Jacob Deceived

And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me. And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her. And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast. And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her. And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid. And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me? Genesis 29:18-25

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Jacob was able to safely get to his relatives in the land of Babylon. He found a girl that he wanted to marry and spent 7 years working for her father to get a dowry for her. At the end of the time he asked for her hand and her father, Laban, deceived him, by giving him Rachel’s older sister Leah, just as Jacob had deceived his brother Esau. When confronted with his potential loss of Rachel, he served Laban 7 more years to have the right of marrying Rachel

Prayer for Today: God, You know how we have treated others and very often You let us experience what it is like to have harmed someone else. We pray today that You will teach us our lessons as gently as possible for we have done terrible things to others. Help us to learn these things and help us not to do these things to others. Grant us Your grace and peace.