And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.
Genesis 24:66 belongs to Abraham's entrusting of Isaac's marriage to his eldest servant, a pious, experienced, and trusted man. Abraham charged him not to choose a Canaanite wife but to seek a wife among Nahor's family in Mesopotamia without taking Isaac there, releasing him from the oath if no woman would leave her family, and trusting God to guide the mission and send His angel before him. The report occurred after the servant hurried home knowing his master would rejoice at his success, while Abraham waited at Beersheba and Isaac had returned from attending the flocks to await the messenger from Haran. It followed Isaac going out to meditate in the field at eventide and seeing the camels coming, while Rebekah saw Isaac, learned from the servant that he was her master, and covered herself with a veil. In the verse the servant gives Isaac a complete account of all he had done on his mission to obtain a wife for him. After the servant told Isaac all things, Isaac brought Rebekah into his mother Sarah's tent, took her as his wife, loved her, and was comforted after his mother's death.
Isaac's marriage led to tender domestic happiness. The marriage account stands as an example of Abraham's training of Isaac in a life of noble obedience. The account teaches parents to exercise their authority, to instruct their children to yield to and respect parental authority, and to guide their affections toward companions judged suitable. Leaving children's affections unguided is rebuked.
Isaac's marriage is left as an example of trusting God's direction and submitting to the guidance of a God-fearing parent in choosing a wife. For children who profess to fear God, the example means respecting parental guidance, seeking God's direction in choosing a spouse, and making the decision a subject of prayer.
Genesis 24:66 belongs to Abraham's entrusting of Isaac's marriage to his eldest servant, a pious, experienced, and trusted man. Abraham charged him not to choose a Canaanite wife but to seek a wife among Nahor's family in Mesopotamia without taking Isaac there, releasing him from the oath if no woman would leave her family, and trusting God to guide the mission and send His angel before him. The report occurred after the servant hurried home knowing his master would rejoice at his success, while Abraham waited at Beersheba and Isaac had returned from attending the flocks to await the messenger from Haran. It followed Isaac going out to meditate in the field at eventide and seeing the camels coming, while Rebekah saw Isaac, learned from the servant that he was her master, and covered herself with a veil. In the verse the servant gives Isaac a complete account of all he had done on his mission to obtain a wife for him. After the servant told Isaac all things, Isaac brought Rebekah into his mother Sarah's tent, took her as his wife, loved her, and was comforted after his mother's death.
Isaac's marriage led to tender domestic happiness. The marriage account stands as an example of Abraham's training of Isaac in a life of noble obedience. The account teaches parents to exercise their authority, to instruct their children to yield to and respect parental authority, and to guide their affections toward companions judged suitable. Leaving children's affections unguided is rebuked.
Isaac's marriage is left as an example of trusting God's direction and submitting to the guidance of a God-fearing parent in choosing a wife. For children who profess to fear God, the example means respecting parental guidance, seeking God's direction in choosing a spouse, and making the decision a subject of prayer.