Genesis 24:33
And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on. And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.
The servant has food set before him but refuses to eat until he has told his errand, putting his urgent mission first, and his host answers him with an invitation to speak on. The incident belongs to the carrying out of the mission to find a wife for Isaac, the account of Isaac's marriage. In that account Isaac, though forty years of age, submits to his father's judgment in the choice of a wife, entrusted to an experienced, God-fearing servant.
His marriage to Rebekah becomes a tender example of domestic happiness, for he loved her and was comforted after his mother's death. That obedience grew out of Abraham's training and course of education, which caused Isaac to love a life of noble obedience. The record stands for the benefit of parents, to lead them to command their households after them, to instruct their children to yield to and respect their authority, and to feel the responsibility resting upon them to guide their children's affections toward persons judged suitable companions for sons and daughters.
Satan controls the affections of the young to a great extent, the feeling held by some parents that the affections should not be guided or restrained is wrong, and Abraham's course is a rebuke to all such. For children who fear God, Isaac is the example in trusting his father's guidance and believing that God would direct the choice of his wife. His example stands in contrast to young people who make hasty marriage choices without parental counsel and without seeking God's guidance.