Tag Archives: Genesis 30
remapping a relationship
Genesis 30:31-43 31 Laban said, “What should I give you?” Jacob said, “You will not give me anything. If you will do this for me, I will again pasture your flock and keep it: 32 let me pass through all … Continue reading
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trusting within the trial
Genesis 30:22-30 22 Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her prayers and opened her womb. 23 She conceived and gave birth to a son and said, “God has taken away my disgrace.” 24 And she called his name … Continue reading
entitlement
Genesis 30:7-21 7 And Bilhah, Rachel’s servant concieved again and gave birth to a second son for Jacob. 8 Then Rachel said, “With god-like[1] wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister and have been able to win.” So she called … Continue reading
thrift shopping
Genesis 29:28 – 30:6 28 Jacob did what Laban asked, and completed Leah’s week. Then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife also. 29 (Laban had given his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be … Continue reading
Jacob: envy and manipulation
Genesis 29:31-30:43. The Israelites in Moses’ day would look back upon today’s text and see how God orchestrated the events to produce Jacob’s family and prosperity. Yet they would also see that their own existence was the result of human … Continue reading
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the real story
Genesis 29:31-30:43. The LORD’s steadfast love shines through in the fact that he continues to bless Jacob with children and property. It is also seen in how he brings about justice to the mistreated ones in the process. Leah, who … Continue reading
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