10 Then Zilpah bore Jacob a son. Seeing how God has begun fulfilling His promise to multiply him, Isaac’s son is more confident the Lord will start bringing Canaan into his hands (Gen. 28:10–17). Let us make a pile of stones to remind us of our agreement.”. 4 Jacob asked the shepherds, “My friends, where are you from?”, 5 He asked, “Do you know Laban, grandson of Nahor?”, “He is well,” they answered. He put them there, because the animals mated when they came to drink. 33 In the future you can easily find out if I have been honest. 23 But that night, instead of Rachel, he took Leah to Jacob, and Jacob had intercourse with her. How much pay do you want?” 16 Laban had two daughters; the older was named Leah, and the younger Rachel. Such perseverance is one mark of discipleship. 32 But if you find that anyone here has your gods, he will be put to death. But as we will see tomorrow, God will give this cheater his just desserts. 18 Leah said, “God has given me my reward, because I gave my slave to my husband”; so she named her son Issachar. 22 Three days later Laban was told that Jacob had fled. The midrash thus identifies the Arami as Jacob’s father-in-law Laban, who, after Jacob stole away to return to Canaan, chased after him (Gen 31:23). 11 Then he kissed her and began to cry for joy. Genesis 31: Jacob and Laban; The Story. 25 After the birth of Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Let me go, so that I can return home. Laban had called a feast (Hebrew mishteh, from the root shātâ, "to drink"), a drinking banquet. First published in Tabletalk Magazine, an outreach of Ligonier. After they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain. 30 I know that you left because you were so anxious to get back home, but why did you steal my household gods?”. 19 Leah became pregnant again and bore Jacob a sixth son. Then they would put the stone back in place. Laban, however, was eager to have Jacob remain, for God had blessed everything Jacob did while in Laban's household, and Laban had grown rich. 6:9 Heb. As the sun was setting, Jacob looked for a place where he could spend the night. 46 He told his men to gather some rocks and pile them up. Laban promises Jacob every speckled and spotted sheep and goat, and every black lamb as a reward for his labour. This is why Jacob speaks of the land possessively — it is “his land” (“my” as he speaks in the first person) — when he asks Laban to send him out (30:25–26). "Genesis 31:1 Laban gathered all the men of the area and had a mishteh (feast, lit. 38 He placed these branches in front of the flocks at their drinking troughs. Laban searched through the whole tent, but did not find them. Rachel said to Leah, “Please give me some of your son's mandrakes.”, 15 Leah answered, “Isn't it enough that you have taken away my husband? 13 I am the God who appeared to you at Bethel, where you dedicated a stone as a memorial by pouring olive oil on it and where you made a vow to me. However, Laban substituted her older sister Leah instead and Jacob had to serve a further 7 years in order to marry Rachel. They Agree To A Friendship Covenant "This heap is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not go past this heap to your side to harm you and that you will not go past this heap and pillar to my side to harm me. Jacob took care of the rest of Laban's flocks. 12 Zilpah bore Jacob another son, 13 and Leah said, “How happy I am! That is all the wages I want. Starting in Genesis 30:25 we see that Jacob is wanting to leave the service of Laban and return to his homeland. I was not able to sleep. Primary and Junior. And even then, you changed my wages ten times. 30 Jacob had intercourse with Rachel also, and he loved her more than Leah. Once Laban catches up with Jacob, however, before Laban even speaks with him, God appears to Laban and warns him not to harm (literally “speak good or bad to”) Jacob (Gen 31:24). I am making this happen because I have seen all that Laban is doing to you. He was the brother of Rebekah, who married Isaac and bore Jacob. 54 He killed an animal, which he offered as a sacrifice on the mountain, and he invited his men to the meal. He sold us, and now he has spent all the money he was paid for us. When you come to check up on my wages, if I have any goat that isn't speckled or spotted or any sheep that isn't black, you will know that it has been stolen.”. He went to Laban and said, “Why did you do this to me? It is as if he is saying, “Look Laban, clearly I have gone above and beyond the call of duty. 26 Laban said to Jacob, “How could you hoodwink me and carry off my daughters like prisoners of war? 15 He treats us like foreigners. “What law have I broken that gives you the right to hunt me down? That was a foolish thing to do! Jacob took care of the rest of Laban's flocks. 11 Leah said, “I have been lucky”; so she named him Gad. (AT)23 Taking his relatives(AU)with him(AV), he pursued Jacob for seven days and caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead. Jacob Prospers （Genesis 30:25-43 ) And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said to Laban, Send me away, that I may go to my own place, and to my country. 12:3. Do whatever God has told you.”. 28), allowing him to see how divine providence has blessed him. History : After the birth of Joseph, the tribes of Israel are just one brother from being the 12 we have today. Genesis 29:14-30:43 ^ BACK ^ ^ BACK ^ Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel. Laban’s flock would have consisted mainly of pure white sheep and solidly colored goats; few black lambs or speckled goats would be present. ( 29 Laban gave his slave woman Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maid.) However, his seemingly generous offer to have Jacob name his wages is not an offer to give his son-in-law a free gift (Gen. 30:28). 35 Then she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. Hiding his intent with polite speech (as is customary in many cultures), Laban actually means, “I have lived up to my bargain to give you my daughters for your fourteen years of service (29:21–30). When Laban realizes Jacob has left, he pursues him with anger. I didn't take it to you to show that it was not my fault. However, Laban proved to be as duplicitous as Jacob himself. 28 You did not even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters good-bye. Laban believed the payout would be small but that his own prosperity would be great. Donate Now. Why have you tricked me?”, 26 Laban answered, “It is not the custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older. 25 When Laban overtook Jacob, Jacob’s tents were pitched in the hill country; Laban also pitched his tents in the hill country of Gilead. Laban Pursues Jacob 22 On the third day(AS)Laban was told that Jacob had fled. Seven years for Leah and seven for Rachel. 34 Laban answered, “Agreed. Laban agreed to also give him Rachel after Jacob completed the wedding week with Leah, but would only do so in exchange for another seven years of work (Genesis 29:18–29). Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition). She said, “This time I will praise the Lord”; so she named him Judah. 39 Whenever a sheep was killed by wild animals, I always bore the loss myself. Jacob’s interaction with Laban at the beginning of today’s passage should be understood as a request that his father-in-law send him forth with some material provisions as well as his wives and children. 1 But Rachel had not borne Jacob any children, and so she became jealous of her sister and said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I will die.”, 2 Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “I can't take the place of God. Then they ate a meal beside the pile of rocks. Laban and his relatives camped nearby. 12 He told her, “I am your father's relative, the son of Rebecca.”. 9 God has taken flocks away from your father and given them to me. 23 Then he took his brethren with him and pursued him for seven days’ journey, and he overtook him in the mountains of Gilead. 7 Yet he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times. 18 Jacob was in love with Rachel, so he said, “I will work seven years for you, if you will let me marry Rachel.”. Laban then made Jacob work a further 7 years before he could marry his youngest daughter Rachel, who had been Jacob’s first choice of his bride (Genesis 29:18-30). Jacob greeted them and asked them about the town and his uncle Laban. Fix that problem! 31 When the Lord saw that Leah was loved less than Rachel, he made it possible for her to have children, but Rachel remained childless. Jacob had served Laban 14 years. Laban made a deal with Jacob whereby Jacob had to work for Laban for 7 years in exchange for his daughter Rachel’s hand in marriage. 21 Later she bore a daughter, whom she named Dinah. 55 Early the next morning Laban kissed his grandchildren and his daughters good-bye, and left to go back home. 30 The little you had before I came has grown enormously, and the Lord has blessed you wherever I went. However, immediately afterward, Laban removes all the animals from his flock which are speckled, spotted, or black (verse 35), defrauding Jacob a second time! 37 Jacob got green branches of poplar, almond, and plane trees and stripped off some of the bark so that the branches had white stripes on them. 5 Bilhah became pregnant and bore Jacob a son. Jacob agreed to tend his uncle's flocks for seven years as a bride-price for Laban's daughter Rachel. “Look, here comes his daughter Rachel with his flock.”, 7 Jacob said, “Since it is still broad daylight and not yet time to bring the flocks in, why don't you water them and take them back to pasture?”, 8 They answered, “We can't do that until all the flocks are here and the stone has been rolled back; then we will water the flocks.”, 9 While Jacob was still talking with them, Rachel arrived with the flock. You know how well I have served you.”, 27 Laban said to him, “Let me say this: I have learned by divination that the Lord has blessed me because of you. That is where his mother’s brother, Laban, lived. 41 It was like that for the whole twenty years I was with you. Now get ready and go back to the land where you were born.’”, 14 Rachel and Leah answered Jacob, “There is nothing left for us to inherit from our father. He found a stone and put it at his head. Jacob sees through Laban and shrewdly makes an offer his father-in-law cannot resist. Jacob got green branches of poplar, almond, and plane trees and stripped off some of the bark so that the branches had white stripes on them. They caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead where Jacob and his family had pitched their tents. I will never go beyond this pile to attack you, and you must never go beyond it or beyond this memorial stone to attack me. The Shepherd of Prosperity And when the business relationship that Jacob and Laban had between them, would begin to sour. In keeping with his deceitful nature, Laban removes all of the animals from his herd that could quickly produce speckled offspring for he wanted to keep Jacob around longer (vv. Now you are even trying to take away my son's mandrakes.”, Rachel said, “If you will give me your son's mandrakes, you can sleep with Jacob tonight.”. Obviously and conveniently Laban never mentioned while Jacob worked for him for seven years that it wasn’t their custom to marry off a younger daughter before the older one. Prophecy : The business battle between Jacob and Laban led Jacob to head back to his land in Canaan with his father Isaac. 39 So when the goats bred in front of the branches, they produced young that were streaked, speckled, and spotted. Nave's Topical Index Jacob sees through Laban and shrewdly makes an offer his father-in-law cannot resist. 9 When Leah realized that she had stopped having children, she gave her slave Zilpah to Jacob as his wife. 27 Wait until the week's marriage celebrations are over, and I will give you Rachel, if you will work for me another seven years.”. 41 When the healthy animals were mating, Jacob put the branches in front of them at the drinking troughs, so that they would breed among the branches. Thus, he readily agrees to give Jacob these animals in exchange for more service (30:29–34). 42 But he did not put the branches in front of the weak animals. 27, 30). 24 In a dream that night God came to Laban and said to him, “Be careful not to threaten Jacob in any way.” 25 Jacob had set up his camp on a mountain, and Laban set up his camp with his relatives in the hill country of Gilead. Jacob was with Laban twenty years in all. 2 Jacob was "both in drink and in the dark," concluded Jewish historian Josephus. He got all his wealth from what our father owned.” 2 He also saw that Laban was no longer as friendly as he had been earlier. Laban warmly welcomed him to his family, but asked a steep price for Rachel’s hand in marriage: Jacob would first have to work as a shepherd for seven years, tending Laban… Then she stopped having children. 4 So Jacob sent word to Rachel and Leah to meet him in the field where his flocks were. "Name me your wages, and I will give it," Laban said (verse 28), hoping to entice Jacob to stay. 53 The God of Abraham and the God of Nahor will judge between us.” Then, in the name of the God whom his father Isaac worshiped, Jacob solemnly vowed to keep this promise. After 7 years of service, Jacob’s uncle Laban tricked him into marrying his eldest daughter Leah. 23 He took his men with him and pursued Jacob for seven days until he caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead. Jacob and Laban's Arrangement – 30:24-43. 36 Then Jacob lost his temper. Tell me what your wages should be.” 16 Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Laban. 10 “During the breeding season I had a dream, and I saw that the male goats that were mating were striped, spotted, and speckled. 8 Whenever Laban said, ‘The speckled goats shall be your wages,’ all the flocks produced speckled young. In addition, Laban was thrice related by marriage to Abraham's family: his sister Rebecca married Isaac, and his two daughters, Leah and Rachel, both married Jacob.Thus Laban was Abraham's great-nephew, Isaac's cousin and brother-in-law, and Jacob's uncle and father-in-law. It served as a witness to all passersby of the covenant of peace that they had made. He put his children and his wives on the camels, and drove all his flocks ahead of him, with everything that he had gotten in Mesopotamia. If you are tempted to compromise your faith, remember we must never give up when looking for God’s promises. But God has seen my trouble and the work I have done, and last night he gave his judgment.”, 43 Laban answered Jacob, “These young women are my daughters; their children belong to me, and these flocks are mine. 8 Rachel said, “I have fought a hard fight with my sister, but I have won”; so she named him Naphtali. 28 Name your wages, and I will pay them.”, 29 Jacob answered, “You know how I have worked for you and how your flocks have prospered under my care. 38 I have been with you now for twenty years; your sheep and your goats have not failed to reproduce, and I have not eaten any rams from your flocks. Jacob then took Rachel as his second wife, on condition of serving an additional seven years' la… For fourteen years I worked to win your two daughters—and six years for your flocks. LICENSEE shall reproduce the following trademark and trademark notice on the copyright page of each copy of the Licensed Products: * Some scholars believe Jacob and Laban to be written by Moses. 3 Whenever all the flocks came together there, the shepherds would roll the stone back and water them. Though Laban has engaged in the forbidden practice of divination, God has overruled his superstition (see also 1 Sam. 26 Give me my wives and children that I have earned by working for you, and I will leave. 24 May the Lord give me another son”; so she named him Joseph. He is the one who keeps you from having children.”. 22 Then God remembered Rachel; he answered her prayer and made it possible for her to have children. 21 Then Jacob said to Laban, “The time is up; let me marry your daughter.” 22 So Laban gave a wedding feast and invited everyone. 29:14 After Jacob had stayed with him for a whole month, 15 Laban said to him, “Just because you are a relative of mine, should you work for me for nothing? She said, “Now my husband will be bound more tightly to me, because I have borne him three sons”; so she named him Levi. Jacob and Laban in Gilead. You did not tell me! Your gift enables our worldwide outreach. 2 Suddenly he came upon a well out in the fields with three flocks of sheep lying around it. 35 Rachel said to her father, “Do not be angry with me, sir, but I am not able to stand up in your presence; I am having my monthly period.” Laban searched but did not find his household gods. The way Laban cheated him with Rachel and Leah was merely a temporary setback; he had the fortitude to press on for what he wanted. 28 Jacob agreed, and when the week of marriage celebrations was over, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife. Laban did not do well by Jacob, and in the end, the LORD propelled Jacob above Laban. But recognizing that God has blessed him because of Jacob’s presence, Laban asks Jacob to stay and continue to manage his flocks—and Laban promises to let Jacob name his wages. Then he went into Rachel's tent. May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us." “What crime have I committed?” he asked angrily. 14 During the wheat harvest Reuben went into the fields and found mandrakes, which he brought to his mother Leah. 11 The angel of God spoke to me in the dream and said, ‘Jacob!’ ‘Yes,’ I answered. 31 Jacob answered, “I was afraid, because I thought that you might take your daughters away from me. 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