Genesis 29:31-30:24
Leah
progressed beyond her own concerns (32-34) to the most important thing:
‘This time I will praise the Lord’(35). Of the many children, the most
significant, in terms of God’s purpose of redemption, was Joseph
(22-24). An answer to prayer, it was the work of divine grace (22).
‘Rachel was barren’(31) yet the Lord gave her this testimony: ‘God has
taken away my disgrace’(23). We move from one Joseph to another - the
husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus. We see an even greater work of
grace: the birth of our Saviour. Rachel was to have a second son,
Benjamin (24). Through Christ, God has many sons and daughters
(Galatians 4:4-5). Rachel rejoiced in the gift of a son, her son. We
rejoice in the gift of the Son, God’s Son. Through the Spirit of God’s
Son living in our hearts, we are God’s children and He is our Father
(Galatians 4:6).
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