The Right Wife... a test!
Torah Study 9-24 Genesis.24: 10-27
Dialog between Rebecca and the servant at the well.
Verse 12-14. The servant first person who offers a prayer for personal guidance. Nachum Sarna. Concept of the individual's connection with God.
This is a spontaneous and unscripted prayer.
Hasidic Rabbi Nachman. Important for people to speak to God in their own voice and language. Recommends to set aside a time each day to speak with God.
Servant. God of master Abraham. Identifies this way. V13. Here as I stand here by the well. Standing in ready. Eager to see her away from her home..will reflect her own behavior away from her family.
How to assess her. Away from her family's influence.
If trying to assess someone go out to dinners and notice how he treats the waiter and service staff.
Looking for how she treats the animals. Camels. Each camel needs 25 gallons of water to replenish themselves takes about 10 min. 10 camels. Very generous of her.
Talmud. Your own meal must wait until the animals have been fed.
He sets up his criteria for finding the right person. He prays that this is in accordance with God's will.
Prayer is answered immediately as she shows up... Dramatic irony that she shows up at that time and even exceeds his expectations.
Get her genealogy. Nahor. Has a wife and concubines. She is the daughter of the wife. And she is related to Abraham. Also told she is Good to look at. She is a Bitulah... A virgin...not really.. She is a mature woman of marriageable age. It is verified that she is also chaste. Rashi... Why redundant..place of her virginity first then no man had been intimate with her..there is the possibility that other men can be intimate with her without intercourse. She did not engage in any sexual behavior.
Chain of verbs.. She goes about her work without wasting time. Midrash missing verb. When she did this she didn't need to draw the water. The water came to her...
Servant runs to her.. A lot of running in this story.
V17. Let me swallow a little water.. He humbly asks her for just a drop.
Her response. Drink adonee. My lord. Tells him to drink his fill... Quickly lowers the jar.
And she mentions the camels...
SRH. First she quenched his thirst before the camels. She was not showing off. She offered to draw the water for the camels running.
To show how extraordinary she is. She is confident.
She is criticized by some commentators for being too forward talking to this stranger.
Song about this scene.. Israeli children sing it... (will add lyrics when I get them)
V21. He was staring at her. Fascinated by her.
When the camels finish drinking her takes out jewelry... Gives it to her
Commentators troubled that he gives jewelry before he knows who she is. But later when the story is recounted the order is reversed.
Asks if there is a place to lodge in her family home.. Requests one night and she offers more. She is like Abraham in offering hospitality.
Who are you? She doesn't mention her mother. How related to Abraham
Najor brother of Abraham. Gen 11:27-29. Married to Milkah. Milkahs sister might be Sarah. So she would be related on both sides.
Bow low.
SRH. Act of placing himself in her guidance.
Prayer of thanks for how he had been guided on this quest.
Naomi Rosenblat. Knows exactly who she is. Her confidence is important and she brings her kindness to the family.
Heschel quote.. When young admire for cleverness when old for their kindness.
Dialog between Rebecca and the servant at the well.
Verse 12-14. The servant first person who offers a prayer for personal guidance. Nachum Sarna. Concept of the individual's connection with God.
This is a spontaneous and unscripted prayer.
Hasidic Rabbi Nachman. Important for people to speak to God in their own voice and language. Recommends to set aside a time each day to speak with God.
Servant. God of master Abraham. Identifies this way. V13. Here as I stand here by the well. Standing in ready. Eager to see her away from her home..will reflect her own behavior away from her family.
How to assess her. Away from her family's influence.
If trying to assess someone go out to dinners and notice how he treats the waiter and service staff.
Looking for how she treats the animals. Camels. Each camel needs 25 gallons of water to replenish themselves takes about 10 min. 10 camels. Very generous of her.
Talmud. Your own meal must wait until the animals have been fed.
He sets up his criteria for finding the right person. He prays that this is in accordance with God's will.
Prayer is answered immediately as she shows up... Dramatic irony that she shows up at that time and even exceeds his expectations.
Get her genealogy. Nahor. Has a wife and concubines. She is the daughter of the wife. And she is related to Abraham. Also told she is Good to look at. She is a Bitulah... A virgin...not really.. She is a mature woman of marriageable age. It is verified that she is also chaste. Rashi... Why redundant..place of her virginity first then no man had been intimate with her..there is the possibility that other men can be intimate with her without intercourse. She did not engage in any sexual behavior.
Chain of verbs.. She goes about her work without wasting time. Midrash missing verb. When she did this she didn't need to draw the water. The water came to her...
Servant runs to her.. A lot of running in this story.
V17. Let me swallow a little water.. He humbly asks her for just a drop.
Her response. Drink adonee. My lord. Tells him to drink his fill... Quickly lowers the jar.
And she mentions the camels...
SRH. First she quenched his thirst before the camels. She was not showing off. She offered to draw the water for the camels running.
To show how extraordinary she is. She is confident.
She is criticized by some commentators for being too forward talking to this stranger.
Song about this scene.. Israeli children sing it... (will add lyrics when I get them)
V21. He was staring at her. Fascinated by her.
When the camels finish drinking her takes out jewelry... Gives it to her
Commentators troubled that he gives jewelry before he knows who she is. But later when the story is recounted the order is reversed.
Asks if there is a place to lodge in her family home.. Requests one night and she offers more. She is like Abraham in offering hospitality.
Who are you? She doesn't mention her mother. How related to Abraham
Najor brother of Abraham. Gen 11:27-29. Married to Milkah. Milkahs sister might be Sarah. So she would be related on both sides.
Bow low.
SRH. Act of placing himself in her guidance.
Prayer of thanks for how he had been guided on this quest.
Naomi Rosenblat. Knows exactly who she is. Her confidence is important and she brings her kindness to the family.
Heschel quote.. When young admire for cleverness when old for their kindness.
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