His Words Are Life

Genesis 23:1 To Genesis 24:61

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Participants: Kelly Mowrer

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00:17 Hi and welcome back to His Words Are Life.
00:19 I'm Kelly Mowrer, and today
00:21 we're to continue to read in
00:22 Genesis. But before we do that, let's pray together.
00:25 Dear Jesus, thank you so much for blessing us and keeping us
00:30 and giving us life and bringing us again to this time when we
00:34 can come and read Your words and be strengthened,
00:38 have our faith increased through the hearing of Your guidance
00:41 and Your counsel and the stories that You have left for us
00:44 as an example. Please be with us now as we read
00:47 and guide our hearts and minds closer to You.
00:50 We love You so much, and thank you for loving us. Amen.
00:54 I'm reading today from Genesis, and when we left off
00:58 we had just read the story of Abraham
00:59 and his obedience to God even to the point of being willing
01:03 to sacrifice his only son when God told him to do so.
01:06 But God stopped him at the point that Abraham had fully displayed
01:10 his obedience, and then God blessed him...
01:12 and through him He's blessed us.
01:14 As we read together now, we continue with Abraham's story
01:17 in Genesis chapter 23, and this is the King James version.
01:21 And Sarah was a hundred and seven and twenty years old:
01:25 these were the years of the life of Sarah.
01:28 And Sarah died in Kirjatharba;
01:31 the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan:
01:33 and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
01:36 And Abraham stood up from before his dead,
01:39 and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,
01:42 "I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession
01:46 of a burying place with you, that I may bury my dead
01:49 out of my sight. "
01:51 And the children of Heth answered Abraham,
01:53 saying unto him, "Hear us, my lord:
01:55 thou art a mighty prince among us:
01:58 in the choice of our sepulchers bury thy dead;
02:01 none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulcher,
02:04 but that thou mayest bury thy dead. "
02:06 And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself
02:10 to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
02:13 And he communed with them, saying,
02:15 "If it be your mind that I should bury my dead
02:19 out of my sight; hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron
02:23 the son of Zohar, That he may give me the cave of Machpelah,
02:27 which he hath, which is in the end of his field;
02:30 for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me
02:34 for a possession of a burying place amongst you. "
02:37 And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth:
02:39 and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience
02:42 of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the
02:45 gate of his city, saying, "Nay, my lord, hear me:
02:48 the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein,
02:53 I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people
02:57 give I it thee: bury thy dead. "
03:01 And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.
03:04 And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people
03:06 of the land, saying, "But if thou wilt give it,
03:09 I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money
03:12 for the field: take it of me, and I will bury my dead there. "
03:16 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
03:20 "My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred
03:24 shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee?
03:27 bury therefore thy dead. "
03:29 And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed
03:34 to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience
03:37 of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver,
03:40 current money with the merchant.
03:42 And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah,
03:45 which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave
03:49 which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field,
03:51 that were in all the borders round about, were made sure
03:55 unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children
03:58 of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.
04:03 And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave
04:07 of the field of Machpelah before Mamre:
04:09 the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.
04:13 And the field, and the cave that is therein,
04:15 were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a burying
04:18 place by the sons of Heth.
04:21 We are continuing to read in Genesis.
04:23 This is chapter 24, and this
04:25 is the King James version.
04:26 And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age:
04:31 and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things.
04:34 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house,
04:38 that ruled over all that he had,
04:40 "Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
04:43 And I will make thee swear by the Lord,
04:46 the God of heaven, and the God of the earth,
04:48 that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters
04:51 of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
04:54 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred,
04:57 and take a wife unto my son Isaac. "
04:59 And the servant said unto him,
05:01 "Peradventure the women will not be willing to follow me
05:03 unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto
05:07 the land from whence thou camest? "
05:08 And Abraham said unto him, "Beware thou that thou bring not
05:13 my son thither again. The Lord God of heaven,
05:16 which took me from my father's house, and from the land
05:19 of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me,
05:23 saying, 'Unto thy seed will I give this land; '
05:25 He shall send His angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife
05:29 unto my son from thence.
05:32 And if the women will not be willing to follow thee,
05:34 then thou shalt be clear from this my oath:
05:37 only bring not my son thither again. "
05:40 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham
05:44 his master and sware to him concerning that matter.
05:47 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master,
05:51 and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand:
05:55 and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia,
05:57 unto the city of Nahor.
05:59 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city
06:02 by a well of water at the time of the evening,
06:05 even the time that women go out to draw water.
06:08 And he said, "O Lord God of my master Abraham,
06:12 I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and show kindness
06:17 unto my master Abraham.
06:19 Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of
06:23 the men of the city come out to draw water:
06:26 And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say,
06:30 'Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; '
06:33 and she shall say, 'Drink,
06:36 and I will give thy camels drink also: '
06:39 let the same be she that Thou has appointed for thy servant
06:43 Isaac; and thereby shall I know that Thou has showed kindness
06:48 unto my master. " And it came to pass,
06:51 before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out,
06:57 who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor,
07:01 Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
07:05 And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin,
07:09 neither had any man known her;
07:12 and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher,
07:15 and came up. And the servant ran to meet her, and said,
07:19 "Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher. "
07:23 And she said, "Drink, my lord: "
07:26 and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand,
07:30 and gave him drink. And when she had done giving him drink,
07:33 she said, "I will draw water for thy camels also,
07:36 until they have done drinking. "
07:37 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the through,
07:41 and ran again unto the well to draw water,
07:44 and drew for all his camels.
07:47 And the man wondering at her held his peace,
07:51 to wit whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not.
07:55 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking,
07:59 that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight,
08:02 and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;
08:07 And said, "Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee:
08:11 is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in? "
08:15 And she said unto him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel
08:19 the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor. "
08:22 She said moreover unto him, "We have both straw and
08:27 provender enough, and room to lodge in. "
08:29 And the man bowed down his head, and worshiped the Lord.
08:33 And he said, "Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham,
08:36 who hath not left destitute my master of His mercy
08:40 and His truth: I being in the way, the Lord led me to the
08:44 house of my master's brethren. "
08:47 And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother's house
08:50 these things. And Rebekah had a brother,
08:52 and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man,
08:56 unto the well. And it came to pass, when he saw the earring
09:00 and the bracelets upon his sister's hands,
09:02 and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying,
09:06 "Thus spake the man unto me; "
09:07 that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels
09:11 at the well. And he said, "Come in, thou blessed of the
09:14 Lord: wherefore standest thou without?
09:17 for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels. "
09:21 And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels,
09:25 and gave straw and provender for the camels,
09:28 and water to wash his feet,
09:30 and the men's feet that were with him.
09:33 And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said,
09:36 "I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. "
09:38 And he said, "Speak on. "
09:40 And he said, "I am Abraham's servant. And the Lord hath
09:44 blessed my master greatly; and he is become great:
09:47 and He hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold,
09:50 and menservants, and maid- servants, and camels, and asses.
09:53 And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master
09:57 when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.
10:01 And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take
10:05 a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites,
10:07 in whose land I dwell: But thou shalt go unto my father's house,
10:11 and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son. "
10:15 And I said unto my master,
10:17 "Peradventure the woman will not follow me. "
10:20 And he said unto me, "The Lord, before whom I walk,
10:24 will send His angel with thee, and prosper thy way;
10:29 and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred,
10:32 and of my father's house: Then shalt thou be clear
10:36 from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred;
10:38 and if they give not thee one,
10:40 thou shalt be clear from my oath. "
10:42 And I came this day unto the well, and said,
10:45 "O Lord God of my master Abraham, if now Thou do prosper
10:49 my way which I go: Behold, I stand by the well
10:52 of water; and it shall come to pass,
10:54 that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water,
10:57 and I say to her, 'Give me, I pray thee, a little water
11:00 of thy pitcher to drink; ' And she say to me,
11:03 'Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels; '
11:06 let the same be the woman whom the Lord hath appointed
11:09 out for my master's son. "
11:12 And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold,
11:18 Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder;
11:20 and she went down unto the well, and drew water:
11:23 and I said unto her, 'Let me drink, I pray thee. '
11:26 And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder,
11:29 and said, 'Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: '
11:32 so I drank; and she made the camels drink also.
11:35 And I asked her, and said, 'Whose daughter art thou? '
11:38 And she said, 'The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son,
11:42 whom Milcah bare unto him: ' and I put the earring upon her
11:45 face, and the bracelets upon her hands.
11:47 And I bowed down my head, and worshiped the Lord,
11:50 and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham,
11:53 which hath led me in the right way to take my master's
11:56 brother's daughter unto his son.
11:59 And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master,
12:04 tell me: and if not, tell me;
12:06 that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left. "
12:09 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said,
12:13 "The thing proceedeth from the Lord: we cannot speak unto thee
12:16 bad or good. Behold, Rebekah is before thee,
12:20 take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife,
12:24 as the Lord hath spoken. "
12:26 And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard
12:29 their words, he worshiped the Lord,
12:32 bowing himself to the earth.
12:33 And the servant brought forth jewels of silver,
12:36 and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah:
12:40 he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.
12:44 And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were
12:47 with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning,
12:51 and he said, "Send me away unto my master. "
12:53 And her brother and her mother said, "Let the damsel abide
12:57 with us a few days, at the least ten;
13:00 after that she shall go. "
13:02 And he said unto them, "Hinder me not,
13:05 seeing the Lord hath prospered my way;
13:08 send me away that I may go to my master. "
13:12 And they said, "We will call the damsel, and inquire
13:14 at her mouth. " And they called Rebekah,
13:17 and said unto her, "Wilt thou go with this man? "
13:20 And she said, "I will go. "
13:22 And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse,
13:26 and Abraham's servant, and his men.
13:28 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her,
13:31 "Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands
13:35 of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those
13:39 which hate them. " And Rebekah arose,
13:42 and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels,
13:45 and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah,
13:48 and went his way.
13:50 And Isaac came from the way
13:52 of the well Lahairoi; for he
13:54 dwelt in the south country.
13:55 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide:
13:59 and he lifted up his eyes, and saw,
14:02 and behold, the camels were coming.
14:04 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes,
14:06 and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.
14:10 For she had said unto the servant, "What man is this
14:13 that walketh in the field to meet us? "
14:15 And the servant had said, "It is my master: "
14:17 therefore she took a veil, and covered herself.
14:21 And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.
14:25 And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent,
14:28 and took Rebekah, and she became his wife;
14:31 and he loved her;
14:32 and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.


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