Genesis 30:1-24
As God has done before, he remembers and has compassion on the forgotten woman. So he gives Leah children (29:31-35). Now Rachel is upset, because, although the one loved by Jacob, she has no children. This sets off a kind of contest. I reckon the first hearers of this story must have found some humour in this. The names alone would bring some smiles, because here are these famous tribal names, with meanings attached to them stemming from the rivalry of the two sisters. It is a reflection of the human comedy in which we fancy our planning and manipulation to be so very clever, while God will have his way one way or another. Especially here there is the greatest truth buried in Jacob’s rather insensitive words in verse 2: It truly is God who brings new life, in every way, and particularly here in the gift of a son, Joseph, to Rachel. We will hear more of him.
Prayer:
Hear, O LORD, and answer me,
for I am poor and needy.
Guard my life, for I am devoted to you.
You are my God; save your servant
who trusts in you.
Have mercy on me, O Lord,
for I call to you all day long.
Bring joy to your servant,
for to you, O Lord,
I lift up my soul.
You are forgiving and good, O Lord,
abounding in love to all who call to you.
- Psalm 86:1-5 (NIV)
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The FIRST readers might have found humour?!
Anyone reading for the first time must. Honestly... where can I get some mandrakes... ba dum bum....
God must have found humour even, really, all this competition into which he tossed sundry sons until he well-placed Joseph.
I notice they slip one daughter in amongst the sons. I wonder what 'Dinah' means? Ahh, it means "Judged; vindicated" [wikipedia].
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