A Bride for the Son

Abraham's servant is rightly said to be one of the most attractive characters in all of scripture.
He is faithful to his master.
He is devout and pious in his attitude toward God.
He is humble and resolute.

And especially if he is the Eliezer of Genesis 15, then he is all the more admirable in his service to Isaac, the one who has displaced him (because if there were no son, Eliezer would have been Abram's heir).

But there is something else about this that we need to keep in view: namely, the wisdom of Abraham!

After all, Abraham is wise enough to entrust all that he has to a man who is worthy of that trust!

The point should be clear: the servant prepares a bride for his master – not for himself! My purpose, as a servant of Christ, is not to make you like me, but to draw your eyes to Christ – that you might behold his glory!

Therefore we should not spend too much time focusing on Abraham's servant, lest we praise him overmuch for being simply a good and faithful servant. Rather, we should give heed to what the servant himself says: that it was the LORD who made his journey successful (v21, 40, 42, 56).

Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in vain!