(Text : Genesis 29:21)
And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
FOCUS:
His “days” being fulfilled simply means that the contract had been agreed upon, that he was to serve Laban seven years for Rachel; this is proven in verse 30.
In addition, Genesis 29:28-30 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also. And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid. And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
He agreed to the transaction of seven more years, making a total of fourteen years. In all of this we find that the Lord is chastising Jacob; the Lord doesn’t actually punish his children, but He definitely does chastise his children; chastisement is designed to teach us something, while punishment contains no instruction. Only hurts, Jacob is being chastised; he seems to recognize this and accept it.
Finally, Genesis 29:31-32 And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren. And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.
The word “hated” here means “love less”, there is no indication that Jacob mistreated Leah, but there is indication that Rachel did. The Lord saw all of this and, as a result, He made Leah fruitful and, at the same time, He made Rachel barren. In fact, Leah was the ancestress of both David and our Lord. And there could have been no greater honor than that! We should allow this to be lesson to us. In that the Lord sees anything and acts accordingly.
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