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Rebekah

The woman who said “I will go,” then tried to steer God's promise with her own hands.

The story

1. At the well Gen 24:15-27

   She gives a stranger water and draws for all his camels. Without knowing it, she is the answer to his prayer.

2. “I will go.” Gen 24:57-61

   Asked if she will leave with Abraham's servant, she says yes. Her family blesses her and she sets out.

3. Twins and an oracle Gen 25:21-26

   After twenty years of barrenness, Isaac prays and she conceives. Troubled by the struggle inside her, she asks the LORD, and he tells her the older will serve the younger.

4. The deception Gen 27:5-17

   She dresses Jacob in Esau's clothes and goat skins to fool blind Isaac. She tells Jacob, “Let your curse be on me, my son; only obey my voice.”

5. Sending Jacob away Gen 27:42-28:5

   Esau plans to kill Jacob. She sends Jacob to her brother Laban for a while. Scripture does not record that she saw him again.

Key verses

“I will go.” Genesis 24:58 (ESV)

Read together: Gen 24:15-27 · Gen 24:57-61 · Gen 25:21-26 · Gen 27:5-17 · Gen 27:42-28:5

Questions to sit with

1. Rebekah believed God's word and still felt she had to make it happen. Where do you trust God's promise but not his methods?
2. Her quick “I will go” set her whole life in motion. What made that kind of yes possible for her?

Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible, © 2001 by Crossway. Used by permission.