And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
The verse belongs to the account of Abraham's servant seeking a wife for Isaac from Nahor's family in Mesopotamia. In that account the servant meets Rebekah at the well and asks her for water. The servant undertook the journey trusting that God would guide the choice and send an angel before him. The servant entrusted with the choice was experienced and God-fearing. Rebekah's courteous offer of water to the servant and her drawing water for his camels was the sign he had asked God for, confirming to him that she was the woman God had chosen for Isaac.
The account shows Abraham taking responsibility to guide his son's choice of a suitable companion and his affections in marriage. The account shows Isaac submitting to his father's experienced servant and trusting God to direct the choice of a wife. Isaac's deference to his father's judgment exemplifies obedience shaped by loving parental training. The account serves as an example, especially for children who profess to fear God, that choosing a spouse should be done in the fear of God and prayer, with parents guiding their children's affections and teaching respect for parental authority, and with children respecting parental guidance rather than choosing independently.
The verse belongs to the account of Abraham's servant seeking a wife for Isaac from Nahor's family in Mesopotamia. In that account the servant meets Rebekah at the well and asks her for water. The servant undertook the journey trusting that God would guide the choice and send an angel before him. The servant entrusted with the choice was experienced and God-fearing. Rebekah's courteous offer of water to the servant and her drawing water for his camels was the sign he had asked God for, confirming to him that she was the woman God had chosen for Isaac.
The account shows Abraham taking responsibility to guide his son's choice of a suitable companion and his affections in marriage. The account shows Isaac submitting to his father's experienced servant and trusting God to direct the choice of a wife. Isaac's deference to his father's judgment exemplifies obedience shaped by loving parental training. The account serves as an example, especially for children who profess to fear God, that choosing a spouse should be done in the fear of God and prayer, with parents guiding their children's affections and teaching respect for parental authority, and with children respecting parental guidance rather than choosing independently.