Rebekah Gives Abraham's Servant a Drink at the WellBible World
24:13Genesis 24:13
Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:
Abraham's servant stands by the well of water where people gathered and where the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water. That well was in the city of Nahor, in Haran, where the city's women came in the evening to draw water, and that setting gave the servant opportunity to meet the women. He stood there seeking God's guidance about finding a wife for Isaac, having asked God for a specific sign as evidence to direct the choice. At the well he observed Rebekah's courteous conduct, which supplied the evidence he had asked for and confirmed to him that God had selected her to become Isaac's wife.
His mission was carried out by Abraham's experienced, God-fearing servant as part of Abraham's care in educating Isaac to love a life of noble obedience and in obtaining a suitable wife for him. Isaac, then forty years old, submitted to his father's judgment, letting his father's servant choose for him and trusting God to direct the choice. The resulting marriage was one of tender domestic happiness in which Isaac loved Rebekah and was comforted by her.
The recorded account of Isaac's marriage is given as an example of seeking a marriage choice in the fear of God, with prayer and respect for parental guidance. It is given for the benefit of parents to command their households after them, to instruct their children to yield to and respect parental authority. It calls parents to guide the affections of their children toward persons judged suitable as companions for sons and daughters, because Satan controls the affections of the young to a great extent and leaving affections unguided and unrestrained deserves rebuke.
Abraham's servant stands by the well of water where people gathered and where the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water. That well was in the city of Nahor, in Haran, where the city's women came in the evening to draw water, and that setting gave the servant opportunity to meet the women. He stood there seeking God's guidance about finding a wife for Isaac, having asked God for a specific sign as evidence to direct the choice. At the well he observed Rebekah's courteous conduct, which supplied the evidence he had asked for and confirmed to him that God had selected her to become Isaac's wife.
His mission was carried out by Abraham's experienced, God-fearing servant as part of Abraham's care in educating Isaac to love a life of noble obedience and in obtaining a suitable wife for him. Isaac, then forty years old, submitted to his father's judgment, letting his father's servant choose for him and trusting God to direct the choice. The resulting marriage was one of tender domestic happiness in which Isaac loved Rebekah and was comforted by her.
The recorded account of Isaac's marriage is given as an example of seeking a marriage choice in the fear of God, with prayer and respect for parental guidance. It is given for the benefit of parents to command their households after them, to instruct their children to yield to and respect parental authority. It calls parents to guide the affections of their children toward persons judged suitable as companions for sons and daughters, because Satan controls the affections of the young to a great extent and leaving affections unguided and unrestrained deserves rebuke.