“And Jacob did so. He finished the week with Leah, and then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife. Jacob made love to Rachel also, and his love for Rachel was greater than his love for Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years. When the Lord saw that Leah was not loved, he enabled her to conceive, but Rachel remained childless.”
Genesis 29:28, 30-31 NIV
Hey family. ❤️
I tried to get a picture that could be close to how the Bible describes Leah 😂 . The Bible continues to say Jacob stayed with Leah for seven days. He didn’t chase her away or do away with her but she was in a place where she was unwanted. I don’t know if you’ve visited someone and after a day you know it’s time to go home. They didn’t ask you to leave BUT the atmosphere is screaming “Sir/Madam you’ve overstayed your welcome.” 😂. Anyhooo, Jacob proceeds to marry Rachel too then the bible says even The Lord saw that Leah was not loved. Can you imagine?! Leah. It means she was not even liked to say the least. God knows and He can see these things. That you have never been really loved, not by family, friends or a “lover” , God is aware!!
Jacob’s love for Rachel vs his resentful indifference to Leah. To comfort her, the Lord causes her to become pregnant, while the favoured, more beautiful, and younger Rachel remains childless. The word “hate” in this context means “to love less.” It simply means that Jacob continued to love Rachel MORE THAN he loved Leah. God’s compassion on Leah is touching. Even when her husband wasn’t, and her sister wasn’t , God was good to her. I have never been married but I can imagine how it would feel to know the man I married does not love me. You share a bed. You live together. You even eat together but there’s no devotion or dedication from someone who is your spouse. That must be heartbreaking. Women desire affection. As a matter of fact they need it. Leah’s needs were a wish that she saw being fulfilled in Rachel’s life. The same man giving different treatment to both women because he loves the other. Men know who they love and they will treat her better. Women know who they love and they will go all out for them. Don’t be fooled. People know what they want.
Let me encourage an abandoned woman by saying For your Maker is your husband, the LORD of hosts is His name. (Isaiah 54:5) Husbands are responsible to care for their wives. Yet when they do not, God can meet the needs of a hurting wife, needs that may be neglected by the husband. Yes they left you with kids and you have no idea how you will make it, God will take care of you. Yes the spouse neglected your needs and treated you like you don’t even exist , God is aware! The problem is when we embrace the identity of rejection and start to reject ourselves or to think less of ourselves.
The Lord saw. That part just made me smile. The Lord sees how people treat you. God is not sleepy or asleep. He saw the misery of Leah being locked into a loveless relationship. God desires for us to be loved. For a man to love his wife. For a woman to love her family. Any family that has no love is a dysfunctional family and many will eventually be affected. To the single people waiting to be loved by a lady or gentleman, l wanna say to you, God already loves you. While you wait know that you are already loved and chosen. The person coming into your life is not coming to introduce love to you or to teach you what is strange. They’re coming as an extension of Gods love to you.
You may have met a couple of Jacob’s who made you question humanity. Made you question your worthiness. Made you look in the mirror and see nothing even when you’re looking at Gods special possession. You may have met women who wasted your time like Delilah. Lying about their feelings because their actions revealed something else. Maybe you even gave them your body thinking it will make things better but nothing changed. You are already loved by your Abba. Love is not Vanessa. Love is not Mbali. I will tell you who love is – GOD.
Let this be a constant reminder;
And God saw.