Abraham sent his servant to find a wife for Isaac from his family without taking Isaac to his family. If the woman won’t come the servant would be free from his oath. The servant took a lot of provisions, and as they stopped for water by Nahor’s town (Aram-naharaim), when the women went to draw water. The servant asked God for success and asked for Isaac’s bride to be a woman to be one who gives both him and his camels water. Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah (wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor) came along and did just as he asked. The servant gave her a gold nose-ring, 2 bracelets, and asked whose daughter she was, she responded and offered food and lodging for the night. The servant worshiped the LORD for His kindness and mercy in leading him. Rebekah’s brother Laban ran out to meet the servant. Laban offered hospitality. The servant told Laban the whole story of what happened. The servant asked if they would show kindness and faithfulness to Abraham, and they said, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.” And they gave Rebekah to him to go and marry Isaac as the LORD has spoken. The servant bowed to the ground before the LORD, and brought out silver, gold, and garments for Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her brother and mother. In the morning he asked to be sent out, but Rebekah’s mother asked for them to stay 10 days. He asked them not to delay, so they asked Rebekah’s opinion. She said she will go, so they sent her away with her nurse who raised her. They blessed Rebekah, and she and her female servants got up and left. Isaac was returning from Beer-lahai-roi. Early in the morning he went for walk in the field, and saw camels coming. Rebekah looked up, and when she saw Isaac, she got down from the camel, the servant said it is Isaac, so she veiled herself. The servant told Isaac everything, and Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother (Sarah) and took Rebekah to be his wife. He loved her, and he was comforted after his mother’s death.
This is a picture of God at work. Abraham’s servant realized it to the point that he gives all the recognition and glory to God alone for leading him to Rebekah. Yahweh did not abandon his creation after Genesis 1-2, and He never abandons His chosen people. Likewise, God did not make a covenant with Abraham to give him countless children and to bless the world through them only to let him and other men fulfill it by their own means. God will fulfill His covenant. He is trustworthy. He is faithful. He is a promise-keeper. He is sufficient to be relied upon. Even though Sarah died in the last chapter, and we have yet to see God’s promised Messiah, here we see that the hope in the certain promise of a Messiah carries on as Isaac marries Rebekah.