A welcoming person is valued everywhere. Rebekah fetched water for a lone traveler and his camels. She offered her Father’s home for dinner and accommodations. While what Rebekah literally did may be risky today, there is always honor in hospitality and welcoming others.
Genesis 24:17-25 (AMPC) 17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, I pray you, let me drink a little water from your water jar. 18 And she said, Drink, my lord; and she quickly let down her jar onto her hand and gave him a drink.19 When she had given him a drink, she said, I will draw water for your camels also, until they finish drinking. 20 So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran again to the well and drew water for all his camels. 21 The man stood gazing at her in silence, waiting to know if the Lord had made his trip prosperous. 22 And when the camels had finished drinking, the man took a gold earring or nose ring of half a shekel in weight, and for her hands two bracelets of ten shekels in weight in gold, 23 And said, Whose daughter are you? I pray you, tell me: Is there room in your father’s house for us to lodge there?
4/21/2024
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