Day 19

Genesis 22-24

GENESIS 22

In this chapter we have an account of an order given by God to Abraham to sacrifice his son, Ge 22:1; of his readiness to obey the will of God, he immediately preparing everything for that purpose, Ge 22:3, of the order being reversed, and another sacrifice substituted in its room, which occasioned the giving a new name to the place where it was done, Ge 22:11; upon which the promise of special blessings, of a numerous offspring, and of the seed in whom all nations should be blessed, is renewed, Ge 22:15; after this Abraham returns to Beersheba, where he is informed of the increase of his brother Nahor’s family, Ge 22:19.

GENESIS 23

This chapter treats of the age, death, and funeral of Sarah, and the place of her interment: of her age, Ge 23:1; of her death, Ge 23:2; of the motion Abraham made to the sons of Heth, to obtain a burial place among them, Ge 23:3; of the answer of them to him, giving him leave to bury in any of their sepulchres, Ge 23:5; of a second motion of his to them, to use their interest with Ephron the Hittite, to let him have the cave of Machpelah for the above purpose, Ge 23:7; of Ephron’s consent unto it, Ge 23:10; of the purchase Abraham made of it for four hundred shekels of silver, Ge 23:12; and of its being secured unto him, which he interred Sarah his wife, Ge 23:17.

GENESIS 24

This chapter shows Abraham’s concern to get a suitable wife for his son Isaac, for which purpose he commits the affair into the hands of his eldest servant, and makes him swear that he will not take one from among the Canaanites, but out of his own country, and from among his own kindred, Ge 24:1; which his servant agreed to, after having the nature of his charge, and of the oath, explained to him, Ge 24:5; upon which he departed to Mesopotamia, and coming to the city of Nahor, and to a well near it, he prayed for success, and desired direction by a token, which was granted him, Ge 24:10; and inquiring of the damsel, who answered to the token, whose daughter she was, and whether they had room for him and his in their house; and an agreeable answer being returned, he gave thanks to God that had directed him, and had so far made his journey prosperous, Ge 24:23; the damsel acquainting her parents whom and what she met with at the well, a brother of her steps out, and invites the servant in, and makes him welcome, Ge 24:28; but before he would eat anything, he tells his errand he was come upon, at the instance of his master; how, he had prayed for direction, and was heard, and for which he had given thanks, Ge 24:34; and then treats with the relations of the damsel about her marriage to his master’s son, to which they agreed, Ge 24:49; and after having blessed God, and given his presents he brought with him to the damsel, and her family, and ate and drank with them, was for departing the next morning, Ge 24:52; but the friends of the damsel being desirous of her stay with them some few days, and he urgent to be gone, the affair was referred to her, and she agreed to go with him directly, Ge 24:55; upon which they dismissed her with their blessing, Ge 24:59; who being met by Isaac in the way, was received and introduced into his mother’s tent, and married by him, Ge 24:61.

Taken from John Gill’s Exposition