7.) The test. OK I admit I have a hard time understanding the chief servant's way of choosing a wife for Isaac. asking for a drink of water?
The Chief Servant must really have a hard time thinking of a plan to choose the right person. Don't have a Bible Dictionary. But from what I recall I know that the place where Abraham lived and his native land is very far. They lived in the land of Canaan (so somewhere at Israel) and his native land I think is somewhere in eastern Iraq i think. they didn't have cars back then, they just rode camels. So he had a lot of time to think about what to do.
I mean this guy had a lot of resources he brought with him. He could of just went to the town elders and made a formal introduction and then his formal request there or better yet he could of made one of those reality contest shows like The Bachelor. I don't think he had any idea what to do when he got to Nahor. The journey must of been long and tiring, but when he reached that place he was just tired and thirsty. So he prayed to God about it. He ask God to help him find the right person and that she would give him and his camels a drink of water.
First thing he notices when Rebekah comes out is she is beautiful and a virgin. How does he know that? I don't know so don't ask me. Maybe the way she dressed and acted showed what type of person she is.
The test is a drink of water. So isn't this like fleecing? So does that mean that I pray "Lord the one I'm going to choose is going to wear red today" or "If I smile back at her she smiles back too" or "If I ask for a glass of water, she'll go and wash my car and gas it up too.". I don't think its like that. Well just imagine this Rebekah is doing her household chores by going out and getting water, she can't wait to get it done. Btw just a fact: each person uses about 80-100 gallons of water per day (but don't think they had a flush system back then). Anyways its still a lot of water that a person had to use. So she is busy carrying gallons of water to her house and here is an unknown stranger here at near the well asking for a drink of water. She could of said "Hey don't you have 2 hands? Why don't you use them to get your own water?" But no she stops and helps a stranger out. Notice this the chief servant did not ask her to water her camels too, but she still did. Hey the chief servant did not travel alone and I believe that she also gave them water to drink. So what does this have to do with choosing a the right person. Well she showed what she truly personality. Just imagine this if someone 介绍"kai siao" you to someone, of course you would put your best foot forward. Rebekah didn't expect to be given a tip or a reward for helping a stranger out. But she still helped him out.
Notice this while Rebekah was doing all these. The chief servant was watching her. Observing her. Looking at her expressions. "Pilit lang ba siya? Baka nagtatampo na?".
And before he made his final decision he ask her whose daughter are you? And yes she is from Abraham's family. Alright my first night here and God led her already. Wow!
The chief servant does not forget to thank God for giving him success
to be cont'd...
Just a side note. Don't you wish you had a chief servant to help you look the right person? Yeah I'll sit here at home, you go and find me my wife. hehehe
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