The words are the self-identification of Abraham's servant as he begins his account of his errand. He was an experienced man, God-fearing and pious and of sound mind, whom Abraham trusted for his judgment and faithfulness to choose a wife for Isaac. Abraham had bound him by oath not to take a wife for Isaac from the Canaanites but to go to Nahor's family in Mesopotamia, assuring him that God would send His angel before him.
Abraham's direction of the marriage shows the responsibility of parents to guide the affections of their children toward companions they judge to be suitable. Leaving those affections unguided is rebuked by his course. Parents should teach their children to yield to and respect parental authority, and children have the duty to do so.
Isaac was forty when he accepted his father's choice made through the servant and trusted God to guide in the matter, and his submission was the result of training in obedience. For children who profess to fear God, his marriage is an example not to treat the choice of a spouse as solely their own decision. They should instead seek God's direction in prayer while respecting parental guidance.
The words are the self-identification of Abraham's servant as he begins his account of his errand. He was an experienced man, God-fearing and pious and of sound mind, whom Abraham trusted for his judgment and faithfulness to choose a wife for Isaac. Abraham had bound him by oath not to take a wife for Isaac from the Canaanites but to go to Nahor's family in Mesopotamia, assuring him that God would send His angel before him.
Abraham's direction of the marriage shows the responsibility of parents to guide the affections of their children toward companions they judge to be suitable. Leaving those affections unguided is rebuked by his course. Parents should teach their children to yield to and respect parental authority, and children have the duty to do so.
Isaac was forty when he accepted his father's choice made through the servant and trusted God to guide in the matter, and his submission was the result of training in obedience. For children who profess to fear God, his marriage is an example not to treat the choice of a spouse as solely their own decision. They should instead seek God's direction in prayer while respecting parental guidance.