for my son. And I said to my master, Perhaps the woman is not going to follow me. And he said to me, Jehovah, before whom I have walked, will send His angel with you and will prosper your way; and you shall take a wife for my son from my family and from my father's house. Then you will be clear from my oath because you have come to my family; and if they will not give her to you, you will be clear from my oath. And I came today to me spring and said, O Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, if You will, prosper now my way which I am walking in. Behold, I am standing at a spring of water; and let it be that the young woman going out to draw, to whom I say, Give me a drink now of a little water from your pitcher, and she says to me, Drink, and I will also draw for your camels - let her be the woman whom Jehovah has appointed for my master's son. I had scarcely finished speaking in my heart, and behold, Rebekah came out, with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down to the spring and drew, and I said to her, Give me a drink now. And she hastened and lowered her pitcher from upon her, and said, Drink, and also I will give your camels a drink; and I drank, and she gave the camels also a drink. And I asked her and said, Whose daughter are you? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milkah bore to him. And I put a jewel on her nose, and bracelets on her hands. And I bowed, and bowed down to Jehovah, and blessed Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, who led me into the way of truth to take the daughter of my master's brother for his son.
'He said, I am Abraham's servant' means that it was from Divine Good. 'And Jehovah has blessed my master greatly and has made him great' means the Divine Human as regards good and as regards truth. 'And has given him flocks and herds' means goods in general. 'And silver and gold' means truths in general. 'And male and female servants, and camels and asses' means truths specifically. 'And Sarah my master's wife bore a son to my master' means the Divine Rational born from Divine Truth. 'In her old age' means when that state actually existed. 'And to him he has given all that he has' means that all Divine things are His. 'And my master made me swear' means here, as previously, a binding and solemn undertaking. 'Saying! You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites' means here, as previously, that the Divine Rational should not be joined to any affection incompatible with truth. 'In whose land I am dwelling' means incompatible things in which Divine good is present. 'But you shall go to my father's house' means good which comes from the Divine. 'And to my family' means truth which comes from the Divine. 'And you shall take a wife for my son' means that from this a joining together would be effected. 'And I said to my master, Perhaps the woman is not going to follow me' means here, as previously, doubt in the natural man as to whether that affection was separable. 'And he said to me' means instruction. 'Jehovah, before whom I have walked, will send His angel with you' means here, as previously, Divine Providence. 'And will prosper your way' means as regards truth. 'And you shall take a wife for my son' means that a joining together would be effected. 'From my family and from my father's house' means from the good and truth that came from the Divine there. 'Then you will be clear from my oath' means here, as previously, the freedom which the natural man has. 'Because you have come to my family; and if they will not give her to you' means as regards separation. 'You will be clear from my oath' means that in that case no blame was attached to the natural man. The remainder of this section, as far as verse 48, is similar in meaning to a previous part of the chapter.
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