January 8: Gen 24:28
-26:35
Sometimes
it makes me crazy that there are so few details in scripture. Don’t you want to
know what was going on in Rebecca’s head as she rode away from all she knew
toward a surprise future? She only had one days’ notice, yet she apparently
went willingly (kudos to her mom and brother for asking her opinion).
We
don’t know much about Rebecca at this point in her life. She’s a kind person,
willing to go beyond the drink requested by a stranger to water his ten camels
(who, when thirsty can drink 30 gallons of water in less than 15 minutes). She
is apparently from a hospitable household since she offered to let the servant
and his entourage stay without checking with her elders. And she seems to be
easily swayed by pretty jewelry.
Later
we see that she is beautiful and she was unable to have children for the first
20 years of her marriage. We see that she plays favorites and loved Jacob more
than Esau.
Once
again we see a treaty between God’s people and the Philistines. This Abimilech
is probably a son or grandson of the one who had a treaty with Abraham.
Something about God’s people is intimidating to the Philistines, causing them
to want to ensure peace for the future. Did you notice the text about all the
wells that had been filled in by the local people? For some reason they wanted
Isaac/Jacob and their families to move on. And these were filled despite an
earlier treaty that said they would be protected.
What
would cause people living in a desert to fill in a well instead of utilizing
it?
TOMORROW’S
TEXT: Gen 27 – 29
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