Genesis 28-31

• Jacob gets blessed directly by God Himself,assures that the blessing handed down through Isaac is true. (28:13-15)
• One-tenth offering (v20-22)

• Jacob finds the guy who Isaac told him to find in 28:5 (29:4)
• So warm hearted the relatives of Jacob (v11-14)
• Proposed to marry Rachel, the more beautiful one in form and appearance (v17) in v18. V21 he takes wife. Notice he hasn't married but calls her give me my wife already (v21)
• Wedding feast (v22)
• Dad gives the wrong daughter to Jacob (v23)
• Were they both so drunk that neither knew the mistake? Was dad intentional? We find out Isaac was deceived in v25
• V26 , excuse or true? Why didn't he explain this tradition to Isaac when he proposed 7years ago?

• Gives Rachel to him ultimately (v27)
• God is just, now that both are Isaac's wives, he should not have unequal treatments. (v30-31)
• V32-35: each son with a different name to tell the feelings of the mother at different times! Notice the change from complaints to thanksgiving attitude. Has Leah grown spiritually? Or has she just been treated better by the husband because Rachel bore no children and Leah ultimately got better treatment as a result?

• Just envy, no love. Envy brought unreasonableness (30:1-2)
• To secure her position as wife she was prepared to let husband have sex with the servant? As if sharing your husband with your sister was not enough! (v3)
• And husband actually did it! (v4)
• Look at her naming policies, they are all envious ones. (v6,8)
• Now Leah is also bringing her slave on! (v9- 13)
• For whatever Leah has, Rachel needs to also have, even mandrakes? Can't they 23 content for once? (v14)
• Love as an exchange for mandrakes. What pathetic view is this? Buy-back husband for the night regime. (v15)
• How does God put up with this relationship and still bless them! Is this all to honour His promise of Isaac having a properous nation? (v17-21)
• Laban had deal to give Jacob some livestock but Jacob was being sly about this plan to take all of Laban's stronger stock. (v28-43)
• Laban was selfish too and drove away all the livestock that Jacob was supposed to get.

• Why is he blaming Laban for not looking after him when he was being cheeky? (31:2,5)