29:31-35
Jacob’s marriages bring children, and that produces another set of problems. It says here that Leah was hated. Given that Jacob had never wanted to marry Leah it may well have been that he did loathe her, though it might also be an element of contrasting his feelings towards Leah compared to those towards Rachel. However, the Lord cared for Leah, and so He opened her womb, while Rachel was barren. Leah’s first son was called Reuben, and she thought that having produced a son for him he would now love her. Her second son is called Simeon, because the Lord has heard her cry. The third son is called Levi, which means attached, and Leah still hopes that Jacob will now love her. Her fourth son is called Judah, which means praise. At this point she praised the Lord. The situation she found herself in was very difficult. Remember that earlier we had read about her having “weak eyes”. Unlike her sister, she was not immediately attractive, and she had been given as a wife to someone who did not really want her. She found solace when she praised the Lord. Praising the Lord is so often the key to unlocking or resolving a situation. LIke Leah, we can go through many phases before we reach that point.
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