- Jacob was in love
with Rachel and said, "I'll work for you seven years in return for
your younger daughter Rachel."
- Laban said,
"It's better that I give her to you than to some other man. Stay
here with me."
- So Jacob served seven
years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because
of his love for her. Then Jacob said to Laban,
- "Give me my
wife. My time is completed, and I want to lie with her."
- So Laban brought
together all the people of the place and gave a feast.
- But when evening
came, he took his daughter Leah and gave her to Jacob, and Jacob lay
with her.
- And Laban gave his
servant girl Zilpah to his daughter as her maidservant.
- When morning came,
there was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban, "What is this you have done
to me? I served you for Rachel, didn't I? Why have you deceived
me?"
- Laban replied,
"It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage
before the older one.
- Finish this
daughter's bridal week; then we will give you the younger one also, in
return for another seven years of work."
- And Jacob did so. He
finished the week with Leah, and then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel
to be his wife.
Laban
is
the brother of Jacob¡¦s mother, uncle Laban has two daughter, Jacob
loved the younger cousin, Rachel, but Laban gave Leah who is
older and married first, because there was a custom of the land that Laban
did not tell Jacob. The older daughter had to be married first. By
giving Jacob Leah and not Rachel, Laban tricked Jacob into promising
another seven years of hard work.
The
reason for that was the custom of the day for a man to present a dowry, or
substantial gift to the family of his future wife. This was to compensate the
family for the loss of the girl. Jacob¡¦s dowry was not a material possession,
becuase he had none to offer, instead he agreed to work seven years for his
uncle Laban.
B. Jacob Marries Rachel
Scriptures Reading: Genesis 29:28b-31
28b Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.
- Laban gave his
servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant.
- Jacob lay with Rachel
also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. And he worked for Laban
another seven years.
- When the LORD saw
that Leah was not loved, he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.
Jacob Kept the Promise with His Uncle
Although Jacob was tricked by his uncle Laban, he
kept his part of the bargain. There was more at stake than just Jacob¡¦s hurt.
There was Rachel to think about, as well as God¡¦s plan for his life. When we are tricked by others,
keeping out part of the bargain may still be wise. Nursing our wounds or plotting
revenge makes us unable to see from God¡¦s perspective.
C. A Substitute Blessing
Scriptures Reading: Genesis 29:31-35
- When the LORD saw
that Leah was not loved, he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.
- Leah became pregnant
and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said, "It is
because the LORD has seen my misery. Surely my husband will love me
now."
- She conceived again, and
when she gave birth to a son she said, "Because the LORD heard that
I am not loved, he gave me this one too." So she named him Simeon.
- Again she conceived,
and when she gave birth to a son she said, "Now at last my husband
will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons."
So he was named Levi.
- She conceived again,
and when she gave birth to a son she said, "This time I will praise
the LORD." So she named him Judah. Then she stopped having
children.
Name¡¦s
Meaningful: Today
parents usually give their children name that sound good or have sentimental
appeal. But the Old Testament portrays
a more dynamic use of names. Parents often chose names that reflected the
situation at the time of the birth. They sometimes hoped their children would
fulfill the meaning of the names given them. Later the parents could book
back and see if their grown children had lived up to their names.
Sometimes
a person¡¦s name was changed because his or her character and name did not
match. This happened to Jacob ¡§he grasps the heel, ¡§fiquratively, he deceives¡¨,
whose name was changed to Israel (¡§he struggles with God¡¨).
Jacob¡¦s character had changed to the point that he was no longer seen as a
deceiver, but as a God-honoring man.
POINT: We must
remember, like Leah, that our worth is not based on how someone else feels about
us, but on God¡¦s love for us, because God¡¦s love and comfort will sustain us
through hurt and loneliness.
God loved us enough to send His only
Son to die for our sins. His perfect love is enough.
Today, let us remember this week that ¡§love
covers a multitude of sins¡¨.
Out Reaching:
Think about how you can reach out to those who feel lonely and rejected?
Someone we know who is lonely, unloved, and unlovely is hungry for a kind
word or deed.
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