The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Genesis 24:50-60
Rebekah Consents to Become Isaac's Bride v. 50. Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the Lord; we cannot speak unto thee bad or good. The entire matter had so evidently progressed to this point under the direct guidance of the Lord that both Bethuel, the father of Rebekah, and Laban, her brother, could not but recognize the will of Jehovah. They had nothing to say, no change to suggest, Numbers 24:13; 2 Samuel 13:22. v. 51. Behold, Rebekah is before thee; take... read more
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 24:54-67
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... read more