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servant asked her for a drink, she gave the requested response: “Drink, my

lord.” Then she said, “I will draw water for your camels also, until they have

finished drinking” (verses 18-19).

This act of kindness was the sign to the servant of Abraham that God had

indeed answered his prayer and had shown kindness to Abraham in

directing him to the chosen wife for Isaac.

This miraculous story of what happened at the well was repeated to

Rebekah’s family. It provided the needed sign to Bethuel, Rebekah’s father,

and Laban, Rebekah’s brother, that the proposed marriage of Rebekah

and Isaac was of God’s doing. That is why they were willing to let her go

with Abraham’s servant to be Isaac’s wife, “as the Lord has spoken” (verses

50-51).

The next morning the servant of Abraham wanted to leave immediately

with Rebekah! For a young bride preparing to become married and leave

her family, this was considered a hasty send-off. Rebekah’s family asked

him to let her stay a few days. So, in concern for Rebekah, the family said:

“We will call the young woman and ask her personally” (verse 57).

The decision

Rebekah was given a choice in the matter: “Then they called Rebekah and

said to her, ‘Will you go with this man?’ and she said, ‘I will go’” (verse 58).

Rebekah had a choice—she could have said no! But this was a decisive

answer in the affirmative.

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