54 Then he and the men who were with him ate and drank and spent the night . When they arose in the morning , he said , " Send me away to my master ." 55 But her brother and her mother said , " Let the girl stay with us a few days , say ten ; afterward she may go ." 56 He said to them, "Do not delay me, since the Lord has prospered my way . Send me away that I may go to my master ." 57 And they said , "We will call the girl and consult her wishes ." 58 Then they called Rebekah and said to her, "Will you go with this man ?" And she said , "I will go ." 59 Thus they sent away their sister Rebekah and her nurse with Abraham's servant and his men . 60 They blessed Rebekah and said to her, "May you, our sister , Become thousands of ten thousands , And may your descendants possess The gate of those who hate them." 61 Then Rebekah arose with her maids , and they mounted the camels and followed e the man . So the servant took Rebekah and departed .
62 Now Isaac had come from going to Beer-lahai-roi ; for he was living in the Negev . 63 Isaac went out to meditate in the field toward evening ; and he lifted up his eyes and looked , and behold , camels were coming . 64 Rebekah lifted up her eyes , and when she saw Isaac she dismounted from the camel . 65 She said to the servant , "Who is that man walking in the field to meet us?" And the servant said , "He is my master ." Then she took her veil and covered herself. 66 The servant told Isaac all the things that he had done . 67 Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent , and he took Rebekah , and she became his wife , and he loved her; thus Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 24:54-67
Commentary on Genesis 24:54-67
(Read Genesis 24:54-67)
Abraham's servant, as one that chose his work before his pleasure, was for hastening home. Lingering and loitering no way become a wise and good man who is faithful to his duty. As children ought not to marry without their parents' consent, so parents ought not to marry them without their own. Rebekah consented, not only to go, but to go at once. The goodness of Rebekah's character shows there was nothing wrong in her answer, though it be not agreeable to modern customs among us. We may hope that she had such an idea of the religion and godliness in the family she was to go to, as made her willing to forget her own people and her father's house. Her friends dismiss her with suitable attendants, and with hearty good wishes. They blessed Rebekah. When our relations are entering into a new condition, we ought by prayer to commend them to the blessing and grace of God. Isaac was well employed when he met Rebekah. He went out to take the advantage of a silent evening, and a solitary place, for meditation and prayer; those divine exercises by which we converse with God and our own hearts. Holy souls love retirement; it will do us good to be often alone, if rightly employed; and we are never less alone than when alone. Observe what an affectionate son Isaac was: it was about three years since his mother died, and yet he was not, till now, comforted. See also what an affectionate husband he was to his wife. Dutiful sons promise fair to be affectionate husbands; he that fills up his first station in life with honour, is likely to do the same in those that follow.