Quotes About Trust

saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,

Abraham went back to his servants, and they got up and set out together for Beersheba. And Abraham settled in Beersheba.

So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,

The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to follow me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the land from which you came?”

So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.

“O LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “please grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

Meanwhile, the man watched her silently to see whether or not the LORD had made his journey a success.

Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD,

saying, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my masterís relatives.”

“I am Abrahamís servant,” he replied.

Then I asked my master, ëWhat if the woman will not come back with me?í

And he told me, ëThe LORD, before whom I have walked, will send His angel with you and make your journey a success, so that you may take a wife for my son from my kindred and from my fatherís house.

And when you go to my kindred, if they refuse to give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.í

So when I came to the spring today, I prayed: O LORD, God of my master Abraham, if only You would make my journey a success!

And before I had finished praying in my heart, there was Rebekah coming out with her jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her, ëPlease give me a drink.í

Now if you will show kindness and faithfulness to my master, tell me; but if not, let me know, so that I may go elsewhere.”

Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.

When Abrahamís servant heard their words, he bowed down to the ground before the LORD.

Then he and the men with him ate and drank and spent the night there. When they got up the next morning, he said, “Send me on my way to my master.”

They called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?” “I will go,” she replied.

Then Rebekah and her servant girls got ready, mounted the camels, and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and left.

Then the servant told Isaac all that he had done.

Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac.

“Swear to me first,” Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright.