After marrying Leah and Rachel, Jacob’s family begins to take shape, albeit in dysfunctional ways. Feeling overlooked by her husband, Leah seeks value in her childbearing. Rachel, feeling shamed by her initial barrenness, begins to compete with her sister’s fertility. Meanwhile, God is continuing...
Published 06/16/24
In Genesis 29, Jacob has met his match. In this chapter, he meets Laban and his two daughters. Jacob offers to work for the right to marry Rachel, only for Laban to trick him into marrying Leah instead. The deceiver finds himself deceived, but it also sets up the formation of the household that...
Published 06/09/24