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Food was set before him to eat. But he said, "I will not eat until I have told my message." He said, "Speak on."
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Mission Before Meals
Commentators universally praise the servant's focus. By refusing to eat until he stated his purpose, he showed that his master's business was more important than his own needs. Matthew Henry connects this to Jesus, whose 'food and drink' was to do the will of the Father (John 4:34), encouraging believers to prioritize their God-given responsibilities over personal comfort.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
26. קרד qādad — “bow the head.” השׁתחוה shâchâh — “bow the body.”
29. לבן lābān — “Laban, white.”
In this circum…
19th Century
Anglican
I will not eat, until I have told my errand. —Two points in Eastern customs are highlighted here: the first, that hospita…
16th Century
Protestant
I will not eat until I have told my errand. Moses begins to show by what means Rebekah's parents were induced to give her in marriage to t…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And there was set [meat] before them to eat By the order of Bethuel or Laban, or both; or, "afterwards was set"
The arrangement of the marriage between Isaac and Rebekah is recounted in great detail. We should notice God's providence in the common events of h…