Firstly we see her servant heart as she helps Abraham's servant to drink and also waters his camels for him.
Then we see her hospitality as she immediately invites the servant to her house to stay.
She shows obedience when she agrees to go straight away with the servant - not obedience to the servant so much as obedience to God who she has already heard has lined these events up.
When she then sees Isaac, she shows humility since she dismounts the camel - something that was the done thing in the area at the time.
She also covers her face with a veil since she has already accepted God's plan and is happy to marry Isaac.
She shows an awareness of God since she enquires of Him why her twins are fighting in the womb. It is amazing that God is her first port-of-call and not as is common in the OT, an excuse for human wisdom to start screwing things up.
She then shows a lot of cunning when she sets up Jacob to receive the blessing in place of Esau. I'm not really sure what to make of the whole deception thing but she certainly shows a cleverness which makes her humility even more remarkable.
Rebekah: What a great role model for Christian women!
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