” HE AROSE AND WENT” Having promised to do all that Abraham commanded, the servant left to do his will.
- He accepted the assignment (Gen 24:3, 9 ).
- Committed to the Master’s instructions (Gen 24:9).
- Prayed specifically (Gen 24:12-14).
- Committed to God’s guidance (Gen 24:12-14).
- Watched for fulfillment (Gen 24:21).
- Worshipfully acknowledged God’s goodness (Gen 24:26).
- He gave a true report to all concerned (Gen. 24:34-40).
- Resisted unnecessary delay (Genesis 24:56).
- Faithfully carried out the mission (Genesis 24:66 ).
- Gave an account of himself (Genesis 24:66 ).
TEN CAMELS – Ten is the minimum number needed for a legal congregation.
In Genesis 24:10, Eliezer took ten camels on his journey. What does this spiritually represent? The Jewish people understand that the number 10 means a legal congregation. In Hebrew, it is called a minyan.
Spiritually, a minyan (10 people) represents a legal congregation of believers.
This number is derived from Abraham’s intercession on behalf of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 18. In Genesis 18:32, God told Abraham that he would not destroy Sodom and Gomorrah if there were ten righteous in the city. Ten righteous people represent a legal congregation.
A BRIDE FROM ABRAHAM’S FAMILY.
Genesis 24:2-4, Abraham makes his servant, Eliezer, promise that he will not make Isaac take a wife from among the Canaanites but rather from among Abraham’s kindred in Mesopotamia as it is written:
Notice that Abraham instructed his servant to take a wife for Isaac from among Abraham’s kindred (family). (Genesis 24:4). Spiritually, all those who have been grafted into Yeshua are the spiritual seed of Abraham. In Galatians 3:16, 29, “Furthermore, Abraham is the father of our faith” (Romans 4:16). Spiritually, the heirs of Abraham represent all those who have been grafted into Israel by faith in Messiah.
Abraham requested that the bride for Isaac not be taken from the Canaanites (the ways of the world). Instead, Abraham took a bride for Isaac from among his own family. Spiritually, God will do the same thing. God’s Bride will be taken from Christians who do not practice and live according to the ways of the world (Canaanites).
