Jacob Loved Rachel

JACOB LOVED RACHEL 

Genesis 29:18

“Jacob loved Rachel. And he said, ‘I will serve you for seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.” 

Genesis 29:20

“So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her.” 

BUT RACHEL WASN’T PERFECT 

“When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she envied her sister and said to Jacob, ‘give me children, or I shall die!’” 

Genesis 30:1

GOD TRIED TO WORK WITH RACHEL

Genesis 30:6

“Then Rachel said, “God has judged me and has also heard my voice and given me a son” therefore I will call him Dan.” 

What Rachel Knew:

1. That God Judged Her Heart 
2. That God Answered Her Prayer 

BUT…

Did she change? 

Did she grow in faith? 

Did she learn her lesson? 

IT DOESN’T SEEM SO 

“Rachel said, “with mighty wrestling I have prevailed against my sister!” And she called her next son Naphtali.”

Genesis 30:8 

“While Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household gods.” 

Genesis 31:19 

It seems that Jacob chose Rachel for her looks alone and while Laban fooled him into marrying Leah, she would end up being easier to live with!