Friday, December 7
Genesis 24:1-26
This
is the story of Abraham’s servant. He is
a real no-name in the Bible. Although
some people think this may be Eliezer, he never is
named in this section of Scripture. Who
he is, is not important, but what he did, was.
The humility starts with Abraham’s
obedience to God. He knows that he
cannot let his son get a wife from the Canaanites. He follows God’s commands and decides to send
his servant on a trip to find a wife for Isaac from his own people.
This man was not just any servant. He was the chief servant and in charge of
everything Abraham had. He probably
could have given this job to someone else, but he took a vow to follow
Abraham’s command. He swore by the “God
of Heaven” to follow orders. He asks a
lot of questions to make sure he will do everything that Abraham is
asking. He wants to do it God’s way and
not his own.
When he gets to the well, he doesn’t waste
time looking around and deciding for himself who looks best. He prays to God and asks for a very specific
sign about who the girl should be.
Again, he is not doing it on his own—he is trusting God. He got his answer quickly. Rebekah comes out
before he even finishes praying.
Rebekah is also
a picture of humility. She not only
offers the man water, but waters all ten of his camels, also. This would be a hard job. Camels when they drink,
drink a lot. While she was doing this,
the servant continued to watch her closely to make extra sure that she was the
one chosen by God.
When he finds out that she is the one, he
bows down and worships the Lord—right there in front of the well. Rebekah runs to
tell her family when she sees this.
The servant had a lot of chances to make
his own choices, or to give himself the credit for a successful journey, but he
never did. He was humble before God and
accepted what God chose.
Later, Rebekah
became the mother of Jacob, who was later renamed
~Ben and Jill Simcik