“And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.”
But the servant replied: do not detain me, now that the LORD has granted success to my journey. Send me on my way so I may go to my master. The servant's refusal of the delay is grounded in the mission: the LORD has granted success; the mission is complete; the delay is unnecessary. The urgency of the servant of Genesis 24 mirrors the urgency of the servant in Isaiah 42:1 — the one who will not rest until he has established justice. The application: the completed mission does not require ten more days. When God has granted success, the right response is to go, not to linger.
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