Lesson 19
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Passage Genesis 24
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Servant’s commission from Abraham – Get a wife for Isaac
from my family (24:1-11)
a. Abraham
defines Isaac’s wife criteria (1-4)
b. Servant confirms
mission (5-8)
c. Servant sets off on mission (7-12)
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Servant ‘s prayer involves God in Mission (24:12-27)
a. Prayer for identification criteria (12-15)
b. Immediate
answer with Rebekah’s confirming actions (15-25)
c. Servant’s
prayer of thanks (26-27)
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Rebekah and family accepts God’s selection of Rebekah as
Issac’s chosen wife (24:28-67)
a. Hospitality displayed by Rebekah’s family (28-33a)
b. Servant retells his mission and process (33b-49)
c. Laban and Rebekah’s mother recognize “of the Lord” and
bless her (50-60)
d. Return to Isaac (61-67)
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Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Division
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Scripture
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Servant’s commission from Abraham – Get a wife for Isaac
from my family
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Genesis 24:1-11
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Servant ‘s prayer involves God in Mission
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Genesis 24:12-27
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Rebekah and family accepts God’s selection of Rebekah as
Issac’s chosen wife
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Genesis 24:28-67
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Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No
more than 10 words)
Abraham’s servant God-directed mission yields Isaac wife
of own family
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Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
To Learn that faith directed missions with God at the
center yield God’s desired result.
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Specific Application Questions
1. How
do we listen to God’s direction and ask for clarity in our actions?
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2. What
part does prayer have in taking action for God?
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3. In
what ways to we bless others through our actions?
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4.
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Principles to Remember
God has mission for us
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Prayer is important to our success; God needs to be involved.
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