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It happened that when Abraham`s servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth to Yahweh.
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Worship as the First Response
Commentators like John Calvin emphasize that the servant's immediate worship is a model for believers. Before celebrating with the family, he paused to give thanks. This act of gratitude is described as a "sacrifice of sweet-smelling savor," a service highly pleasing to God, teaching that our first response to answered prayer should be heartfelt worship.
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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…
16th Century
Protestant
He worshipped. Moses again repeats that Abraham’s servant gave thanks to God; and it is not without reason that he so often stresses this …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it came to pass, that when Abraham's servant heard these words That Laban and Bethuel said; and doubtless the mother …
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