I guess the lesson from this chapter is humility and character building. Jacob finally makes it to the home of Laban, his uncle who is a snake of his own proportions. It is not clear whether he was instructed by God in the deception of the 14 years of labor so he can marry off his two daughters but he clearly profitted from the free labor from Jacob. Still he was deceived into marrying the less desirable Leah, the oldest and it was from her that the first four of the twelve tribes of Israel would come. The deception was culturally based since she was veiled and was not revealed until after wedding ceremony was complete. Clearly this was a family with issues, Leah was fertile initially while Rachel was not. Rachel was loved by Jacob while Leah was not. Leah, while she could not garner any love from Jacob received her love from the Lord who heard her cryies and blessed her with four sons.Still the character building was going on in the life of Jacob, who learned to serve instead of scheme and humility rather than pride.
Decent day yesterday so no real complaints, just praise. Glad GG got home ok, and has some home time for things he wants/needs to get done. Also good that Dave's getting his rest and Irene is doing ok.
Praise for today: Restore us, O Lord God Almighty; make your face shine upon us, that we may be saved. Ps 80:19
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