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Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Odyssey of Jacob -Genesis31

Gen31
This chapter reminds me of "What the enemy meant for evil, the Lord turned around for good."
Jacob had his odyssey,and now it's time to return home.
He had found his wives, his love, but now he's all spent. Although he was smart and he worked hard in those years, he was not destined to prosper and flourish in that land. But the Lord restored his wealth with a miracle.

V19"When Laban had gone to shear his flock, then Rachel stole the household idols that were her fathers." This verse revealed the reality of Rachel. That actually defined who she was and what she was heading into.

"Laban Pursues Jacob" in a way reminds me of the Egyptians chasing
Moses, and the red sea(or Galeed) meant miracle, also it meant seperation: there's no way back.

Odyssey for Moses was the desert(in which he married); for Abraham was Ishmael, for Isaac it could be the time he spent in Negev...(I'm only guessing)