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He said, "I am Abraham`s servant.
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Humility in Identity
Commentators note the servant's simple, direct introduction. He doesn't boast or inflate his status but humbly identifies himself by his role. Matthew Henry suggests that humble people are not ashamed of their station in life. This act of identifying himself as a servant, rather than as a man of great wealth, reflects a character focused on his mission, not himself.
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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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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