Verses 23-27
IV. The Servant Acknowledges God's Providence
"And (the servant) said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee. Is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in? And she said, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bare unto Nahor. She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in. And the man bowed his head, and worshipped Jehovah. And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, who hath not forsaken his lovingkindness and his truth toward my master; as for me, Jehovah hath led me in the way to the house of my master's brethren."
The matter of the election of Rebekah was already determined. The servant already knew that God had selected Rebekah, but as yet he did not know what part of Abraham's kindred was represented by Rebekah, hence the question.
His bursting into prayer of gratitude and thanksgiving even while Rebekah confronted him contained repeated references to "Abraham," the magic name in all that part of the world, and about whom Rebekah, no doubt, had frequently heard. She would not have failed to mention this as soon as she reported the interview to the family.
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