‘Before Eliezer had finished speaking (praying), Rebekah came out with her [water] jar on her shoulder. Rebekah was the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, who was the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor. now let it be that the girl to whom I say, ‘Please, let down your jar so that I may [have a] drink,’ and she replies, ‘Drink, and I will also give your camels water to drink’—may she be the one whom You have selected [as a wife] for Your servant Isaac, and by this, I will know that You have shown loving kindness (faithfulness) to my master.” ‘ Genesis 24:14-15
Spend time in nature
Find a lake to hike/walk to that is a three to six mile walk depending on little legs. Bring a Sled or Wagon with you as well as a water purifier if you have one. If you would like to make a day out of it pack a lunch and some hammocks. In today’s story, Rebekah watered ten camels on her own. This means she poured 20 gallons per gallon in to the trough, she would have used her pitcher to pour about 200 gallons of water for the servants camels. She watered the unclean animals until they were full. She emboidied 1 Peter 4: 8,9 “Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.” Today see if your kids can pull the parents in the sled or wagon you brought on the walk. Rebekah hauled over 1,660 pounds of water that day, help the children to understand the comparission. On your way back to the trailhead take turns pulling the children along the trail It is not the same as hauling water, but it so fun.
Tip
“Every day, women and girls spend 200 million hours walking to collect water for their families… It’s hard to get you head around numbers that large, so start instead with 6K… is the average distance round trip women and children in the developing world walk for water.”Worldvision.org
Do something creative
If you have a singing bowl or a large speaker demonstrate to the children how water behaves when vibrations are added to it. If you don’t you can create a similar effect with the below materials and a strong set of lungs. Use your cling wrap to tightly cover each bowl wrap the rubber band around the bowl to make sure the cling wrap stays in place. Once the cling wrap is tight and without wrinkles put some sprinkles on it. Now get as close to the bowl as you can without touching it and start humming. The sprinkles should start jumping and bouncing on the plastic wrap.
What you will need:
- Cling Wrap
- Cake sprinkles
- A Bowl per Child
- A rubber band that can fit around the bowl
Family worship idea
Our families are made up of many nations, our family has ties to France, Scotland, and can track our ancestry to more than seven generations of the Amskapi Piikani Nation a Native American tribe that roamed the plains of North America before white settlers spread across the Americas. Take a moment to tell a story that has been passed down through your family for generations. Read through Genesis 24 and talk to the family about how though Isaac grew up in a strange land but Abraham made sure he would not be alone in Canaan. Isaac would have a help mate just as Adam did in the garden of Eden. Rebekah was a kind person who put other’s needs before her own just like Jesus. She knew the one true God and willingly went with Abraham’s servant without question. Isaac would have a piece of his ancestors with him to grow a nation to follow the one true God.
Personal thoughts
Rebekah showed such kindness in her youth, she was not yet wed but loved as a bride loves. As she filled the trough with 200 gallons of water she burdened herself without questioning or complaint. Jesus chooses his bride and will one day take her to the promised land as well, she will look to the sky holding her lamp of oil, ready, and waiting to go. She will be lifted in the air and darken the land in the clouds she rides on. She goes as a nation of many waters (Revelation 19: 6, Isaiah 17: 12) saying “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty reigns!” People from every nation will come from far away, (Isaiah 5: 26-30) because they will hear his voice. They will flow out toward the east and be healed. God is a “fountain of life-giving water (Jerimiah 2: 13, Isaiah 55:1). “He will come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth. His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed” (Psalms 72:6,17). Our God is so vast there is nothing to compare Him to. He will do everything for us to assure our salvation. We must only be a small dewdrop, (Micah 5:7) he will be a great tempest (Isaiah 28:2). As we water the grass of the earth we do it by standing for God, we care for one another in kindness and self-giving. We serve as a loving bride.
Hiding His word in you ❤
Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.
1 Peter 3:8
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