Jacob has paid his debt for both his wives and has fathered at least eleven children, ten of which were boys. He wants to go home now. But Laban wants to keep getting rich off of Jacob’s work. The first thing that has me scratching my head here is that Jacob asks Laban to give […]
Jacob’s family continues to grow through the pushing and pulling of his two wives. He goes from two wives to four in the baby wars. Leah has one thing Rachel doesn’t; the ability to give Jacob children. We have already met Jacob’s first four sons that were born by her. Rachel is green with envy […]
We see the beginnings of Jacob’s large family. God gives Leah sons while Rachel has none. We are told right up front why this is. Because God sees and hears her heart’s cry. For Leah this was a loveless marriage. I don’t know if she expected this when she was snuck in the place of […]
Jacob reaches his kinsmen after his long journey and finds exactly the bride he was seeking. But instead of one bride he ends up with two. When Jacob finally arrives in the area of his relatives he happens upon a group of shepherds. This was his profession while at home. He is intimately familiar with […]
Jacob is on the run but also on a mission from his father. While on his way to Haran he had a special encounter with God. He received promises and made vows on the spot where he slept. I was trying to get an exact number of miles between Beersheba and Bethel but Google was […]