3156. Verses 49-51 And now if you are going to show mercy and truth to my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, and I will look to the right or to the left. And Laban answered, then Bethuel, and they said, From Jehovah has this thing come; we cannot speak to you bad or good. Behold, Rebekah is before you; take her and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as Jehovah has spoken.

'Now if you are going to show mercy and truth to my master' means investigation of their consent by both mental powers - will and understanding. 'Tell me; and if not, tell me' means a state in which they are free to deliberate. 'And I will look to the right or to the left' means reciprocal freedom. 'And Laban answered, then Bethuel, and they said, From Jehovah has this thing come; we cannot speak to you bad or good' means acknowledgement that it was the Lord's alone. 'Behold, Rebekah is before you; take her and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as Jehovah has spoken' means consent inspired from the Lord.

In general, mothers in the Bible represent the Lord's church on earth. In some cases "mother" more specifically refers to the truth of the church, the true teachings the church has about the Lord and about life. This makes sense if you think about it. Mothers are the vehicles through which new people are created; the church (in a broad sense) is the vehicle through which new ideas about the Lord and new good actions are created. And just as a mother is filled with love -- for her children and husband -- so also is the church filled with love, both for its ideas and uses and also for the Lord.