1 When Rachel saw that she wasn’t having any children for Jacob, she became jealous of her sister. She pleaded with Jacob, “Give me children, or I’ll die!”
2 Then Jacob became furious with Rachel. “Am I God?” he asked. “He’s the one who has kept you from having children!” Genesis 30:1-2 Emphases added
Jacob seemed to be more than just bothered by Rachel. We get that way sometimes with our spouse, right? We get angry at other people don’t we? Jacob had even had a run in with his father in law earlier!
25 But when Jacob woke up in the morning—it was Leah! “What have you done to me?” Jacob raged at Laban. “I worked seven years for Rachel! Why have you tricked me?” Genesis 29:25 Emphases added
Anger is an emotion we all have and we have it for a reason. An example would be anger over an injustice. It can motivate you to take action.
Today's reading: Genesis 28:6-30:24
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