God’s Timeline – Part 35
Jacob
Marries Leah and Rachel
Pastor Bruce A. Shields
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SERMON INTRODUCTION (2021 A.D. = 5781 Jewish
Calendar Year)
-
Creation Week (Approximately 4000 B.C.)
o Adam, Eve, and the Fall
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Cain and Abel
o Evil Fills the World
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Noah Did All God Commanded
Him
o The Flood 2400 – 2300 B.C.)
o God’s Covenant with Noah
o Noah’s Sons and Ham’s Sin
o Nations of Noah’s Sons
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Tower of Babel
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God calls Abram (2112 B.C.)
o Abram and Lot part ways
o Rescue of Lot
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The Lord’s Covenant with Abram for Isaac
o Hagar and Ishmael Born (2101 B.C.) Abram 86 years old
o Sarai and Isaac
o The Three Visitors
o Abraham Pleads for Sodom
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Birth of Isaac (2088 B.C. Abraham 99 years old Sarah 90-Hagar and
Ishmael sent away)
o The Lord tests Abraham (2070-2068 B.C. Isaac 18-20 years old)
o Sarah Dies 127 years old (2051 B.C. Abraham is 136)
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Isaac marries Rebekah (2048 B.C. Isaac was 40 when he
married Rebekah)
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Jacob and Esau are born (2028 B.C. Isaac was 60 Abraham 159)
o Abraham dies at 175 (2012 B.C. Isaac was 82)
o Isaac receives the Birthright and his father’s
blessing
o Esau marries two Hittites at 40 (1988 B.C.)
o Jacob travels to his Grandfather’s family to
find a wife
o Jacob’s Dream at Bethel
o Jacob marries Leah then Rachel
SCRIPTURE READING
Genesis 29:26-27
Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the
younger daughter in marriage before the older one. 27 Finish this daughter’s
bridal week; then we will give you the younger one also, in return for another
seven years of work.”
I. JACOB REACHES HIS GRANDFATHERS LAND FINDING HIS UNCLE LABAN
a. When he arrives, he sees
Rachel and falls in love with her beauty
i.
We
see Jacob run to her and kiss her (just the greeting type)
ii.
He
breaks down and tells her everything, she gets her father
iii.
He
runs to Jacob and kisses him (again, greeting)
iv.
And
Laban tells Jacob to stay with him and Jacob stays for a month
b. He makes a deal with his
uncle Laban to work 7 years for Rachels hand in marriage
i.
Laban
had two daughters
1. Leah the older daughter
& Rachel the younger
2. Scriptures say Leah had “weak”
eyes
a. This word translated “weak”
means tender, soft, gentle
3. Scriptures describe Rachel
as having a “lovely shape” & being “beautiful”
ii.
While
Jacob was there, he worked
iii.
His
uncle tells him, just because he is family doesn’t mean he works for free
iv.
Laban
asks Jacob what his wages are so he can pay him
v.
It
is at this point Jacob asks for Rachels hand in marriage
vi.
Laban
says “It’s better to give her to you than another man” Since Jacob was a
hard worker, loved her, and was family
vii.
Jacob
says he will work for 7 years to have her, and Laban agrees, sort of
c. After 7 years Jacob wants
Rachel in marriage
i.
The
Scripture tells us that time went by fast because of Jacob’s love for Rachel
ii.
I’m
sure it means that he didn’t mind working for her
iii.
After
the seven years Jacob asks for Rachels's hand
II.
JACOB WAS DECEIVED BY HIS UNCLE
a. Laban calls everyone to the
seven-day wedding feast
i.
It
was traditional to feast for 7 days for a wedding
b. That night Laban sends Leah
not Rachel to Jacobs room
i.
However,
when the father of the bride was to give her away, Laban brought Leah to Jacobs
chambers instead of Rachel
ii.
Some
ask, how did he not know?
1. There may be many reasons,
it’s late and dark
2. He had never been with
Rachel; he wouldn’t know if it were her
3. Maybe he had a little too
much wine that evening?
iii.
Whatever
the reason, I believe he really didn’t know
1. He loved Rachel from the
start
2. He worked 7 years to have
her
3. And we read he was upset in
the morning when he saw it was Leah and not Rachel
c. Jacob confronts Laban about
his deception
i.
When
the morning came Jacob said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? I
served you 7 years for Rachel. Why did you deceive me?”
ii.
Laban
simply answers, “It’s not our custom to give the younger daughter in
marriage before the older.”
iii.
“Finish
Leah’s bride-week, then we will give you Rachel for another 7 years of labor.”
iv.
So
Jacob agreed, again, showing that it was Rachel he wanted
v.
The
scripture tells us Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah
III.
JACOBS LOVE FOR RACHEL WAS GREAT THAN HIS LOVE FOR
LEAH
a. Jacob works another 7 years
for Laban
i.
During
this time his flocks grew, which is a measure of wealth, and his tribe grew as
well.
b. Jacob has many children
i.
First
with Leah, then Rachels servant, then Leah’s servant, and Rachel, then Leah and
so on as the two sisters compete for Jacob’s love and fight with jealousy
c. As Jacobs tribe and flocks
grew his uncle Laban turned cold toward his nephew
i.
Jacob
sees his uncle grows tired of Jacob and Jacob wants to leave
CONCLUSION –
Eventually, Jacob asks to
leave, but Laban convinces him to stay and keep working.
Then the Lord said to Jacob,
“Go back to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and I will be with
you.”
Next week we will look at Laban Chases Jacob (Genesis 31)
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