ELIEZER was Abraham's oldest and most trusted servant, and one day he was sent on a very remarkable journey by his master; it was to fetch a wife for his son Isaac. Eliezer understood the great importance of this errand, for when he reached the country, where Abraham's relatives lived, he prayed to God that he might be guided in speaking to the right damsel as they came out in the cool of the evening to water all their flocks at the well.
God answered the servant's prayer, for he had no sooner finished speaking than Rebekah came to the well, and she was the one who was to be Isaac's bride. When the question was put to her the following day, whether she would go with the man, her answer was most prompt and decided—"I will go."
Next we hear of the meeting of Isaac and Rebekah, and the joy that Isaac had in receiving her, which is a faint picture of how Christ is willing to receive us, if we desire to share His company in the long eternity which lies before us. May we each respond as Rebekah did.