“She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.”
She added: we have plenty of straw and fodder, as well as room for you to spend the night. The offer of hospitality is complete: straw for the camels, room for the men, the full welcome of an open household. The generous hospitality Rebekah has already shown in watering the camels is confirmed in her offer to host the stranger and his party. Hebrews 13:2 notes that hospitality to strangers may be hospitality to angels. Rebekah does not yet know who this man is or what his mission is; she is hospitable because it is who she is. The application: the hospitality that will host the covenant conversation begins with the same character that drew the water for the camels.
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