Read Genesis 24 at Bible Gateway.
The Hebrew paragraph for this chapter:
24:1-67 {p} The servant finds a bride for Isaac
Since there is a {p} paragraph division at the end of chapter 24, we are seeing the completion of a Strong Theme. Going back to collect the weak paragraphs preceding this:
23:1-20 {s} Heth gives Abraham a possession in Canaan
24:1-67 {p} The servant finds a bride for Isaac
Gen 23:1 about the death of Sarah, begins a completely new topic. We would expect a {p} paragraph division at the end of Gen 23:20, for to human logic, it seems that Gen 24 begins another completely new topic. But no. That there is an {s} marker instead means that God considers Gen 23:1-24:67 to be teaching a single topic. The Genesis 23:1-24:67 Chiastic Structure will help us find it.
Recall that in Chiastic Structures, the central axis is the key point of the passage, which the surrounding text zeroes in on like an arrow, highlighting it, as it were, with neon flashing lights. Do you see what God has put neon flashing lights around, so that we wouldn’t miss it?
God has not forsaken His lovingkindness and His truth toward Abraham!
23:1-24:67 {s+p} Strong Theme: YHVH has not forsaken His lovingkindness or truth toward Abraham
Why This Matters: This remarkable Structure should lay to rest for everyone whether every word, every jot and tittle (Mat 5:18) that we have in our Bibles today is in fact the unaltered, complete and whole word of YHVH. No man, no JEDP editors, no human agency can encode everything that is elegantly hidden in plain sight within God’s living and active Word like this.
If there are questions, these are good resources:
The Camels and the Well – Brad Scott
Eliezer and Ruach HaKodesh – Hebrew 4 Christians
The Authenticity of the Book of Genesis – Dr. William Cooper
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