When God Brings the Right People Together: The Story of Isaac and Rebekah (Genesis 24:28-67)
Have you ever seen something come together so perfectly that you just knew God had a hand in it? Genesis 24:28–67 tells the second half of the story of how Isaac and Rebekah met. It’s a beautiful reminder that God works through both big and small moments to guide our lives.
Let’s walk through the story together.
Rebekah Hurries Home
After meeting Abraham’s servant at the well, Rebekah ran home to tell her family everything that had happened. Her brother, Laban, quickly came out to meet the servant and welcomed him into their home. They made sure he had food and a place to rest.
But before eating, the servant had something very important to do: he needed to explain why he was there.
The Servant Shares His Mission
The servant told Rebekah’s family the whole story. He explained that he worked for Abraham, who had sent him to find a wife for his son Isaac. He shared how he had prayed for God’s help and how Rebekah had answered that prayer perfectly by offering water to him and his camels.
Most importantly, the servant made it clear that this wasn’t just a lucky meeting—God had guided him every step of the way. He then asked if they would allow Rebekah to return with him and marry Isaac.
The Family’s Response
Rebekah’s brother Laban and her father Bethuel realized that this was God’s doing. They agreed that Rebekah should go. They said, “This is from the Lord; we have no choice in the matter.”
Before leaving, Rebekah’s family blessed her. They wished her a life full of children and success, sending her off with love and hope.
Isaac and Rebekah Meet
Rebekah and her maids traveled back with the servant. As they approached, Isaac was out in a field, spending time quietly with God.
When Rebekah saw him in the distance, she asked who he was. When she learned that it was Isaac, she covered herself with a veil, as was the custom for meeting her future husband.
Isaac welcomed her into his life, and they married. Isaac loved Rebekah deeply, and her arrival brought him comfort after the recent death of his mother, Sarah.
What We Can Learn
This story has some powerful lessons for us today:
- God works through everyday moments: Something as simple as getting water at a well turned into a life-changing meeting.
- We can trust God’s timing and plan: When we wait and trust, God often brings things together better than we could ever arrange ourselves.
- Stay faithful and thankful: Abraham’s servant stayed focused on his mission and gave God the credit every step of the way. We should do the same in our own lives.
Final Thoughts
Genesis 24:28–67 is more than just a story of two people meeting. It’s a reminder that God sees the whole picture and cares about the details of our lives. Whether it’s relationships, big decisions, or small choices, He is always working behind the scenes for our good.
Think about this: Where do you need to trust God more today?
No matter what you’re waiting for, remember—God’s timing is perfect, and His plans are always good.
Genesis 24:28-67 (WEB)
24:28 The young lady ran, and told her mother’s house about these words. 29 Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban. Laban ran out to the man, to the spring. 30 When he saw the ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, “This is what the man said to me,” he came to the man. Behold, he was standing by the camels at the spring. 31 He said, “Come in, you blessed of the LORD. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.”32 The man came into the house, and he unloaded the camels. He gave straw and feed for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him. 33 Food was set before him to eat, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told my message.”Laban said, “Speak on.”34 He said, “I am Abraham’s servant. 35 The LORD has blessed my master greatly. He has become great. The LORD has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male servants and female servants, and camels and donkeys. 36 Sarah, my master’s wife, bore a son to my master when she was old. He has given all that he has to him. 37 My master made me swear, saying, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live, 38 but you shall go to my father’s house, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son.’ 39 I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not follow me?’ 40 He said to me, ‘The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with you, and prosper your way. You shall take a wife for my son from my relatives, and of my father’s house. 41 Then you will be clear from my oath, when you come to my relatives. If they don’t give her to you, you shall be clear from my oath.’ 42 I came today to the spring, and said, ‘The LORD, the God of my master Abraham, if now you do prosper my way which I go— 43 behold, I am standing by this spring of water. Let it happen, that the maiden who comes out to draw, to whom I will say, “Please give me a little water from your pitcher to drink,” 44 then she tells me, “Drink, and I will also draw for your camels,”—let her be the woman whom the LORD has appointed for my master’s son.’ 45 Before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her pitcher on her shoulder. She went down to the spring, and drew. I said to her, ‘Please let me drink.’ 46 She hurried and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, ‘Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink.’ So I drank, and she also gave the camels a drink. 47 I asked her, and said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands. 48 I bowed my head, and worshiped the LORD, and blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter for his son. 49 Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me. If not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.”50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “The thing proceeds from the LORD. We can’t speak to you bad or good. 51 Behold, Rebekah is before you. Take her, and go, and let her be your master’s son’s wife, as the LORD has spoken.”52 When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth to the LORD. 53 The servant brought out jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious things to her brother and her mother. 54 They ate and drank, he and the men who were with him, and stayed all night. They rose up in the morning, and he said, “Send me away to my master.”55 Her brother and her mother said, “Let the young lady stay with us a few days, at least ten. After that she will go.”56 He said to them, “Don’t hinder me, since the LORD has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master.”57 They said, “We will call the young lady, and ask her.” 58 They called Rebekah, and said to her, “Will you go with this man?”She said, “I will go.”59 They sent away Rebekah, their sister, with her nurse, Abraham’s servant, and his men. 60 They blessed Rebekah, and said to her, “Our sister, may you be the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let your offspring possess the gate of those who hate them.”61 Rebekah arose with her ladies. They rode on the camels, and followed the man. The servant took Rebekah, and went his way. 62 Isaac came from the way of Beer Lahai Roi, for he lived in the land of the South. 63 Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the evening. He lifted up his eyes and looked. Behold, there were camels coming. 64 Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she got off the camel. 65 She said to the servant, “Who is the man who is walking in the field to meet us?”The servant said, “It is my master.”She took her veil, and covered herself. 66 The servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. 67 Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife. He loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.