“And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.”
The servant prays that the girl to whom he says let down your jar so I may drink — and who replies drink, and I will water your camels also — let her be the one appointed for Isaac. By this he will know that the LORD has shown kindness to his master. The sign the servant prays for is not arbitrary but character-revealing: watering camels is hard work (a thirsty camel can drink 25 gallons), and doing it for a stranger without being asked reveals a generosity and industriousness that makes the woman fit to be the wife of the covenant heir. The sign is a character test. The application: the qualities you pray for in the provision God will send are the qualities that matter most. The servant prays for a generous, servant-hearted woman.
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