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The UNSEEN Spirit IN, THROUGH and BY
Eliezer of Damascus
The UNSEEN Stewardship of the Holy Spirit
Remember when Abram said to God that he had no heir but this Eliezer of Damascus, the steward of his house, that Abram was looking only at himself.
After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. (Genesis 15:1)
And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? (Genesis 15:2)
And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir. (Genesis 15:3)
Abram was in a terminal position according to the flesh. Eliezer, the steward over the house of Abram is mentioned only ONCE in Scripture. Eliezer’s stewardship was much more than a description of an occupation. (As there is ONLY ONE Holy Spirit there was also only ONE steward by the name of Eliezer). By the way, his name means, God is help.
As Isaac grew into manhood, Abraham did not want a wife for his son from the people that Abraham dwelt among known as the Canaanites. Previous to the search for a wife for Isaac, much transpired: the offering of Isaac by Abraham on one of the mountains of Moriah, the separation of Lot from Abraham, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, the battle between the four kings of the east and the five kings, Abraham’s victory over the kings of the east, the conflict between Abraham and Abimelech king of Gerar, Sarah’s death and much more. Isaac was forty years old when he met and married Rebekah.
● And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines’ land many days. (Genesis 21:34)
● And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. (Genesis 24:1)
And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: (Genesis 24:2)
And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: (Genesis 24:3)
But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac. (Genesis 24:4)
● And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. (Genesis 24:10)
Abraham, called his steward and together an oath was sealed to seek out a proper bride for Isaac. And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: (Genesis 24:3) But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac. (Genesis 24:4) Thus, he journeyed into the land of Abraham’s nativity. Notice in Scripture that at that point in time that this steward was nameless. For this nameless servant was a type of the Holy Spirit. This is part of those sundry times and diverse manners.
When Christ ascended on high, He sent the Holy Spirit of God into the world to draw out a bride for His Son. This is the bride of Song of Songs. The beginning of the creation of God (Christ), the God of creation, the God of heaven sent His Spirit into the world to search out a bride for His Son, Jesus Christ. The Spirit of God brings with Him, the treasures and blessings of heaven and the wealth of eternal life.
The bride to come would be named Rebekah. Her name means tying and/or enchained. In a sense a complete union, even in this world, many use the term ‘tying the knot’ when referring to marriage. The ring is a symbol of complete unity that cannot be broken by man. But, when heavenly things are known, it is the Spirit of grace tying us as the bride to the Lord Jesus Christ, the Bridegroom.
There are many spiritual parallels between the unnamed steward of Abraham and the Spirit of God. Now the unnamed servant of Abraham went into a FAR country until he came to the appointed place. And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. (Genesis 24:10) (Why ten camels? Ten is the number of God’s perfect order and it is also the number that represents man’s responsibility to God.) The servant of Abram, Eliezer, journeyed to Mesopotamia where the God of glory first appeared to Abraham. And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, (Acts 7:2) The bride for Isaac came out of the house of Nahor, the brother of Abraham.
And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master. (Genesis 24:14)
And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder. (Genesis 24:15)
Remember that this all took place AFTER Abraham was called to offer up Isaac in Genesis 22:8. And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. The search for a bride for Isaac came AFTER the prophetic scene of sacrifice in Genesis 22. AFTER the sacrifice of Christ on Calvary, and AFTER His resurrection, and ascension into the heavens, Christ sent the Holy Spirit into the world to gather a Bride for the Bridegroom.
And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. (Genesis 22:11)
And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. (Genesis 22:12)
And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. (Genesis 22:13)
And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen. (Genesis 22:14)
In this sacrifice of Isaac that the geographical location that Abraham and Isaac were in previously were directed to the land of Moriah, and one particular mountain of Moriah, later called The place of the Skull, Golgotha, or as we know it today as Calvary. The ram in this thicket was God’s grace to both Abraham and Isaac. The ram was caught by his horns and wrapped around his head was a crown of thorns. Later in history, God’s Son bore a crown of thorns and was beaten without measure. In His distress, His pain, His anguish, He said of His enemies and those who cried for His crucifixion, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. This is where grace and truth were met together in the history of mankind. No one but God can express such mercy in His darkest hour, and yet with a love beyond all understanding He reached out with words of mercy to an unmerciful crowd. Now let us return to Mesopotamia and to Eliezer was the unnamed steward.
In the Old Testament the Spirit of God is mentioned many times. It is quite obvious that He works among men. However, Eliezer, the unnamed steward in Genesis 15:2 was a spiritual type of the Holy Spirit today. The Lord told His disciples, and to us as well in the written word of God, that He would send His Spirit, the Spirit of Truth. The number one priority of the Spirit is TRUTH . . . to lead US as well as past disciples into ALL TRUTH. The Holy Ghost is the invisible personality of the Spirit of Christ searching out of this world a bride for God’s dear Son. When the unnamed servant reached Mesopotamia, he bowed his head and worshiped the LORD. Abraham’s LORD was also the LORD of Eliezer . . . I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master’s brethren.
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