“And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.”
Jacob said: look, the sun is still high; it is not time for the flocks to be gathered. Water the sheep and take them back to pasture. The practical observation is also a social one: Jacob is suggesting the shepherds get back to work rather than waiting around. The instruction is a way of creating space for the encounter with Rachel that is about to happen. The application: the social intelligence that creates space for significant encounters is part of how providential meetings are facilitated.
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