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Genesis 24:54

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Then he and the men who were with him ate and drank and spent the night. When they got up in the morning, he said, “Let me go back to my master.”

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He said to them, “Don’t delay me now that the Lord has made my trip successful. Let me go back to my master.”

So they let their sister Rebekah and her nurse go with Abraham’s servant and his men.

After Rachel gave birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Let me go home to my own country.

So Joseph sent his brothers on their way. As they were leaving, he said to them, “Don’t quarrel on your way back!”

Then Ahimaaz, Zadok’s son, said, “Let me run and bring the king the good news that the Lord has freed him from his enemies.”

Do you see a person who is efficient in his work? He will serve kings. He will not serve unknown people.

Don’t ask, “Why were things better in the old days than they are now?” It isn’t wisdom that leads you to ask this!