52 - A Bride for Isaac Part 2

The servant Eliezer’s prayer is answered almost immediately, completely and in a greater measure than what he asked! Although he knew that this was the region of Nahor’s family he had not specified that in his prayer. The girl who comes to the well is an answer to prayer. She is Rebecca the granddaughter of Nahor. The family of Nahor, which we were given in the 22nd chapter of Genesis, is for us to see the providential nature of this meeting. It is not a chance encounter. God has a plan for all His children if we only look for it, not turn away from Him and resist the clear path He has for us. Further his prayer he did not mention beauty, and she is well endowed with it. But, her chastity, a precious virtue, is unblemished.
Eliezer upon seeing her ran to meet her. Displaying a sense of urgency and seeing the water bottle she was carrying he asked for some water to drink. She responded to the urgency he displayed by going about her business briskly and conscientiously not wasting time gossiping or engaging in other distractions. She got to the task immediately. In order to test her he only asked for water for himself. He did not ask her to provide water for his animals. However, she did offer to water the camels, which is highly generous to say the least. She knew full well the level of effort associated with watering ten camels. It could have been as much as two hundred fifty gallons of wate