Vs.24- “And she said unto him,
I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.”- Rebekah answers the first
question. Her father is Bethuel and her grandparents
are Milcah and Nahor. Nahor is Abraham’s
brother and Milcah is his niece. Bethuel
is Abraham’s nephew. The answer to this
question reveals to the servant that Rebekah is qualified to be Isaac’s
wife. Apparently, Abraham’s servant had
a great knowledge of his master’s family tree.
One-Line Explanation- Rebekah answers the first question
concerning her pedigree.
Lesson: 1.) This servant knew his master’s family very
well. He had a working knowledge of
Abraham’s family tree. He knew by
Rebekah’s answer that she was a part of Abraham’s family. The Holy Spirit knows who is a part of God’s
family. How does He know? The Holy Spirit is involved in bringing us
into the family. John 3:8- The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound
thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every
one that is born of the Spirit. The
Holy Spirit convicts, regenerates, adopts, and seals the believer. Rom.8:15- For ye have not received the
spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption,
whereby we cry, Abba, Father. By God’s
Spirit we have been born into God’s family and by God’s Spirit we have been
adopted into God’s family! There are
only two ways to become a legal part of a family and I can claim both of them
in regards to being a part of God’s family!
The fact that I was born into God’s family reveals that suffering took
place. A woman suffers the pain and
travail in bringing a child into this world.
Jesus suffered on the cross of Calvary so that I could be born
again! The fact that I was adopted into
God’s family reveals that selection took place.
When we adopted our son, we chose to make him a part of our family. Many people decide to adopt. They will go to an agency and will begin the
process of choosing a child to adopt. Eph.1:4-5-
According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that
we should be holy and without blame before him in love: (Vs.5) Having
predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself,
according to the good pleasure of his will.
This truth does not mean that God chooses some to go to hell and
some to go to heaven and the individual is unconditionally elected to eternal
salvation or eternal suffering and there is nothing they can do about it either
way. This is the popular Calvinistic
view. We have been chosen in
him. God has chosen His Son
Jesus Christ as the only way to heaven.
It has been predetermined that those who get saved will be adopted into
His family! If you trust Christ as your
Saviour then you are in Christ and if you are in Christ then it has been
predetermined or predestined that you will be a son of God through
adoption. 2.) Not only does the Spirit of God know who God’s
children are, but He reveals to us if we are God’s children or not. Rom.8:16-
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of
God. Do you struggle with knowing
for sure that you are saved? Do you
struggle with knowing for sure you are a part of the family? God has given us an inner witness that we are
God’s children. Does the Holy Spirit speak
to you? Does the Holy Spirit convict
you? Does the Holy Spirit lead you? This is evidence that you are God’s
child! The servant, the Holy Spirit,
knows who is in the Master’s family!
Vs.25- “She said moreover unto him, We
have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.”- Rebekah
answers the second question. She says
that they have provision for the camels and a place for the people. This was a caravan of people and camels to
take care of. Remember, there are ten
camels and probably ten men. Many people
would not have been able to host such a crowd, but Rebekah said that her family
was able. The straw was for the camels
to sleep on and the provender is the food for the camels.
One-Line Explanation- Rebekah answers the second question
concerning a place to stay.
Meaning of Names and Terms
1.
Provender- Dry
food for beasts, usually meal, or a mixture of meal and cut straw or hay. In a
more general sense, it may signify dry food of any kind.
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