REBEKAH TRUSTS YAHWEH - NCCG.ORG Ning Network Archive 2008-10

By Linda Sue Pochodzay Edwards

"Just trust me . . . it will be all right . . . I Promise!"

Has anyone ever said those words to you? If
so, was it really all right?

Sometimes it is difficult to know just who
can be trusted and who can't.

But remember this: We can always trust Yahweh
and his Word to lead us in the way that is right.

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Streams of sunlight filled the room as
Rebekah was finishing her morning prayers. Hearing the
birds singing outside her window made her want to open her
mouth wide and join them in singing praises to Yahweh . "It is
going to be a wonderful day." Rebekah thought to herself,
"Every day is a special gift from Yahweh ."

A sharp familiar voice from outside the door
interrupted Rebekah's thoughts. "It's already daylight!
COME ON! We have chores that need to be done!"

"All right, Laban," Rebekah called out to
her brother. "I'll be right out just as soon as I get this
last braid finished."

"Silly girls and their hair," Laban
muttered, shaking his head. "If she hadn't been messing
around with that hair all this time, we could have been
done already."

Rebekah was soon at her brother's side
helping with the chores they had to do together. "Rebekah,
can you please be a little more careful?" Laban complained.
"You're spilling the chicken feed again."

"I'm sorry," she said. "I guess I was just
in too much of a hurry. I want to finish this job so I can
go to the well."

"Then go ahead and go. I can finish this,"
Laban replied, thinking the job might be easier without her
help. Rebekah knew exactly what her brother was going to
say and was already skipping happily down the road before
he had even finished speaking.

[Eliezer and camels]

Even though the water jugs were quite heavy,
going to the well was one of Rebekah's favorite chores. All
the young ladies in the city and surrounding area went to
the well at the same time. It was such fun talking to the
other girls and catching up on the latest news. They were
busily chatting, giggling, and filling their water pots.
None of them noticed the stranger that was standing nearby
watching them.

The stranger was Abraham's servant, Eliezer.
He had been sent there for a special purpose; to find a
bride for Abraham's son, Isaac. He had just finished
praying when the girls started coming to the well. Eliezer
took special notice of one strong, beautiful young woman.
He slowly approached her so as not to startle her. "I have
traveled a long way and am thirsty. May I please have a
drink?" he asked.

She smiled gently and replied, "Yes. I will
give you a drink, and I will also give your camels water to
drink." She quickly filled her pitcher with water and gave
it to Eliezer. When he had finished, she filled the pitcher
again and poured the water into a bucket and gave it to the
lead camel. She then went back to the well and refilled the
pitcher for the next camel. She repeated this over and over
until all ten of the man's camels had enough water to
drink.

[Rebekah gives water to the camels]

Eliezer watched her carefully as she tended
his camels. He had just prayed for Yahweh to show him
which of the young ladies he should ask to take back with
him to be a wife for Isaac. This girl was the first one he
had talked to and even though she responded exactly as he
had prayed, he still wasn't totally sure that she was the
right one.

When all ten camels had enough water and
quit drinking, Eliezer took a golden earring and two golden
bracelets out of a pouch, and gave them to her as a thank
you gift. He then asked her name and if her father had room
at his house so he could spend the night.

"My name is Rebekah," she replied. "I am the
daughter of Bethuel. Nahor is my grandfather, and we have
plenty of room at our house. I'm sure my father won't mind
if you stay with us for the night. And don't even worry
about the camels. We have plenty of straw and food for
them."

Rebekah watched in surprise as Eliezer bowed
his head and worshipped Yahweh right there by the well.

* * *

Forgetting to even say "goodbye" to her
friends, Rebekah picked up her heavy water pots and raced
home as fast as she could. "Laban! LABAN!" she called
loudly. "COME SEE! COME SEE!"

Laban couldn't imagine what all the
excitement was about. He ran to meet his sister.

[bracelets and earring]

"Look, Laban!" she exclaimed. "I gave his
camels water and he gave me a golden earring! Look at the
beautiful golden bracelets! He prayed to Yahweh right there at
the well! He's coming behind me with camels and wants to
spend the night here!" Rebekah was so excited about the
beautiful expensive gifts, she could barely gets her words
to come out right.

Laban was having a hard time understanding
all that she was trying to say, but he did see the stranger
with the camels and walked to meet him. "Come! Come on in!"
he said jovially to the stranger. "You are welcome to spend
the night with us, and we have plenty of room in the stable
for the camels." Laban proceeded to take care of the
animals and brought water so Eliezer could wash his dusty
feet before entering the house.

Once inside, Eliezer could see that there was
a meal prepared and Rebekah and her mother had already set
a place for him at the table.

"Please come to the table. You can sit
there." Laban pointed to a chair as he was speaking, "And
we can talk while we are having our meal."

"I can't sit down to eat until I have told
you the reason for my coming," the stranger said
graciously. "I am Eliezer, Abraham's servant. Yahweh has
greatly blessed him with herds, flocks, servants, and
riches. Abraham made me promise to bring back a young lady
from this city to be a bride for his son Isaac. When I was
at the well, I prayed that Yahweh would show me which young
lady was the right one.

"Just as I finished praying, your sister
came to the well, and everything happened just as I had
prayed. She gave me a drink and also gave water to the
camels. When she told me she was the granddaughter of
Nahor, I knew instantly that she was the right one and that
Yahweh had answered my prayer. I bowed my head and worshipped
Yahweh . . . . Now . . . I need to know if you will allow
Rebekah to come back with me and marry Isaac. If not, I
must be wrong, and I must leave before it gets too late."

As the family listened to Eliezer's story
and saw the excitement in Rebekah's face, they had no doubt
that this was all planned by Yahweh . Both her brother
Laban and her father Bethuel agreed that it was Yahweh
that had brought Eliezer to their house, and they agreed to
let Rebekah go with him.

When Eliezer heard their words, he bowed on
his knees and prayed again, thanking Yahweh for his successful
journey. After he prayed, he reached into his sacks and
brought out even more beautiful gifts to give to Rebekah.
Then Eliezer, Rebekah, and all the family sat down to eat
the delicious meal that was on the table waiting for them.

* * *

Rebekah went to bed that night but could
barely get any sleep. What a strange, wonderful day it had
been! She woke up that morning a simple farm girl, but, by
the end of the day, she was engaged to a very wealthy young
man. It was all too marvelous to imagine! "It must be
dream," she thought. She pinched herself to see if she was
really awake.

A million questions were going through her
mind all at the same time. "What kind of a person is he?"
she wondered. "Is he quiet and gentle or loud and
boisterous? Will he be kind to me? Will we be happy
together?" Even though there were many uncertainties, she
was sure of one thing: Yahweh had planned it, and He
would take care of her. She wasn't worried, not one little
bit.

The next morning, Eliezer arose early and
fully intended to start his journey back home with Rebekah.
His job here was finished and he was anxious to get back.
However, Laban and Rebekah's mother wouldn't hear of it.
"We are willing to let her go with you, just not yet," they
explained. "Let her stay here a few more days . . . at
least ten more days. We want to celebrate and give her a
good time before she leaves us. We don't know when or if we
will ever get to see her again."

Eliezer wasn't at all happy about this turn
of events. "You know that Yahweh led me here. You know Yahweh
wants Rebekah to be with Isaac. Why are you trying to
hinder us from leaving?" he asked.

It was obvious that this argument wasn't
going to be settled among them, so they called for Rebekah
to come into the room. "Rebekah, do want to go with this
stranger, or do you want to stay home awhile longer?" her
mother asked.

"I will go with him," Rebekah responded
without hesitation. Having that settled, they all helped
Rebekah pack her belongings and loaded them onto the
camels. However, Rebekah wasn't the only one going . . .
she had a maid that had taken care of her since she was a
tiny baby. The maid also packed all of her belongings and
prepared to go on the trip with Eliezer.

After the two women were ready and
everything had been loaded onto the camels, Rebekah's
family all took turns hugging her, congratulating her and
wishing her well. They prayed for her and blessed her. Then
Rebekah and her maid got on their camels and were soon
following Eliezer to a place they had never seen. Rebekah,
trusting Yahweh to know what was best for her, was on her way
to a strange country to marry a man she had never even met!

It was quite a long journey and traveling on
a humpy, bumpy, lumpy camel isn't exactly comfortable, but
no one complained. Rebekah knew that this was what Yahweh had
planned for her, and she knew that if Yahweh planned it, then
it had to be good. She was excitedly looking forward to
whatever was in store for her.

* * *

Back in Canaan many hours later, Isaac went
out to a field to think things over and to pray. He knew
that Eliezer had gone to bring back a wife for him, and he
was anxiously awaiting his return. After his prayer, he
lifted up his head and saw the camels coming. He was a
little nervous about the whole matter and wondered if
Eliezer's journey had been successful.

If he brought back a young lady to be his
wife, what kind of a girl would she be? Would she be quiet
and timid? Would she be joyful and bubbly? Would she even
like him? There were just so many questions running through
his head at the same time.

What if Eliezer couldn't find a woman
willing to move away from home? "It's a lot to ask of any
young lady to move away from the family she has loved all
her life and go marry a man she has never met. Maybe I
won't even have a wife after all," Isaac thought to
himself.

Isaac kept watching as the camels came
closer. Finally they were close enough that he could see a
person riding on the second camel and another person riding
the third camel. As they came nearer, he could tell that
the two people were women, and he knew that Eliezer had
come back with a young lady to be his bride.

Isaac hesitated no longer. Using every
muscle in his body, he ran as fast as he could toward the
caravan to meet them.

Rebekah kept her eyes wide open and was
taking in all the scenery. She wondered where her new home
would be. Seeing someone in the distance running toward
them, she asked Eliezer, "Who is that?"

"It is Isaac," he replied.

Not wanting to waste another second, she
carefully slid herself off the camel, covered her face with
her veil, and started walking gracefully toward him.

When Eliezer and the camels caught up to
them, he made the proper introductions and told Isaac all
that had happened on his trip. He told how he prayed and
Yahweh had answered his prayers. He told how Yahweh had led him
to Rebekah and how she had agreed to come.

Isaac was happy to have such a beautiful
bride, but, more importantly, he was happy that Rebekah was
a young lady who trusted in Yahweh . He was happy that his
father Abraham and the servant Eliezer both had prayed
about the situation, and that Yahweh had answered their
prayers.

All the questions they had about one another
simply disappeared. Isaac and Rebekah knew Yahweh meant for
them to be together, and they were married that very day.
Isaac loved Rebekah very much, and they both looked forward
to living a long happy life together.

* * *

THINK!

* What was the name of Abraham's trusted servant?
* How did Eliezer know which young lady was the right one?
* Who wanted to delay the trip?
* How did they settle the argument?
* Who else went with Eliezer and Rebekah?

REMEMBER:

Pray about important matters in your life and trust
Yahweh for the answer.

A VERSE TO LEARN

"Trust in Yahweh ... and he shall direct thy
paths" (Proverbs 3:5-6).

LET'S PRAY

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Dear Yahweh , thank You that we can learn
important lessons from Your Word, the Bible.
Help us to remember to pray and trust You
with important matters throughout our lives.
In Yah'shua's Name, amen.
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