Christine

' And it came to pass, .. that when Isaac was old, .... and his eyes were dim, ...... so that he could not see, ........ he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, "My son:" and he said unto him, "Behold, here am I." And he said, "Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison; And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die. ' (Gen 27:1-4) Praise God!

'And Esau was forty years old .. when he took to wife Judith .... the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, ...... and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: ........ Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.' (Gen 26:34) Praise God!

'And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, .. behold, there were twins in her womb. .... And the first came out red, ...... all over like an hairy garment; ........ and they called his name Esau. And after that came his brother out, .. and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; .... and his name was called Jacob: ...... and Isaac was threescore years old ........ when she bare them.' (Genesis 25:24-26) Praise God!

'And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: .. Abraham begat Isaac: .... And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, ...... the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, ........ the sister to Laban the Syrian. And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, .. because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, .. and Rebekah his wife conceived. .... And the children struggled together within her; ...... and she said, "If it be so, why am I thus?" ........ And she went to enquire of the LORD. And the LORD said unto her, .. "Two nations are in thy womb, .... and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; ...... and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; ........ and the elder shall serve the younger."' (Gen 25:19-23) Praise God!

'Then Abraham gave up the ghost, .. and died in a good old age, .... an old man, and full of years; ...... and was gathered to his people. And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, .. in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, .... which is before Mamre; ...... The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: ........ there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.' (Genesis 25:8-10) Praise God!

'Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. .. And she bare him Zimran, .... and Jokshan, ...... and Medan, ........ and Midian, .......... and Ishbak, ............ and Shuah. And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. .. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim. .... And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah .. And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac. But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.' (Gen 25:1-6) Praise God!

'Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, .. "The thing proceedeth from the LORD: .... we cannot speak unto thee bad or good. ...... Behold, Rebekah is before thee, ........ take her, and go, .......... and let her be thy master's son's wife, ............ as the LORD hath spoken. And it came to pass, .. that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, .... he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth.' (Gen 24:50-52) Praise God!

'And I asked her, and said," Whose daughter art thou? " And she said, "The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him:" .. and I put the earring upon her face, .... and the bracelets upon her hands. And I bowed down my head, .. and worshipped the LORD, .... and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, ...... which had led me in the right way ........ to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son. And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.' (Gen 24:47-49) Praise God!

'And my master made me swear, saying, .. "Thou shalt not take a wife to my son .... of the daughters of the Canaanites, ...... in whose land I dwell: ........ But thou shalt go unto my father's house, .......... and to my kindred, ............ and take a wife unto my son." And I said unto my master, .. "Peradventure the woman will not follow me." And he said unto me, .. "The LORD, before whom I walk, .... will send his angel with thee, ...... and prosper thy way; ........ and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, .......... and of my father's house: ............ Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, .............. when thou comest to my kindred; ................. and if they give not thee one, .................. thou shalt be clear from my oath."' (Genesis 24:37-41) Praise God!

Who was the only woman to have her age mentioned in Scripture?

'And the man (Abraham's servant) came into the house: .. and he ungirded his camels, .... and gave straw and provender for the camels, ...... and water to wash his feet, ........ and the men's feet that were with him. And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, "I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. " And he (Laban) said, "Speak on." (Gen 24:32-33) Praise God!

'And Rebekah had a brother, .. and his name was Laban: .... and Laban ran out unto the man, ...... unto the well. And it came to pass, .. when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, .... and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, ...... saying, "Thus spake the man unto me;" ........ that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well. And he said, "Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels."' (Gen 24:29-31) Praise God!

Hello @Sister Cess, Psalms 73 and 77 both deal with distraction, distractions caused by occupation with others, and with self, and in both cases the answer was to become preoccupied with God. However, you are a young single woman who has very natural feelings toward a young single man, who shares your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, which is lovely. The Lord knows your heart, he knows how you feel: talk it over with Him, commit your feelings to Him, and ask that His will be done; then just enjoy this young man's company when you have it, and get on with your life. For if it is the Lord's will that this young man should reciprocate by sharing the same feelings of attachment, then he will. Your relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ is not based on the way you feel, but on the promises of God, and is sure and steadfast, and cannot be lost. So smile and perform the function that you occupy within your Christian community with thanksgiving. You are God's workmanship, so rejoice in Him, and be glad. Within the love of Christ our Saviour, our Lord and Head. Chris

Hello @douge, Or maybe what was said was for his ears only. Praise God! In Christ Jesus Chris

'And the man wondering at her .. held his peace, .... to wit ...... whether the LORD ........ had made his journey prosperous or not.' (Gen 24:21) Praise God!

'And it came to pass, .. before he had done speaking, .... that, behold, Rebekah came out, ...... who was born to Bethuel, ...... son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, ........ with her pitcher upon her shoulder. And the damsel was very fair to look upon, .. a virgin, neither had any man known her: .... and she went down to the well, ...... and filled her pitcher, and came up' (Genesis 24:15-16) Praise God!

'And he said, .. "O LORD God of my master Abraham, .... I pray thee, send me good speed this day, ...... and shew kindness unto my master Abraham. Behold, I stand here by the well of water; .. and the daughters of the men of the city .... come out to draw water: And let it come to pass, .. that the damsel to whom I shall say, .... 'Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink;' ...... and she shall say, 'Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also:' ........ let the same be she .......... that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; ............ and thereby shall I know .............. that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master."' (Gen 24:12) Praise God!

'And the servant took ten camels .. of the camels of his master, .... and departed; ...... for all the goods of his master were in his hand: ........ and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, .......... unto the city of Nahor. And he made his camels to kneel down .. without the city by a well of water .... at the time of the evening, ...... even the time that women go out to draw water.' (Gen 24:10-11) Praise God!

'And Abraham stood up from before his dead, .. and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying, .... I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: ...... give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, ........ that I may bury my dead out of my sight.' (Genesis 23:3-4) Praise God! (Hebrew 11:13-14)

'And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, And said, "By myself have I sworn," saith the LORD, .. "for because thou hast done this thing, .... and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: ...... that in blessing I will bless thee, ........ and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed .......... as the stars of the heaven, ............ and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; .. and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; .... because thou hast obeyed my voice.' (Gen 22:15-18) Praise God! (Hebrews 6:13-20)

Re. God's provision for Hagar (Genesis 21:14 & 19) :- * Man provides a bottle of water, but God provides a well! Praise His Holy Name!

Hello again, The opening lines of a poem by Rudyard Kipling, entitled, 'I Keep Six Honest Serving Men', are used as a teaching aid: and are appropriate to the question of the thread, because they stay the mind upon the facts presented in God's Word, and prevent the mind from straying into conjecture and vain imaginings:- 'I Keep six honest serving-men (they taught me all I knew), Their names are, 'What' and 'Why' and 'When', And 'How' and 'Where' and 'Who'.' In Christ Jesus Chris

'And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, .. and laid it upon Isaac his son; .... and he took the fire in his hand, ...... and a knife; ........ and they went both of them together.' (Gen 22:6) Praise God! - Again, every action accentuated by the word, 'and', giving solemn reverent attention to Abraham's obedience

'Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. And Abraham said unto his young men, "Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you." (Genesis 22:4-5) Praise God! Abraham's words of faith:- '... and come again to you' - Abraham believed God was able to raise Isaac up from the dead, for His promises to him necessitated that Isaac live. (Acts 7:5)

'And Abraham rose up early in the morning, .. and saddled his ass, .... and took two of his young men with him, ...... and Isaac his son, ........ and clave the wood for the burnt offering, .......... and rose up, ............ and went unto the place of which God had told him. (Genesis 22:3) Praise God! - Again, every action associated with Abraham's obedience is accented by the word 'and'. How precious to God these acts of obedience are!