Rebel to Redeemed…Sharing HIS Kind of Love
Leah was the oldest daughter of Laban. However, by the time she met Jacob he was already in love with her sister, Rachel. Leah is described as having “weak” eyes. {Genesis 29:17} As the older daughter, she should have been married first. So, when it came time for Rachel to marry Jacob, Laban replaced the younger sister with older. Jacob […]
Read more Last year, we took a look at the lives of Leah and Rachel as mother’s and the wife of Jacob. However, before marrying and having children, they were the daughters of Laban. Even throughout the first part of their marriage with Jacob, their father continued as a prominent member in their life. We do not know a lot about their […]
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I have to admit that there is something about Leah that resonates with me. Whether it is the similarity in our names or the desire to be loved, my heart always goes out to Leah. So, on to Leah’s story. Jacob has arrived in Haran and already met Rachel, Leah’s younger sister, when she {Rachel} was tending to the sheep. We […]
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We’ve been studying the women in Jesus genealogy. There are three additional women that we know by name, although they are not listed by name in the genealogy listed in Matthew. However, they each play an integral part in the story of God’s people. We know not only their names, but their stories from the book of Genesis. These three women […]
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When Jacob arrives at his Uncle Laban’s, the first person he meets is his cousin, Rachel. {Genesis 29} Rachel is the younger of Laban’s two daughters. Rachel is described as “beautiful in form and appearance.” {Genesis 29:17} Jacob loved Rachel and agreed to work seven years for her. “But they seemed to him but a few days because of the […]
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Jacob is the son of Isaac and Rebekah and has a twin brother, Esau. “Jacob is an outstanding illustration of the presence and conflict of the two natures within a believer. Similar to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of Robert Louis Stevenson’s story, Jacob is good and bad; he rises and falls, yet in spite of his failures was a […]
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Jacob fled to his Uncle Laban, where he met his cousins. He immediately fell in love with Rachel and worked for her 7 years, which felt like no time. However, he was tricked into marrying Leah. After their wedding week finished, he also married Rachel. Rachel was jealous when her sister provided Jacob with children and she could not. She […]
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Isaac and Rebekah were married for almost twenty years before they had children. Both Isaac and Rebekah prayed fervently for offspring during this time. Rebecca was extremely uncomfortable during her pregnancy and sought the Lord. She was told she was carrying twins who were fighting in her womb and would fight all their lives. She was told one would be […]
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Last week, we discussed Leah and Rachel and their father Laban and husband Jacob. This week we discuss Jacob and Leah’s only daughter. While Jacob had twelve sons, only one daughter is mentioned in scripture. And then [Leah] had a daughter and she named her Dinah. (Genesis 30:21) Jacob and Leah named their daughter Dinah. The name Dinah means avenged. […]
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Have you ever wanted something so much that you went after it, regardless of the consequences? That is the lengths to which Tamar was willing to go. Tamar was the daughter-in-law of Judah, who was the fourth son of Jacob and Leah. Judah marries the daughter of Shua, a Canaanite. The couple have three sons, Er, Onan and Shelah. Er […]
Read more Jacob is fleeing from his brother, after he and his mother, Rebekah, deceive his father, Isaac. Jacob is sent to his mother’s brother, Laban. So, as he arrives he probably thinks all of his troubles are over. His troubles with his brother are for the time being, but a whole new set of issues is about to be stirred up. […]
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Jacob is the third generation of the great patriarch’s of the Old Testament and Israelite’s. He is the son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham. Jacob means “holder of the heel” or “supplanter”. When he was born he reached out holding onto his twin brother’s, Esau, heel. Even when they were both in the womb we are told “the children […]
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When the angel told Sarah she was going to have a child in her old age, she laughed. However, God was true to His word and a year later Sarah gave birth to a son she named Isaac. So, it should come as no surprise that Isaac means “Laughter. He laughs.” Isaac, along with his father Abraham, and son Jacob, […]
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Isaac, son of Abraham, needed a wife but did not want to find one among the Canaanites, where they were living. A servant was sent to find a wife. When he arrived in Abraham’s homeland, the servant prayed for guidance. Rebekah appeared before the man finished praying. She offered water to the servant and his camels. Then they followed her […]
Read more Er and Onan were the sons of Judah. In case we need a refresher course, Judah was the son of Jacob and Leah. He was one of Joseph’s brothers. Jesus ancestry was through the line of Judah, who was also an ancestor of King David. Er was the oldest son of Judah and his wife. He married Tamar, but he […]
Read more The story of Jacob takes up half of the book of Genesis in the Bible. He is the patriarch of the Israelites. Jacob comes into the world grasping the heel of his brother, Esau. God revealed to their mother, Rebekah that the two struggled in the womb. This is a struggle that would continue not only for the rest of […]
Read moreBiblical Character Monologues Leah: The Unloved Wife Leagh knows what it’s like to be unloved and unwanted in a marriage. Through this character re-enactment you will discover how to lean on God for comfort and hope. Michal: A Hardened Heart Michal, the first wife […]
Read moreBiggest Losers of the Bible Series Women’s Edition Learn about some of the women of the Bible that had it all, only to lose everything. Biggest Loser includes Jezebel, Salome, Herodious and Lot’s wife We look at these women that had nothing good to show for their lives. In the end they lost much due to their decisions. These women […]
Read moreI was raised in a loving Christian home, daughter of a Baptist Minister. At the age of five, I gave my heart and life to Christ. As adulthood approached I rebelled and made a lot of bad decisions that have impacted my life. This included a short-lived marriage as a teenager and a long term abusive relationship. Due to these […]
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