(Text : Genesis 31:3)
And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.
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Genesis 30:36-37 And he set three days’ journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks. And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.
Laban required that there should be an interval of between 30 and 40 miles between “himself”, that is, his flocks and those of Jacob. His wealth in sheep the goats must have been enormous to require so large a separate feeding. All of this, we learn from verse 30, had been the result of Jacob’s care. Whatever Jacob proposed his plans, which would give him all of the spotted and mingled sheep and goat. Laban reasoned, and rightly to under normal circumstances, that the number of animals falling into this category would be small indeed. The Lord told Jacob what to do in this situation. It is said to have been frequently observed that, particularly in the case of sheep, whatever fixed their attention in copulation is marked upon the young; however, it will be safer to ascribe this Divine Blessing than to human craft.
In addition, Genesis 30:43 And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.
We must conclude that the proposal of such a singular condition on the part of Jacob was an act, not of folly, but of Faith. Being tantamount to a committal of his cause to God instead of Laban. The acceptance of the agreement on the part of Laban was a display of greed, and a proof that the bygone years of prosperity had only increased that greed. Increase in the best sense is God’s promise. It will be sent as He wills, and when He wills, but will be found the true answer to prayer and the true manifestation of love. On all that belong to us, the blessing rest.
Finally, Genesis 31:2-3 And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before. And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.
As long as Jacob was increasing the wealth of Laban, and Jacob remained poor, Laban had no problem with that. But once Jacob begins to prosper, and begins to do so in grand way, this creates jealousy in Laban. It is so pleasing to the heart to note the minute leading of the Lord in the life of the Patriarch; it is now time for him to return in Canaan; he has been away for some twenty years.
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