Genesis
28 – 31
This section is the story of Jacob and his quest for a
marrying his love Rachael. Verse 28:15 though brings an ominous message today:
Know I am with
you, and I will watch over you no matter where you go. One day I will
bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done all I have
promised you.
This is ominous today, because most of the
prophecies have been fulfilled and the ones that haven’t appear to be cueing up
on the horizon. So I take this as once it’s over … it’s over. Now is this
because it will be God and “redeemed” man in paradise or God will be fed up?
Now don’t worry, there is enough in scripture to support the first option, but
out of context this could be a worry.
Now back to Jacob’s story and his
adventure. After this dream he realizes his purpose with God and is instructed
to go to Laban and marry one of his daughters. As you read the story notice how
the tables get turned on Jacob. Remember the one who took advantage of his
brothers hunger to gain the birthright and then deceived his father to get the
blessing. Well for 20 years Laban takes advantage of Jacob because his love for
Rachel, but he gets deceived and taken advantage of over and over.
Even as he is leaving, he had to work to
get what was promised to him. Funny how God takes the one who took advantage of
his brother only to be taken advantage of himself. Remember this story as you
read the story of Joseph and see how God corrects his problems. A common theme
in most of these stories is God’s selected person has some personal issues to
deal with and it is masterful how it’s done.
Here Jacob sees the latter in a dream that
indicates that he is God’s chosen one and then summarily spends 20 years as an
indentured servant all while building the heads of the 12 tribes of Israel. Now
when you have spent many years in a difficult situation, know what the end
result may be. Also, don’t expect it either, since that seems to cause problems
with God.
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