Genesis 24:58
And they called Rebekah and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will go.”
English Standard Version (ESV)
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Rebekah's simple "I will go" is more than just agreement; it's a profound declaration of trust and obedience. It shows she's willing to leave everything she knows behind, embracing an unknown future with faith, even without meeting Isaac first.
After the servant miraculously found Rebekah, and her family confirmed God’s hand in the matter, they asked Rebekah if she would go with this stranger to marry Isaac. Her immediate and resolute "I will go" sealed her destiny, signifying her agreement to leave her home and people for a life she had only just learned about, trusting in the divine orchestration of the entire event.
Rebekah's 'I will go' is one of the shortest answers in Scripture, but it set in motion a lineage that would bless the entire world. What does her immediate consent tell us about faith and destiny?
This verse captures a pivotal moment where Rebekah, a young woman, makes a life-altering decision. The question posed isn't just about physical travel; it's about leaving everything she's ever known – her family, her home, her culture – to embark on an unknown future with a stranger.
The Weight of Choice
Her father and brother had already consented (Genesis 24:50-51), but the final decision rested with Rebekah. This highlights a remarkable aspect of God's work: even within a divinely orchestrated plan, human agency and personal choice are paramount. Rebekah wasn't coerced; she was asked.
Faith in the Unseen
Her immediate 'I will go' speaks volumes. It suggests a deep trust, perhaps an inner conviction that this path was guided by God. The commentaries suggest she may have felt a divine impulse or recognized God's hand in the events leading up to this moment. This wasn't a decision made lightly, but one rooted in faith, ready to embrace the providence unfolding before her.
Rebekah's 'I will go' was more than just agreeing to travel. It was an act of faith that cemented a lineage and a mission. What was she stepping into?
Rebekah's agreement to 'go' was a profound step into a new identity and a sacred mission. This journey was not merely a relocation but a transition into becoming a crucial part of God's redemptive plan.
Embracing a Covenant
By agreeing to go, Rebekah was stepping into the Abrahamic Covenant. This covenant promised land, descendants, and a lineage through which all nations would be blessed (Genesis 12:1-3). Her marriage to Isaac was the mechanism through which this promise would continue to unfold.
Leaving and Cleaving
Her willingness to leave her family ('her own people and her father's house,' as the servant later explained to Isaac) signifies a 'cleaving' to her new family and, more importantly, to God's covenant. This act of separation from her past and commitment to her future is a powerful biblical theme, mirroring the call to leave all to follow Christ.
c. 2000 BC
Abraham's Covenantal Promise
God establishes a covenant with Abraham, promising him descendants and land. This promise shapes the future of his lineage and the selection of Isaac's wife.
c. 1800 BC
Abraham's Journey to Canaan
Abraham migrates from Mesopotamia to Canaan under divine guidance, establishing a new home and identity in the promised land.
c. 1800 BC
Abraham's Servant Sent to Find a Wife
Abraham, old and concerned for Isaac's future, sends his chief servant back to his homeland in Mesopotamia to find a wife for Isaac from his relatives.
c. 1800 BC
Servant's Prayer and Divine Guidance
The servant prays for a sign at the well near Nahor's city, asking that the woman who offers water to him and his camels be the one chosen by God.
c. 1800 BC
Rebekah's Encounter at the Well
Rebekah, a kinswoman of Abraham, meets the servant at the well and demonstrates extraordinary kindness and generosity by watering his camels.
Like Ruth's declaration to Naomi, Rebekah's 'I will go' signifies a profound commitment to leave her homeland and cleave to a new people and a new God, trusting in providence.
Esther 4:16Rebekah's willingness to go, like Esther's courageous 'If I perish, I perish,' demonstrates a courageous step into the unknown, driven by a sense of divine purpose and destiny.
Matthew 19:5This verse about leaving father and mother mirrors the theme of Rebekah's immediate departure, highlighting the transformative nature of marriage and covenant commitment that supersedes even familial ties.
1 Samuel 1:11While Hannah dedicates Samuel to God before birth, Rebekah's 'I will go' is a direct, personal response to a divinely orchestrated call, paving the way for a lineage blessed by God.
ellicottGenesis 24:58: "And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go."
(58) Wilt thou go with this man? —A woman in the East has little choice in the matter of her marriage, and here, moreover, everything was so plainly providential, that Rebekah, like her father and brother ( Genesis 24:50 ), would have felt it wrong to make difficulties, and she expresses her readiness to go at once, though she will never see her relatives again. Of course there woul…
calvinGenesis 24:1-67: "And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things."
The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
Iehova Deus coeli, qui tulit me e domo patris mei, et e terra cognationis meae, et qui loquutus est…
Rebekah's simple "I will go" is more than just agreement; it's a profound declaration of trust and obedience. It shows she's willing to leave everything she knows behind, embracing an unknown future with faith, even without meeting Isaac first.
After the servant miraculously found Rebekah, and her family confirmed God’s hand in the matter, they asked Rebekah if she would go with this stranger to marry Isaac. Her immediate and resolute "I will go" sealed her destiny, signifying her agreement to leave her home and people for a life she had only just learned about, trusting in the divine orchestration of the entire event.
After the servant miraculously found Rebekah, and her family confirmed God’s hand in the matter, they asked Rebekah if she would go with this stranger to marry Isaac. Her immediate and resolute "I will go" sealed her destiny, signifying her agreement to leave her home and people for a life she had only just learned about, trusting in the divine orchestration of the entire event.
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c. 1800 BC— this verse
Family Council and Rebekah's Consent
Rebekah's family discusses the servant's proposal, acknowledges God's hand in the matter, and asks Rebekah if she is willing to go with the servant to marry Isaac.
c. 1800 BC
Rebekah Departs for Canaan
Rebekah agrees to go, departing her homeland with the servant and attendants to travel to Canaan and marry Isaac, fulfilling Abraham's request and God's plan.
"And they called Rebekah and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will go.”" — Rebekah's simple "I will go" is more than just agreement; it's a profound declaration of trust and obedience. It shows she's willing to leave everything she knows behind, embracing an unknown future…
