Genesis 24:30
And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.
When the earring and bracelets were seen upon Rebekah's hands and her account of what the man had said to her was heard, her brother came out to the man where he stood with the camels at the well. This belongs to the journey to find a wife for Isaac, a mission entrusted to a faithful servant and undertaken in the expectation that God would guide and direct the choice. The servant entrusted with the choice was faithful, experienced, and God-fearing.
Isaac was forty years old when he trusted God to direct him in obtaining a wife and submitted to his father's choice made through the servant rather than choosing independently. His willingness to accept his father's judgment reflected an upbringing that taught him obedience and caused him to love a life of noble obedience. The marriage that followed is a tender picture of domestic happiness.
The record is given for the benefit of parents, to lead them to command their households after them, to teach obedience, and to instruct their children to yield to and respect parental authority. Parents are to take responsibility to guide the affections of their children toward persons judged to be suitable companions for sons and daughters. Leaving the affections of the young unguided leaves them to a great extent under Satan's control, and Abraham's course rebukes the idea that affections should not be guided or restrained.
The account is recorded as an example for children who profess to fear God to follow in Isaac's trust and submission. It teaches that marriage choices call for careful thought, prayer, and the counsel of older, more experienced people.