Sing Into Your Storm

The Judah song

“his royal battlehorse”

acob loved Rachel far more than Leah, but after seven years of laboring for Rachel’s hand in marriage (which Jacob made through prior agreement her father Laban), he was given the hand of Leah by technical deception. Laban claimed firstborn rights, requiring Jacob to marry Leah first before marrying Rachel since Leah was the firstborn in the family. Jacob was required to work for Laban an additional seven years to win the hand of Rachel. This new seven-year period was one of great pain and anguish for Leah, knowing she was married to a man whose heart was in love with another... She struggled and strived for his affection, longing to wi n Jacob’s favor and attention. The Lord saw that Leah was unloved , and He opened her womb. For she thought “ if I could only be ar him a son…”

“Now therefore, my husband will love me.” (Genesis 29:31, 32)

So she bore him a son and called him Reuben for “ The L ORD has surely looked on my affliction. ” But it was Rachel that captivated Jacob’s heart all those years and Leah was forced to live in a place of constant rejection.

So Leah bore Jacob yet another son:

“Because the L ORD has heard that I am unloved, He has therefore given me this son also.” (Genesis 29:33)

And so Leah named him Simeon. But even this second son did not win Jacob’s heart towards Leah.

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