Vs.37- “And my master made me swear; saying, Thou
shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose
land I dwell:”- The servant relays the oath his master made him take, and the charge
he gave him. (Gen.24:3)
Vs.38- “But thou shalt go unto my father’s house, and
to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.”- The servant continues
to tell his errand and repeat in their hearing his master’s command to him (Gen.24:4). The family is now beginning to understand the
servant’s purpose in meeting with them.
The servant will continue to relay the story through vs.48.
One-Line Explanation- The servant relays to Rebekah’s
family the oath Abraham caused him to make.
Lesson: 1.) The Spirit’s Message. Eliezer, a type of the Holy Spirit, simply
relays the message given to him by Abraham.
John 16:13- Howbeit when he, the
Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but
whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak:
and he will shew you things to come.
The Holy Trinity never acts independently. All three parts of the Godhead are in tune
and work harmoniously in salvation’s plan.
The Holy Spirit only speaks those things that are given Him to speak by
the Father; just as Eliezer simply repeated the message given by Abraham. John
14:10- Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words that I speak unto you I speak not
of myself: but the Father that dwelleth
in me, he doeth the works. Jesus
also spoke the exact words that the Father had for Him to speak. I am told by people all of the time that the
Spirit led them to do something. They
will tell me of some crazy endeavor or doctrine that they now believe because
the Spirit told them or led them. This
Biblical principle must be understood.
Jesus and the Word of God cannot be separated. Jesus is the Word of God incarnate. He is called the Word of God on numerous
occasions. The Godhead never acts
independently. The Spirit is the author
of the Word of God and Jesus is the Word of God incarnate. THE SPIRIT WILL NEVER LEAD YOU OR TEACH YOU
CONTRARY TO THE CLEAR TEACHINGS OF THE WORD OF GOD. The Spirit of God relays the message of the
Father and is in harmony with the Son.
People talk about some experience they had and attribute that experience
to the Holy Spirit. I will respond by
saying, “Where do you get that belief or practice from in the Bible? Is there a passage of Scripture that teaches
that?” They will respond by saying no,
but they know what they felt and they know what they experienced. They are confident that The Spirit did
something to them or through them. I am
quick to tell them that it was not The Spirit, but it very well could have been
A spirit. 1 John 4:1- Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits
whether they are of God: because many
false prophets are gone out into the world.
The Bible tells us that the spirit of Anti-Christ is already in the
world. Just because you felt a spirit
doesn’t mean that it was God’s Spirit.
We are commanded to test or try the spirits to see if they are of
God. If some spiritual experience you
had causes you to believe or practice things contrary to the Bible then it is
not the Spirit of God! The Holy Spirit
will always be faithful to the message and the errand given by the Father! 2.)
The Spirit’s Role. I hope you
have realized the typology used in this passage by now. Abraham represents God the Father, Isaac
represents God the Son, and the servant represents God the Spirit. It is said of the servant that ‘he ruled over
all that he had’ (Vs.2). It is said of
the son ‘unto him hath he given all that he hath.’ The Son of God owns all that the Father has
and the Spirit of God manages all that the Father has. The Godhead is co-equal, but all three parts
of the Godhead definitely have different roles.
The Son has been given authority over all creation. It is all created by Him and for Him. Salvation is found in the Son. It is the Son that will rule and judge the
earth. The Spirit has three jobs I see in this passage. A.) Relays the message. It is the Spirit of God who gave us the
written content and the inward conviction. 2
Pet.1:21- For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of men: but holy men of God spake as they were moved
by the Holy Ghost. John 16:8- And when
he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of
judgment. The Holy Spirit gave us
the Bible. He gave us the Words of God
by moving on men to write Scripture. He
also reproves us, or convicts us. The
word convict literally means to convince.
The Spirit gives us the Scriptures to read outwardly and then works on
us inwardly to convince us of its truth!
The Holy Spirit manages the message.
B.) Resides in the Believer. Eliezer not only relayed the message to the
family, but he also stayed with them in their home. When we accept the Gospel message then the
Holy Spirit takes up residence inside of us.
The Bible teaches us that the Holy Spirit dwells within us. We call this the indwelling of the Holy
Spirit. Once we have accepted Christ, we
receive the Holy Spirit who comes to live inside of us and He helps us to live
the Christian life on a daily basis.
Whether or not we live right depends on whether or not we allow the
Spirit to have control in our lives. C.) Restrains the corruption. 2
Thes.2:7- For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be
taken out of the way. The Bible teaches
that the spirit of Anti-Christ and apostasy is already in the world, but it is
being restrained. The word let in the
King James means to withhold or restrain.
The Holy Spirit is restraining the spirit of Anti-Christ from taking
over and corrupting this world in complete lawlessness and rebellion against
God. The Spirit will one day be taken
out of this world and that is when the Anti-Christ will come to power. I personally believe that this takes place at
the rapture of the church. The Holy
Spirit, therefore, has a restraining ministry.
He manages this world and keeps this world from being taken over by evil
and corruption. Eliezer is with Rebekah,
a type of the church, for now, but he will eventually take Rebekah back to the
Father’s house to be with the Son! And
we say like John, “Even so come Lord Jesus.”
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