11.27.16 - Eliezer The Good And Faithful Servant

1.     Eliezer - The Servant

a.     Genesis 15:1 After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision,  saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. 2 And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? 3 And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir. 4 And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir. KJV

                              i.         Eliezer - OT:461 'Eliy`ezer (el-ee-eh'-zer); from OT:410 and OT:5828; God of help; Eliezer, the name of a Damascene and of ten Israelites: KJV - Eliezer.

1.     OT:410 'el (ale); shortened from OT:352; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity): KJV - God (god), goodly, great, idol, might (-y one), power, strong. Compare names in "-el.

2.     OT:5828 `ezer (ay'-zer); from OT:5826; aid: KJV - help.

a.     OT:5826 `azar (aw-zar'); a primitive root; to surround, i.e. protect or aid: KJV - help, succour.

3.     ELIEZER "the steward of Abram's house, E. of Damascus," literally, "the son of the business," or possession (i.e. heir) of my house. (from Fausset's Bible Dictionary, Electronic Database Copyright (c)1998, 2003 by Biblesoft)

                             ii.         This man was Abrahams right hand man, the one who stood to gain everything in the event of Abrahams death having at this time legitimate offspring.

2.     Eliezer - The Trusted

a.     Genesis 24:1 And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. 2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: 3 And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: KJV

                              i.         Not only did Abraham trust Eliezer with all that he owned, but he trusted him to go and find a wife for his son!! The implications of this task and trust were enormous.  God had promised that Abraham would be the father of many nations and that his seed would be as the sand - so the woman who wed his son Isaac would obviously have a very significant role in that promise!

3.     Eliezer - The Faithful

a.     Genesis 24:12 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. KJV

b.     Matthew 25:23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. KJV