Laban was a nomad. He went to Laban and said, “Why did you do this to me? 38 I have been with you now for twenty years; your sheep and your goats have not failed to reproduce, and I have not eaten any rams from your flocks. He has heard my prayer and has given me a son”; so she named him Dan. Jacob had served Laban 14 years. 39 Whenever a sheep was killed by wild animals, I always bore the loss myself. 25 When Laban overtook Jacob, Jacob’s tents were pitched in the hill country; Laban also pitched his tents in the hill country of Gilead. Now he wished to depart and return to his father in Canaan. Moreover, he would rather work for Laban than go away unable to feed his family. Jacob then took Rachel as his second wife, on condition of serving an additional seven years' la… Laban thinks he comes out ahead by marrying off both his daughters and getting fourteen years of Jacob’s work at the same time. 21 He took everything he owned and left in a hurry. Laban made a deal with Jacob whereby Jacob had to work for Laban for 7 years in exchange for his daughter Rachel’s hand in marriage. Read the surrounding text of Genesis 29:1-31:55. 34 Rachel had taken the household gods and put them in a camel's saddlebag and was sitting on them. Then she stopped having children. 16 All this wealth which God has taken from our father belongs to us and to our children. 11 The angel of God spoke to me in the dream and said, ‘Jacob!’ ‘Yes,’ I answered. Jacob greeted them and asked them about the town and his uncle Laban. Jacob agreed to tend his uncle's flocks for seven years as a bride-price for Laban's daughter Rachel. Laban agreed to also give him Rachel after Jacob completed the wedding week with Leah, but would only do so in exchange for another seven years of work (Genesis 29:18–29). Here, with our men as witnesses, look for anything that belongs to you and take what is yours.” Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen Laban's gods. Jacob and Laban's Arrangement – 30:24-43. Do whatever God has told you.”. 22 Then God remembered Rachel; he answered her prayer and made it possible for her to have children. 25 Not until the next morning did Jacob discover that it was Leah. However, his seemingly generous offer to have Jacob name his wages is not an offer to give his son-in-law a free gift (Gen. 30:28). He is the one who keeps you from having children.”. She said, “This time I will praise the Lord”; so she named him Judah. 22 Three days later Laban was told that Jacob had fled. 33 Laban went and searched Jacob's tent; then he went into Leah's tent, and the tent of the two slave women, but he did not find his gods. ( 24 Laban gave his slave woman Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her maid.) 32 Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. 49 Laban also said, “May the Lord keep an eye on us while we are separated from each other.” So the place was also named Mizpah. Though Laban has engaged in the forbidden practice of divination, God has overruled his superstition (see also 1 Sam. 32 But if you find that anyone here has your gods, he will be put to death. If you had told me, I would have sent you on your way with rejoicing and singing to the music of tambourines and harps. 29 I have the power to do you harm, but last night the God of your father warned me not to threaten you in any way. 8 Rachel said, “I have fought a hard fight with my sister, but I have won”; so she named him Naphtali. This is why Jacob speaks of the land possessively — it is “his land” (“my” as he speaks in the first person) — when he asks Laban to send him out (30:25–26). I am making this happen because I have seen all that Laban is doing to you. 25 After the birth of Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Let me go, so that I can return home. Such perseverance is one mark of discipleship. 3 Whenever all the flocks came together there, the shepherds would roll the stone back and water them. 14 During the wheat harvest Reuben went into the fields and found mandrakes, which he brought to his mother Leah. 29:14 After Jacob had stayed with him for a whole month, 15 Laban said to him, “Just because you are a relative of mine, should you work for me for nothing? In this way I can become a mother through her.” 4 So she gave Bilhah to her husband, and he had intercourse with her. 4 So Jacob sent word to Rachel and Leah to meet him in the field where his flocks were. The mission, passion and purpose of Ligonier Ministries is to proclaim the holiness of God Then he went into Rachel's tent. Hiding his intent with polite speech (as is customary in many cultures), Laban actually means, “I have lived up to my bargain to give you my daughters for your fourteen years of service (29:21–30). But God did not let him harm me. 28), allowing him to see how divine providence has blessed him. All rights reserved. After they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain. They caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead where Jacob and his family had pitched their tents. He sold us, and now he has spent all the money he was paid for us. Laban warmly welcomed him to his family, but asked a steep price for Rachel’s hand in marriage: Jacob would first have to work as a shepherd for seven years, tending Laban… Jacob and Laban’s Relationship While reading my chronological Bible study, I was struck by the relationship between Jacob and Laban.It is a fairly lengthy relationship that takes up more than four chapters of Genesis, so I felt it was worthy of a little more study. Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served you, and let me go: for you know my service which I have done you. 35 Then she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. Your gift enables our worldwide outreach. She said, “The Lord has seen my trouble, and now my husband will love me”; so she named him Reuben. Laban 's father, Bethuel, was the son of Nachor, Abraham 's older brother. 41 When the healthy animals were mating, Jacob put the branches in front of them at the drinking troughs, so that they would breed among the branches. 1 Jacob continued on his way and went toward the land of the East. Genesis 31: Jacob and Laban; The Story. It served as a witness to all passersby of the covenant of peace that they had made. That night, God told Laban, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, … The way Laban cheated him with Rachel and Leah was merely a temporary setback; he had the fortitude to press on for what he wanted. He crossed the Euphrates River and started for the hill country of Gilead. 27 Why did you deceive me and slip away without telling me? 35 Rachel said to her father, “Do not be angry with me, sir, but I am not able to stand up in your presence; I am having my monthly period.” Laban searched but did not find his household gods. Laban, the father of Rachel, was pleased to meet Jacob. Jacob Prospers （Genesis 30:25-43 ) And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said to Laban, Send me away, that I may go to my own place, and to my country. 23 But that night, instead of Rachel, he took Leah to Jacob, and Jacob had intercourse with her. The Next 500 Years: 2017 National Conference, Regarding the Present in Light of the Future, Show Me Your Glory: Understanding the Majestic Splendor of God, Naming Ligonier the Beneficiary of a Bank or Investment Account, Gifts That Provide Income and Tax Benefits. 47 Laban named it Jegar Sahadutha, while Jacob named it Galeed. ( 29 Laban gave his slave woman Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maid.) 24 But God had come to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said to him, “Be careful that you speak to Jacob neither good nor bad.” 40 Many times I suffered from the heat during the day and from the cold at night. Laban tricked Jacob into marrying his elder daughter Leah instead. When he said, ‘The striped goats shall be your wages,’ all the flocks produced striped young. Let us make a pile of stones to remind us of our agreement.”. 26 Laban said to Jacob, “Why did you deceive me and carry off my daughters like women captured in war? When Laban realizes Jacob has left, he pursues him with anger. 28 You did not even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters good-bye. 21 Later she bore a daughter, whom she named Dinah. Now my husband will accept me, because I have borne him six sons”; so she named him Zebulun. 24 In a dream that night God came to Laban and said to him, “Be careful not to threaten Jacob in any way.” 25 Jacob had set up his camp on a mountain, and Laban set up his camp with his relatives in the hill country of Gilead. A rich herdsman of Mesopotamia, son of Bethuel, and grandson of Mahor, Abraham's brother, Genesis 24:28-31.His character is shown in the gladness with which he gave his sister Rebekah in marriage to the only son of his rich uncle, Abraham, Genesis 24:30,50; and in his deceitful and exacting treatment of Jacob his nephew and son-inlaw, against which Jacob … If you are tempted to compromise your faith, remember we must never give up when looking for God’s promises. What now are you going to give me as a reward?”, Laban is not afraid to admit his wealth has been increased by Jacob’s wise shepherding (vv. First published in Tabletalk Magazine, an outreach of Ligonier. Laban Pursues Jacob 22 And Laban was told on the third day that Jacob had fled. Seeing how God has begun fulfilling His promise to multiply him, Isaac’s son is more confident the Lord will start bringing Canaan into his hands (Gen. 28:10–17). Tell me what your wages should be.” 16 Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. 17-18 So Jacob got ready to go back to his father in the land of Canaan. 10:16 Gal. [3] His work was to take care of Laban's great herds and flocks which fed in the broad pastures about Haran, being led at times a journey of some days away from home. 41 It was like that for the whole twenty years I was with you. 37 Now that you have searched through all my belongings, what household article have you found that belongs to you? Supplies: Paper, markers/crayons, and pencils Lesson Opening: Our Unstoppable God! The Ligonier Ministries site requires Javascript, but you’ve got Javascript disabled. Now get ready and go back to the land where you were born.’”, 14 Rachel and Leah answered Jacob, “There is nothing left for us to inherit from our father. 16 When Jacob came in from the fields in the evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, “You are going to sleep with me tonight, because I have paid for you with my son's mandrakes.” So he had intercourse with her that night. I worked to get Rachel. Laban gathered his family and they pursued Jacob for seven days. The midrash thus identifies the Arami as Jacob’s father-in-law Laban, who, after Jacob stole away to return to Canaan, chased after him (Gen 31:23). Laban promised to give Rachel to Jacob if he would work for him for seven years (Genesis 29:19–20). 30 The little you had before I came has grown enormously, and the Lord has blessed you wherever I went. 6:9 Heb. Jacob and Laban in Gilead. Ps. 42 But he did not put the branches in front of the weak animals. Laban welcomed his nephew as a young man, and set him the stipulation of seven years' labour before he permitted him to marry his daughter Rachel. However, immediately afterward, Laban removes all the animals from his flock which are speckled, spotted, or black (verse 35), defrauding Jacob a second time! 26 Give me my wives and children that I have earned by working for you, and I will leave. 11 Then he kissed her and began to cry for joy. 12 ‘Look,’ he continued, ‘all the male goats that are mating are striped, spotted, and speckled. He put his children and his wives on the camels, and drove all his flocks ahead of him, with everything that he had gotten in Mesopotamia. 38 He placed these branches in front of the flocks at their drinking troughs. 18 Leah said, “God has given me my reward, because I gave my slave to my husband”; so she named her son Issachar. How much pay do you want?” 16 Laban had two daughters; the older was named Leah, and the younger Rachel. As the sun was setting, Jacob looked for a place where he could spend the night. And even then, you changed my wages ten times. 9 When Leah realized that she had stopped having children, she gave her slave Zilpah to Jacob as his wife. We find Laban's sons, saying things like: "Jacob has taken everything our father owned and has gained all this wealth from what belonged to our father. 18 Jacob was in love with Rachel, so he said, “I will work seven years for you, if you will let me marry Rachel.”. 10 When Jacob saw Rachel with his uncle Laban's flock, he went to the well, rolled the stone back, and watered the sheep. 34 Laban answered, “Agreed. Immediately after Joseph’s birth, Jacob’s attention shifts back to his homeland. 27 Wait until the week's marriage celebrations are over, and I will give you Rachel, if you will work for me another seven years.”. LICENSEE shall reproduce the following trademark and trademark notice on the copyright page of each copy of the Licensed Products: * Some scholars believe Jacob and Laban to be written by Moses. 34 Once again she became pregnant and gave birth to another son. 22 When it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled, 23 then he took his kinsmen with him and pursued him a distance of seven days’ journey, and he overtook him in the hill country of Gilead. Now women will call me happy”; so she named him Asher. Primary and Junior. Jacob sees through Laban and shrewdly makes an offer his father-in-law cannot resist. 30 Jacob had intercourse with Rachel also, and he loved her more than Leah. 28 Name your wages, and I will pay them.”, 29 Jacob answered, “You know how I have worked for you and how your flocks have prospered under my care. 19 Leah became pregnant again and bore Jacob a sixth son. She said, “Now my husband will be bound more tightly to me, because I have borne him three sons”; so she named him Levi. Jacob inquired why the shepherds did not water their flocks while it was still day. Laban’s flock would have consisted mainly of pure white sheep and solidly colored goats; few black lambs or speckled goats would be present. He placed these branches in front of the flocks at their drinking troughs. 35–36). Seven years for Leah and seven for Rachel. But since I can do nothing to keep my daughters and their children, 44 I am ready to make an agreement with you. "Genesis 31:1 Soon Laban had all the weak animals, and Jacob all the healthy ones. Jacob and Laban must both have departed while chuckling to themselves. 23 Then he took his brethren with him and pursued him for seven days’ journey, and he overtook him in the mountains of Gilead. After Jacob had served the time agreed upon, Laban tricked Jacob and switched brides on the wedding night. 9 God has taken flocks away from your father and given them to me. 42 If the God of my fathers, the God of Abraham and Isaac, had not been with me, you would have already sent me away empty-handed. Jacob took care of the rest of Laban's flocks. Jacob sees through Laban and shrewdly makes an offer his father-in-law cannot resist. But as we will see tomorrow, God will give this cheater his just desserts. Jacob took care of the rest of Laban's flocks. The flocks were watered from this well, which had a large stone over the opening. 37 Jacob got green branches of poplar, almond, and plane trees and stripped off some of the bark so that the branches had white stripes on them. Laban had called a feast (Hebrew mishteh, from the root shātâ, "to drink"), a drinking banquet. Jacob had left his home and was going to Haran. But God has seen my trouble and the work I have done, and last night he gave his judgment.”, 43 Laban answered Jacob, “These young women are my daughters; their children belong to me, and these flocks are mine. The Shepherd of Prosperity And when the business relationship that Jacob and Laban had between them, would begin to sour. 8 Whenever Laban said, ‘The speckled goats shall be your wages,’ all the flocks produced speckled young. 10 “During the breeding season I had a dream, and I saw that the male goats that were mating were striped, spotted, and speckled. In addition to this, Laban had taken advantage of him because of his weak position. (AT)23 Taking his relatives(AU)with him(AV), he pursued Jacob for seven days and caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead. Why have you tricked me?”, 26 Laban answered, “It is not the custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older. 19 Laban answered, “I would rather give her to you than to anyone else; stay here with me.” 20 Jacob worked seven years so that he could have Rachel, and the time seemed like only a few days to him, because he loved her. 28 Jacob agreed, and when the week of marriage celebrations was over, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife. Title: Jacob Runs from Laban Scripture: Genesis 31 Target Age Group: 3 rd-5 th grade Main Point: God’s (point upward) blessings (both hands up with palms toward you, and bring hands down) are unstoppable (hand on hip and other arm straight out with palm facing kids)! At the end of the seven years, however, Laban cheated Jacob, substituting his oldest daughter Leah for Rachel, as Jacob discovered the following morning. I was not able to sleep. 6 Rachel said, “God has judged in my favor. Jacob got green branches of poplar, almond, and plane trees and stripped off some of the bark so that the branches had white stripes on them. 46 He told his men to gather some rocks and pile them up. Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel Genesis 29:14-30:43 ^ BACK ^ ^ BACK ^ Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel. It is as if he is saying, “Look Laban, clearly I have gone above and beyond the call of duty. But God is with Jacob and comes to Laban in a dream to protect Jacob. After 7 years of service, Jacob’s uncle Laban tricked him into marrying his eldest daughter Leah. 30 I know that you left because you were so anxious to get back home, but why did you steal my household gods?”. 4 Jacob asked the shepherds, “My friends, where are you from?”, 5 He asked, “Do you know Laban, grandson of Nahor?”, “He is well,” they answered. That is where his mother’s brother, Laban, lived. Both thought the agreement was one that they could manipulate to their own advantage and at the expense of the other. However, Laban substituted her older sister Leah instead and Jacob had to serve a further 7 years in order to marry Rachel. Laban Pursues Jacob 22 On the third day(AS)Laban was told that Jacob had fled. She said, “God has taken away my disgrace by giving me a son. Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition). 2 Jacob was "both in drink and in the dark," concluded Jewish historian Josephus. 21 Then Jacob said to Laban, “The time is up; let me marry your daughter.” 22 So Laban gave a wedding feast and invited everyone. 10:17 Prov. Starting in Genesis 30:25 we see that Jacob is wanting to leave the service of Laban and return to his homeland. Bible text from the Good News Translation (GNT) is not to be reproduced in copies or otherwise by any means except as permitted in writing by American Bible Society, 101 North Independence Mall East, Floor 8, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2155 (www.americanbible.org). 12 He told her, “I am your father's relative, the son of Rebecca.”. 3 This isn't the first time in Scripture that this sort of thing occurred; Lot's daughters had become pregnant by their father after getting him drunk (19:32-35). Put it out here where your men and mine can see it, and let them decide which one of us is right. Laban searched through the whole tent, but did not find them. Once Laban catches up with Jacob, however, before Laban even speaks with him, God appears to Laban and warns him not to harm (literally “speak good or bad to”) Jacob (Gen 31:24). 13 I am the God who appeared to you at Bethel, where you dedicated a stone as a memorial by pouring olive oil on it and where you made a vow to me. Laban promises Jacob every speckled and spotted sheep and goat, and every black lamb as a reward for his labour. 11 Leah said, “I have been lucky”; so she named him Gad. 54 He killed an animal, which he offered as a sacrifice on the mountain, and he invited his men to the meal. 20 She said, “God has given me a fine gift. 5 He said to them, “I have noticed that your father is not as friendly toward me as he used to be; but my father's God has been with me. I will never go beyond this pile to attack you, and you must never go beyond it or beyond this memorial stone to attack me. “That day Laban removed the male goats that were striped and spotted, and all the female goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white on it, and every lamb that was black, and put them in charge of his sons” (Gen. 30:35). 17 God answered Leah's prayer, and she became pregnant and bore Jacob a fifth son. 10 Then Zilpah bore Jacob a son. She ran to tell her father; 13 and when he heard the news about his nephew Jacob, he ran to meet him, hugged him and kissed him, and brought him into the house. 7 Yet he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times. Jacob’s interaction with Laban at the beginning of today’s passage should be understood as a request that his father-in-law send him forth with some material provisions as well as his wives and children. 6 You both know that I have worked for your father with all my strength. 51 Here are the rocks that I have piled up between us, and here is the memorial stone. 20 Jacob deceived Laban by not letting him know that he was leaving. However, Laban proved to be as duplicitous as Jacob himself. Obviously and conveniently Laban never mentioned while Jacob worked for him for seven years that it wasn’t their custom to marry off a younger daughter before the older one. 23 She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. 43 In this way Jacob became very wealthy. Thus, he readily agrees to give Jacob these animals in exchange for more service (30:29–34). 7 Bilhah became pregnant again and bore Jacob a second son. Why did Jacob and Laban make a pile of stones? I will continue to take care of your flocks if you agree to this suggestion: 32 Let me go through all your flocks today and take every black lamb and every spotted or speckled young goat. May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us." You know how well I have served you.”, 27 Laban said to him, “Let me say this: I have learned by divination that the Lord has blessed me because of you. He had many flocks, slaves, camels, and donkeys. 1 But Rachel had not borne Jacob any children, and so she became jealous of her sister and said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I will die.”, 2 Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “I can't take the place of God. 55 Early the next morning Laban kissed his grandchildren and his daughters good-bye, and left to go back home. It reminded them that Jehovah was watching to see that they kept their covenant of peace. In addition, Laban was thrice related by marriage to Abraham's family: his sister Rebecca married Isaac, and his two daughters, Leah and Rachel, both married Jacob.Thus Laban was Abraham's great-nephew, Isaac's cousin and brother-in-law, and Jacob's uncle and father-in-law. Just then, Rachel, Laban’s daughter, arrived with her father’s herds. 1 Jacob heard that Laban's sons were saying, “Jacob has taken everything that belonged to our father. Now it is time for me to look out for my own interests.”, Jacob answered, “I don't want any wages. You did not tell me! He was the brother of Rebekah, who married Isaac and bore Jacob. 36 Then Jacob lost his temper. Laban then made Jacob work a further 7 years before he could marry his youngest daughter Rachel, who had been Jacob’s first choice of his bride (Genesis 29:18-30). 2 Suddenly he came upon a well out in the fields with three flocks of sheep lying around it. “What law have I broken that gives you the right to hunt me down? Jacob and Laban Make a Covenant of Peace. © 1992 American Bible Society. For permissions, view our Copyright Policy. 50 Laban went on, “If you mistreat my daughters or if you marry other women, even though I don't know about it, remember that God is watching us. Rachel said to Leah, “Please give me some of your son's mandrakes.”, 15 Leah answered, “Isn't it enough that you have taken away my husband? 19 Laban had gone to shear his sheep, and during his absence Rachel stole the household gods that belonged to her father. Though it often expressed itself in deceit, Jacob’s tenacious nature was an asset to him. We will do as you suggest.” 35 But that day Laban removed the male goats that had stripes or spots and all the females that were speckled and spotted or which had white on them; he also removed all the black sheep. 31 Jacob answered, “I was afraid, because I thought that you might take your daughters away from me. If you want something else, you must work for it.”. 45 So Jacob got a stone and set it up as a memorial. 33 In the future you can easily find out if I have been honest. Prophecy : The business battle between Jacob and Laban led Jacob to head back to his land in Canaan with his father Isaac. Laban and his relatives camped nearby. Laban believed the payout would be small but that his own prosperity would be great. In keeping with his deceitful nature, Laban removes all of the animals from his herd that could quickly produce speckled offspring for he wanted to keep Jacob around longer (vv. 39 So when the goats bred in front of the branches, they produced young that were streaked, speckled, and spotted. Laban, also known as Laban the Aramean, is a figure in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible. 3 Then the Lord said to him, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your relatives. 53 The God of Abraham and the God of Nahor will judge between us.” Then, in the name of the God whom his father Isaac worshiped, Jacob solemnly vowed to keep this promise. 12 Zilpah bore Jacob another son, 13 and Leah said, “How happy I am! For fourteen years I worked to win your two daughters—and six years for your flocks. He put them there, because the animals mated when they came to drink. Then he worked for Laban another seven years. Then they ate a meal beside the pile of rocks. History : After the birth of Joseph, the tribes of Israel are just one brother from being the 12 we have today. 26 Laban said to Jacob, “How could you hoodwink me and carry off my daughters like prisoners of war? 15 He treats us like foreigners. 12:3. 48 Laban said to Jacob, “This pile of rocks will be a reminder for both of us.” That is why that place was named Galeed. In this way he built up his own flock and kept it apart from Laban's. Genesis 31:44-54 Now therefore come you, let us make a covenant, I and you; and let it be for a witness between me and you. 31:44-53. Jacob. Laban did not do well by Jacob, and in the end, the LORD propelled Jacob above Laban. “You know the service that I have given you,” is Jacob’s way of calling attention to the way he has benefited Laban (v. 26). You changed my wages ten times for me of Ligonier through the whole twenty years I was afraid, I. 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