6/28/25: Genesis 24

Significance of Abraham; Tree of Life; Reviewing Gen 23; Idolatry; "Worship"; Seeking the Kingdom of God and His righteousness; Tribute; William the Conqueror; Abraham outside world governments; Following Abraham, Moses and Christ; Misunderstanding "religion"; Abraham's altars; Making the word of God TO effect; The path to peace; Appetite for benefits; Gen 24:1; Power in prayer; Pursuing righteousness; Lot's journey; God's blessing for Abraham; Finding a wife for Isaac; Exploring the Hebrew; biet-vav-aleph - removing the vav?; Pictorial Aleph; Translational loss of meaning; Walking with the LORD; Tree of Knowledge?; Fear not!; Seeking God's wisdom; Taking an oath; Setting people free; Empowering; Gen 24:7; Watering camels?; Being tested (torment); Blessings and curses; Wisdom (women) vs foolishness (harlots); Devouring your neighbor; Human resources; Cities of blood; Freedom of choice; Rebekah; Sitting in the light of the Tree of Life; Gen 24:26 vav-yod-shin-tav-chet-vav (worship); lamad+yod-hey-vav-hey; Laban; Other men with the camels; Isaac's inheritance; Repetition of stories; Bargaining to keep Rebekah around; Rebekah's choice; Arranging marriages?; Oppressing women?; Living for the next generation; Referencing the red sea crossing; From generation to generation; Why does God allow evil things?; Bearing false witness; v61; "Lahairoi" biet+resh-aleph-yod; nun-gimel-biet (negeb?); "south"; v63 Isaac's meditation; Isaac's seeing Rebekah; Lifting up eyes?; Covering with a vail?; v67 packed with meaning; Sarah's position; "Virgin" means more; Leaving the city; Overcoming fear; Covering beauty; "Meditate" suwach lamad+shin-vav-chet; shin = eternal flame of revelation (divine spark); Source?; Lamad = hand; vav - divide/connect/vail; chet = life force, cause/effect; Rebekah's gold; More precious than rubies?; Meditate, be still and know.