Women of God
Leah and Rachel- Jacob’s Children
In a passage riddled with grief, the sisters Leah and Rachel engaged in a baby making competition.
Leah grieved she was not loved, with every son she bore she longed for Jacob to love her. By her fourth son she surrendered and chose to simply praise the Lord. The fourth son was Judah, a name possibly derived from the Hebrew word for praise. It was from Judah’s line, that our Lord Jesus would be born and redeem us from our sins.
Rachel mourned her barren womb resorting to offer her servant to Jacob to bear children on her behalf and cover her shame. Leah then does the same. Rachel resorted to using mandrakes for fertility, perhaps even unwittingly causing miscarriages.
It seems the grief and struggle does not end until Rachel finally bore a son of her own. It was Joseph, whom God used to eventually save the family from famine.
Heavenly Father, it can be so hard to see you in ugly situations. Our sins and the sins of others has consequences, for we reap what is sown. But this I know: you are close to the broken hearted. You see our pain. Let me be like Leah who eventually chose simply to praise your name. Let me be patient. Let me cling to you faithfully as you mould me into your likeness. Let me bear spiritual fruit, not bitterness, when in barren seasons.
She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “This time I will praise the Lord.” So she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children.
Genesis 29:35 NIV
When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she became jealous of her sister. So she said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I’ll die!”
Jacob became angry with her and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having children?”
Genesis 30:1-2 NIV
Then God remembered Rachel; he listened to her and enabled her to conceive. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son and said, “God has taken away my disgrace.” She named him Joseph, and said, “May the Lord add to me another son.”
Genesis 30:22-24 NIV
Leah and Rachel- Jacob’s Children
In a passage riddled with grief, the sisters Leah and Rachel engaged in a baby making competition.
Leah grieved she was not loved, with every son she bore she longed for Jacob to love her. By her fourth son she surrendered and chose to simply praise the Lord. The fourth son was Judah, a name possibly derived from the Hebrew word for praise. It was from Judah’s line, that our Lord Jesus would be born and redeem us from our sins.
Rachel mourned her barren womb resorting to offer her servant to Jacob to bear children on her behalf and cover her shame. Leah then does the same. Rachel resorted to using mandrakes for fertility, perhaps even unwittingly causing miscarriages.
It seems the grief and struggle does not end until Rachel finally bore a son of her own. It was Joseph, whom God used to eventually save the family from famine.
Heavenly Father, it can be so hard to see you in ugly situations. Our sins and the sins of others has consequences, for we reap what is sown. But this I know: you are close to the broken hearted. You see our pain. Let me be like Leah who eventually chose simply to praise your name. Let me be patient. Let me cling to you faithfully as you mould me into your likeness. Let me bear spiritual fruit, not bitterness, when in barren seasons.
She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “This time I will praise the Lord.” So she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children.
Genesis 29:35 NIV
When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she became jealous of her sister. So she said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I’ll die!”
Jacob became angry with her and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having children?”
Genesis 30:1-2 NIV
Then God remembered Rachel; he listened to her and enabled her to conceive. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son and said, “God has taken away my disgrace.” She named him Joseph, and said, “May the Lord add to me another son.”
Genesis 30:22-24 NIV
Women of God
Leah and Rachel- Jacob’s Children
In a passage riddled with grief, the sisters Leah and Rachel engaged in a baby making competition.
Leah grieved she was not loved, with every son she bore she longed for Jacob to love her. By her fourth son she surrendered and chose to simply praise the Lord. The fourth son was Judah, a name possibly derived from the Hebrew word for praise. It was from Judah’s line, that our Lord Jesus would be born and redeem us from our sins.
Rachel mourned her barren womb resorting to offer her servant to Jacob to bear children on her behalf and cover her shame. Leah then does the same. Rachel resorted to using mandrakes for fertility, perhaps even unwittingly causing miscarriages.
It seems the grief and struggle does not end until Rachel finally bore a son of her own. It was Joseph, whom God used to eventually save the family from famine.
Heavenly Father, it can be so hard to see you in ugly situations. Our sins and the sins of others has consequences, for we reap what is sown. But this I know: you are close to the broken hearted. You see our pain. Let me be like Leah who eventually chose simply to praise your name. Let me be patient. Let me cling to you faithfully as you mould me into your likeness. Let me bear spiritual fruit, not bitterness, when in barren seasons.
She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “This time I will praise the Lord.” So she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children.
Genesis 29:35 NIV
When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she became jealous of her sister. So she said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I’ll die!”
Jacob became angry with her and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having children?”
Genesis 30:1-2 NIV
Then God remembered Rachel; he listened to her and enabled her to conceive. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son and said, “God has taken away my disgrace.” She named him Joseph, and said, “May the Lord add to me another son.”
Genesis 30:22-24 NIV
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