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I will get a morsel of bread so you can refresh your heart. After that you may go your way, now that you have come to your servant." They said, "Very well, do as you have said."
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Divine Appointments
Commentators like John Calvin emphasize Abraham's phrase, "for therefore are you come." They explain this isn't just a polite saying; Abraham sees the travelers' arrival not as a coincidence but as a divine appointment. This teaches us to view opportunities to help others who cross our path as people sent to us by God's providence.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
19th Century
Anglican
Comfort ye your hearts. —Hebrew, strengthen you, the original meaning of comfort, a word formed from the Latin fortis…
16th Century
Protestant
For therefore are ye come to your servant. He does not mean that they had come intentionally, or for the express purpose of seeking to be …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I will fetch a morsel of bread A piece or a loaf of bread, as De Dieu shows the word signifies; bread being put …
Abraham was waiting to entertain any weary traveler, because inns were not as commonly found then as they are for us. While Abraham was sitting the…
