Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Why have you deceived me?

Genesis 29:1-35
As soon as Laban heard the news about Jacob, his sister’s son, he hurried to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his home, and there Jacob told him all these things. Then Laban said to him, “You are my own flesh and blood.”
After Jacob had stayed with him for a whole month, Laban said to him, “Just because you are a relative of mine, should you work for me for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.”
Jacob was in love with Rachel and said, “I’ll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel.”
When morning came, there was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? I served you for Rachel, didn’t I? Why have you deceived me?”  Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older one. Finish this daughter’s bridal week; then we will give you the younger one also, in return for another seven years of work.
These three chapters cover the 20 years of Jacob's exile: 14 years' service for his two wives, six for locks of his own. The years hold little joy for Jacob, who meets a crooked dealer after his own kind in his uncle Laban. The deceit over Leah leads to intolerable home life. 
Why?
Crooked man meets crooked men and worse than he does. Jacob deceived his father Isaac, but he met his uncle Laban cheated him 20 years and worked for Laban.
Even be cheated Jacob got wives and many properties.
God's blessing is coming with labor and hard works.
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神的祝福臨到雅各
1.雅各祈求的是吃穿喝一切順利,雅各許的願已經順利達成,平安抵達母親娘家。其實在讓雅各有12個兒子
2.雅各棋逢對手:拉班似乎對雅各很好,其實在講條件,要娶我女兒,一定要付代價,要雅各來服侍他。其實拉班設的計謀,讓姊姊先嫁出去。用騙的最方便,雅各從頭到尾完全不知道,如同當初以撒為雅各祝福,卻完全不知道是以掃。神用同樣手法,透過拉班來管教雅各。神常用人的罪來管教人。
3.神的管教與導正修剪。真正的祝福是帶著管教,神常常也藉著我們同樣的缺點的人來管教我們。表示竟是這樣子的人
4.神祝福依永恆的計劃。
   神的作為不是照人的想法,雅各喜歡拉結,卻是利亞連續生四子,且拉結不生育,管教雅各,不是按照你的意思,這是按照神的計劃。利亞的孩子的名字剛好是神的計劃,
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How?
Blessing is not just gifted without effort but also we can pay our effort and get the better achievement. Blessing is God with us and helps us.

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