Summary of Genesis 24:15-27:
Rebekah was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah who was the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor. She was beautiful and a virgin. She had gone down to fill her jar with water. Eliezar approached her and asked her for a drink. She gave him one and offered to water his camels, too. After the camels had drunk, Eliezar asked Rebekah if he could stay at her father’s house. He offered gold as payment. She said they have plenty of room. Eliezar praised God for His faithfulness to Abraham with this sign and for leading him to the house of his master’s relatives.
BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 15, Day 3: Genesis 24:15-27
6) Rebekah offered him a drink and offered to water all of his camels when asked, which was the sign Eliezar asked for.
7) Personal Question. My answer: Our new house, new career, new direction in life, new connections
8 ) Personal Question. My answer: Immediate prayer and gratitude by the servant. A serving heart and open heart by Rebekah.
BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 15, Day 3: Genesis 24:15-27
God answers reasonable prayers to show his guidance. The best part of this story is the heart of the servant. I would wager he was probably treated well by Abraham but servants in ancient times had extremely rough lives and had no social status nor class. They were nothing in the eyes of many. So the willingness of this servant to serve his master is a great picture of how we are to serve the Lord. Everything is credited to God. The servant is merely the instrument in God’s work. This is how we need to approach life.
BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 15, Day 3: Genesis 24:15-27
God knows our needs before we do and sometimes answers before we even know it. Isaiah 65:24
Rebekah was the granddaughter of Abraham’s brother, Nahor. When the Bible says she was beautiful, she most definitely was. Other women the Bible says are beautiful include:
- Sarah (Genesis 12:11-14)
- Rachel (Genesis 29:17)
- Abigail (1 Samuel 25:3)
- Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11:2)
- Tamar (2 Samuel 14:27)
- Queen Vashti of the Persians (Esther 1:11),
- Esther (Esther 2:7)
- The daughters of Job (Job 42:15).
The servant made sure Rebekah was a woman of her word and finished the job of watering his camels and did not give up half-way through. Then he knew God had answered his prayers. He offers gifts to Rebekah, thanked God for answering his prayers.
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