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16 And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any
man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, let me, I pray thee,
drink a little water of thy pitcher.
18 And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her
pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
19 And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw
water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
20 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran
again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.
21 And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the
Lord had made his journey prosperous or not.
22 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the
man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;
He acknowledges God in a particular thanksgiving. He first paid his respects to Rebekah, in gratitude for her civility (Ge 24:22), obliging her with such ornaments and attire as a maid, especially a bride, cannot forget (Jer 2:32), which yet, we should think, ill suited the pitcher of water; but the ear-rings and bracelets she sometimes wore did not make her think herself above the labours of a virtuous woman (Pr 31:13), who works willingly with her hands; nor the services of a child, who, while under age, differs nothing from a servant, Ga 4:1. Having done this, he turns his wonder (Ge 24:21) into worshipping: Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, Ge 24:26, 27. Observe here,
(1.) He had prayed for good speed (Ge 24:12), and now that he had sped well he gives thanks. Note, What we win by prayer we must wear with praise; for mercies in answer to prayer lay us under particular obligations.
(2.) He had as yet but a comfortable prospect of mercy, and was not certain what the issue might prove; yet he gives