Genesis 24:17 The servant hurried to meet her and said, “Please give me a little water from your jar.”
Fun Fact: A camel can drink up to 20 gallons of water in one go. And Abraham’s servant had, according to commentary, ten camels. That would easily add up to an hour of work to water them. So Rebekah not only offers the servant water, she offers water to the camels “until they have had enough to drink.” That is a generous heart at work.
Genesis 24:18 “Drink, my lord,” she said, and quickly lowered the jar to her hands and gave him a drink.
And remember that verse 15 tells us that Rebekah appears “before he had finished praying.” God listened and provided before the words were even out of his mouth. Sometimes it is like that. I’ve prayed to find something I’ve misplaced, and before the words are fully out of my mouth, I find the thing. Some would argue that’s just luck, but I’m giving credit to God. Thank You, Jesus.
Genesis 24:19 After she had given him a drink, she said, “I’ll draw water for your camels too, until they have had enough to drink.”
Precious Savior, Sometimes You answer our prayers before they are even fully formed. Sometimes Your answer is “Wait” or “Not Yet” or “That’s not My will for you,” even when we have prayed for so long and with such heart that we are so very weary. Help us to seek and discern Your will with faithful hearts. Thank You, Jesus. Amen.
Genesis 24:20 So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough, ran back to the well to draw more water, and drew enough for all his camels.
Have a blessed day.