Laban is now on the other side of the dividing pillar. The next hurdle for Jacob is his relationship with his brother. Jacob is off to see Esau. To try and repair what he broke. When Jacob stole Esau’s blessing, Esau promised to kill him. Rebekah saved his life by sending him to her brother […]
Jacob has been working for Laban to earn his own flock. Laban’s sons are grumbling about Jacob’s profit. Jacob takes off in a flash to prevent them from taking what he has earned. Laban is NOT a reputable business man. He keeps changing Jacob’s wages. And he started off the partnership by removing what was […]
Jacob has completed his work to pay for his wives. Now he is building a flock of his own while working for Laban. Laban is a cheat! We left Jacob as he was coming out of his third lambing season using his special method of inducing spotted, striped, and black sheep. Laban is NOT happy […]
Jacob has paid off Laban for both of his wives. He wants to leave, but Laban convinces him to stay on and earn a flock of his own. Before I jump in here, I did a little research on whether Jacob’s ‘breeding program’ would work. Science has proven that it does! I’ll leave you with […]
We continue with Jacob’s progeny. These are the children God blessed Jacob with through four different wives. All of these were born in the land of Haran while with Laban. We have Leah’s first four in part 1 and both their maid’s in part 2. I hope to make it to Joseph today. We left […]