It was evening when Abraham’s servant arrived at the town, and the girls were all coming out to draw water from the well. As the servant watched them coming, he asked God to help him find the right one to be Isaac’s wife.
How could he ever know? This is what he decided to do. He would ask one of the girls to give him some water from her pitcher. If she answered him with a smile and said, “Yes, and I will water your camels too.” Then she would be the one God had chosen to be Isaac’s wife. But if she was grouchy and wouldn’t give him the water, then she wouldn’t be the right one.
While he was still praying, a beautiful girl named Rebekah came, carrying her pitcher on her shoulder; she went down to the well and filled it with water.
The servant ran over to her said, “Please give me a drink from your pitcher.”
‘Certainly, sir, “she replied, “and I’ll water your camels too!”
She let down her pitcher from her shoulder and gave the servant a drink, then ran back to the well and began drawing water for his camels!
After the camels had finished drinking, the man gave Rebekah a gold earring and two gold bracelets. He asked her whose daughter she was and whether there was room at her father’s house for him and his men to spend the night. Rebekah told him she was the daughter of Bethuel and that there was plenty of room.
When the servant heard her say she was Bethuel’s daughter, he realized that she was a cousin of Isaac’s, for Abraham was Bethuel’s uncle. He was glad, so he bowed his head and worshipped the Lord, thanking God for helping him find the right girl so quickly.
Rebekah ran home to tell her mother that the men were coming. When her brother Laban heard about it and saw the earring and the bracelets, he ran to the well to find the man and to bring him home. After Laban had helped him unload the camels and feed them, it was time for supper, so Laban took Abrahams servant in to meet the family.
But the servant said he couldn’t eat until he had told them why he had come to their country. He said that he was Abraham’s servant and that the Lord had blessed Abraham and made him very rich. He had silver and gold. Flocks, and herds, camels and donkeys; God had also given him a son, Isaac, who needed a wife.
He told how he had come to the well that day and had prayed that God would help him find the right girl to be Isaac’s wife. He had prayed that God would help him find the right girl to be Isaac’s wife. He had prayed that if she was the right one, she would answer pleasantly when he asked for water. He told them that while he was still praying, Rebekah had arrived. When he asked her for a drink, she had said, “Of course, and I’ll water your camels too!”
Then the servant asked them whether or not they would let Rebekah go with him to marry Isaac. They said yes; since it was the Lord who had brought him to them, Rebekah could go.
When the servant heard this, he was very happy and worshipped the Lord. He brought out other beautiful presents, jewels of silver and gold, and beautiful clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. And he gave her mother and her brother presents too.
At last he and his men were ready to eat, and afterwards they stayed at Laban’s house all night.
Questions:
How did Abraham’s servant find the right girl?
What was her name?
How did she show that she was the right girl?
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For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs-heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory. I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.
Romans 8:14-19
Proverbs 17:22: A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 19:27: Stop listening to teaching that contradicts what you know is right.
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