Rebekah 2

Genesis 24:15-27

Before he had finished praying God answered his prayer. She was everything that Abraham had requested, everything the servant wanted and more.

The servant had brought ten camels with him. Rebekah offers not only to give the servant water (showing a humble and hospitable spirit) but she also offers to water his camels.

Please note that this young woman has just offered a huge thing. She is, obviously, running back and forth drawing water from the well and placing it in a trough. I looked it up because I was curious and the average camel will drink 20-30 gallons of water at one time. Multiply that times 10. Then imagine one young woman taking on this huge task. 250 gallons brought up from the well, carried to the trough and dumped in the desert heat.

She is obviously physically strong. Middle Eastern wells are not a hole in the ground with a bucket, but a hole dug with sloping sides where you go up and down from the trough to the water. She was working hard and likely for a long time for a stranger and his animals. I don't know any teenager who would do this today!

Before the servant is finished he has two more questions for her: Who are her relatives and was their room to house him and his camels. She has provided the right answer for both, showing the servant that she is the woman that God wanted for Isaac. She is strong, beautiful, hospitable, kind, and generous.

Now the only question that remains to be answered is whether she will be willing to come with him!

DAILY CHALLENGE: God may be asking you to work hard for him. Sometimes the world needs to see us going the extra mile so that they know we mean what we say. How can you be like Rebekah and give water not only to the stranger, but all of his camels as well?