Isaac and Rebekah both pray to God, and both receive answers to their prayers. Isaac was probably happy with the answer to his prayer, but it caused great difficulty for Rebekah. Rebekah was probably not happy with her answered prayer. She did not seem comforted by knowing the answer that she could not quite understand. The Lord will answer our prayers, but we may not always get the answer we want. Nevertheless, God does answer because God wants to assure us that we are not alone in the difficulties of life.