“And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.”
Then Jacob asked them: is he well? Yes, he is, they said, and here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep. The news that Rachel is coming — with the sheep, on her way to the well — is the narrative's announcement that the meeting is about to happen. The convergence of Jacob at the well and Rachel approaching with the sheep is the providential ordering that characterized Genesis 24. The application: the timing of encounters that seem coincidental is the timing of divine provision. Jacob asked about Laban; Rachel appeared.
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