Q&A Books/Genesis Truth Boosters/Genesis 24Chapter 24Genesis 2430questionsQ1.Why did Abraham make his servant put his hand under his thigh to make a promise? That seems unusual.Q2.Why was Abraham so insistent that Isaac marry someone from his own relatives? Wouldn’t it be simpler for Isaac to marry someone from nearby?Q3.Why Did Abraham Strictly Forbid His Servant from Taking Isaac Along to Find a Wife? Was It Just Fear of Him Not Coming Back?Q4.Why is God’s promise to give Abraham’s offspring the land of Canaan so important? Isn’t it just land?Q5.Why would Abraham’s servant take on such a long journey just to find a wife for Isaac? Wasn’t it a bit extreme to go around 450 miles each way?Q6.How to Find God’s Will? What are the various approaches? Can we do what Abraham’s servant did?Q7.So, should we ask for signs to know God’s will, like Abraham's servant did with Rebekah?Q8.So, how was Rebekah related to Isaac, and how can you say their relationship wasn’t wrong or prohibited in God’s law?Q9.How could the servant be so sure that Rebekah was a virgin? Was there any outward sign, or was it just an assumption?Q10.How much water would Rebekah actually need to draw for ten camels? Wasn’t that an excessive amount? Why would she go to such lengths?Q11.Why would Abraham's servant give Rebekah a nose ring? Wasn’t that a bit extravagant? What was the point of giving her such jewelry?Q12.Why was Laban in such a rush when he saw Abraham's servant? What was the hurry about?Q13.Why is the story of Abraham’s servant repeated in Genesis 24:34-49? What’s the point of retelling it in detail?Q14.Wasn’t the way Isaac and Rebekah met kind of strange? Wasn’t it unusual for a servant to find a wife this way?Q15.Why was Abraham’s servant in such a hurry to leave after arranging Rebekah’s marriage to Isaac? Didn’t he seem a bit overly eager?Q16.Was it normal back then to ask a woman’s opinion before finalizing a marriage arrangement? It seems unusual for Rebekah to be consulted.Q17.What exactly was Rebekah signing up for? She was about to leave everything she knew. Would she ever see her family again?Q18.What was the point of the blessing given to Rebekah? Did it really mean anything, or was it just a traditional gesture?Q19.Why did Rebekah cover herself with a veil when she saw Isaac? Wasn’t that just some cultural thing, or was there more to it?Q20.So there wasn’t any wedding ceremony—what actually made this marriage between Isaac and Rebekah official or legal?Q21.If Isaac’s birth was a miracle, then does that mean other births in Abraham’s family, like the ones mentioned in Genesis 25:2, are miracles too?Q22.Why did Abraham have concubines? Doesn’t that seem contradictory to what the Bible teaches about marriage?Q23.Did female servants usually become concubines? Wasn’t that against God’s design for marriage?Q24.If Abraham was meant to be a man of faith, why would he send away the sons of his concubines? Doesn’t that seem harsh?Q25.What does it mean when the Bible says Abraham was ‘gathered to his people’? Does this imply an afterlife or is it just a phrase for burial?Q26.Why was there hostility between Ishmael's descendants and Isaac's? Isn’t this the start of the long-standing Arab-Israeli conflict?Q27.Did Abraham ever meet or know his grandsons, Jacob and Esau?Q28.Is Genesis 25:23 a prediction or an act of predestination? Was God just predicting what would happen, or was He determining it?Q29.Why was Jacob given that name? What’s the significance behind it?Q30.Why is giving up a birthright such a big deal? Was it really wrong for Esau to do that?
