And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
The verse records the servant's solemn oath binding himself to carry out Abraham's charge concerning Isaac's marriage. The charge was to seek a wife for Isaac from Abraham's kindred rather than from the Canaanites. The charge also required not taking Isaac away from Canaan.
Abraham himself directed this important choice of a wife for Isaac. Isaac submitted to his father's arrangement and judgment, letting his father's servant choose a wife for him. Isaac was forty years old at the time of this arrangement. Isaac trusted God to direct the choice of his wife. Isaac's obedience and trust in this matter stand as an example for children who profess to fear God.
The verse records the servant's solemn oath binding himself to carry out Abraham's charge concerning Isaac's marriage. The charge was to seek a wife for Isaac from Abraham's kindred rather than from the Canaanites. The charge also required not taking Isaac away from Canaan.
Abraham himself directed this important choice of a wife for Isaac. Isaac submitted to his father's arrangement and judgment, letting his father's servant choose a wife for him. Isaac was forty years old at the time of this arrangement. Isaac trusted God to direct the choice of his wife. Isaac's obedience and trust in this matter stand as an example for children who profess to fear God.