Vs.28- “And
the damsel ran,”- Rebekah
told the servant that he could stay at her home. She then runs home to tell her family about
the events of the day. 1.) The damsel ran. Why did she run? 1.)
Inform. She has invited this
servant with his ten camels and probably ten men. She ran to her family to let them know of the
situation and to inform them that the men would be staying with them. 2.)
Excitement. I’m sure she was
thrilled at what had taken place.
Rebekah does not yet know why the servant has come on his long
journey. This man is obviously wealthy,
he has given her an earring and two bracelets, and it would seem that he has
come to them with some important business.
I can imagine her showing off her earring and bracelets to her mother in
the tent. 3.) Courtesy.
She ran so that all of the accommodations
required for their guests could be taken care of immediately. The servant and his caravan are waiting
patiently out in the hot sun. She was
making sure everything was taken care of as quickly as possible so as to show
courtesy and consideration to these men that had travelled so far and were
tired and weary.
“and
told them of her mother’s house these things.”- It is interesting to note that she ran to her
mother’s house. Some have speculated
that her father, Bethuel is dead. This
conclusion is reached because of two reasons given in the passage. 1.)
Rebekah ran and told her mother’s house.
If her father was alive, then why didn’t she tell her father’s
house? The answer: Women in those times and places would have
their own separate tent, house, or apartment; see vs.67. The young women would be freer to converse
with their mothers than they would be with their fathers. 2.)
Some feel that her father may have been dead because her brother, Laban,
takes control of the family business. The
answer: A.) Bethuel is mentioned in vs.50. This fact alone clears up this misconception
to me. Some commentators have concluded
that the Bethuel mentioned in Vs.50 is a brother that bears the name of his
father. This is a ridiculous notion. There is nothing in the context to indicate
such a notion. B.) The father, now very old, probably gave the
reigns to family business over to his son.
Bethuel is Abraham’s nephew.
Abraham is now 140 years of age, therefore it is very conceivable to
believe that Bethuel is over 100 years of age himself. C.) Laban, as we will see the more we study, is a
deceptive and controlling man. It is
Laban’s nature to take control of the situation. I have seen family gatherings where the
patriarch of the family is about to die and calls the family together to
discuss things with them and the eldest son ends up taking control of the
situation. It is very easy to believe
that Laban, with his controlling and domineering personality, would take the
lead in the home over his aging father.
One-Line Explanation- Rebekah runs to tell her mother the news.
Lesson: The servant
coming to Rebekah is a picture of the Holy Spirit calling out the Bride (the
Church). The Holy Spirit came to us and
brought us to salvation. What did
Rebekah do after coming into contact with the servant? She ran and told. When the woman at the well met Jesus in John
Ch.4, she immediately left her water pot and went to the city and told them
about Christ. The first thing a person
should do after getting saved is go tell their family about what happened to
them. This should be a pattern for the
rest of our life as a Christian. We
should run and tell people about the day we met the Lord.
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