There’s no questioning that, but God is in control. 7 Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. The more children a wife could give her husband, the more she feels favored by God and a successful wife.Rachel still longs her have her own child, though.One day, in the field, Leah’s son Rueben comes across.Mandrakes, were often considered to help with fertility and act as an aphrodisiac. Or they may have been primarily religious images, intended to invoke the protection of the ancestors. Jacob had received Esau’s birthright; Rachel takes the teraphim, which may have had something to do with property rights, perhaps to secure some inheritance. 8 Then Rachel said, “I have had a great struggle with my sister, and I have won.” So she named him Naphtali. I find myself in this predicament, I have MS (Multiple Sclerosis) and I do not make it to church on a regular basis. She also became the wife of Jacob and eventually the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. I really did think Paul was talking about he was the worst of the worst. In fact, it made it worse.Instead of nagging and complaining, think first of how it will affect the recipient. Jacob had once deceived his brother Esau and had tricked him out of his rightful birthright. I did not get very far because I forgot my glasses. For when God “saw that Leah was unloved, he opened her womb” (Gen 29:31), giving Leah four sons (Gen 29:32–35). You see, God enabled Leah to have four sons because “… the Lord saw that Leah was unloved…” (.He saw how she was not loved as she deserved to be and because of her age or lack of suitors she was married to a man that desired someone else… her own sister. Please know that God never gives up on us even when we are unfaithful to Him like I have been. Those who can not regularly attend can be the most powerful of all in their prayers. Those holding this view are usually called “millenarians.” On the other hand, it is maintained, more in accordance with the teaching of Scripture, we think, that Christ’s second advent will not be premillennial, and that the right conception of the prospects and destiny of his kingdom is that which is taught, e.g., in the parables of the leaven and the mustard-seed.The triumph of the gospel, it is held, must be looked for by the wider and more efficient operation of the very forces that are now at work in extending the gospel; and that Christ will only come again at the close of this dispensation to judge the world at the “last day.” The millennium will thus precede his coming because in Revelation 20:10-12 is when all the world, past, present, and future who are not Christians are finally judged and so the Millennium comes before the final judgment called the Great White Throne Judgment. It shows how much God loves His people that he would allow the first born of Jacob and Rachel to be a savior to the people. Blessing brother.I will begin to read scriptures before I go to bed.Another question, why do you think God had a lot of mysteries which were hidden from the Jewish faith and later revealed to people like Paul who then spoke them to believers in Jesus? Rachel (Hebreeuws: רָחֵל, Rāḥêl, "ooi") was volgens het verhaal in Genesis in de Hebreeuwse Bijbel de tweede vrouw van de aartsvader Jakob, na haar zus Lea, die eerder met Jakob trouwde.Rachel was de tweede dochter van Laban (na Lea), de broer van Jakobs moeder Rebekka.Rachel was dus een nicht van Jakob. Perhaps it might give you more in-depth info on angels. I do believe that our angels may be with us in a protective sense but they can not be overwhelmed because the devil and his demons can do no more than God allows (Job 1) and He restricts their freedom to fit His sovereign will.I wrote an article about Guardian Angels at the link below. Let me know if I can serve you in any other way and may He truly bless you both.Thank you Rachel. Thank Him for it. The Bible’s original love triangle: Jacob, Leah, and Rachel Tricked by his father-in-law into marrying his true love’s sister, Jacob waited 14 years before he could be with Rachel. I believe we should live like we are secure but be the hands and feet of Jesus whenever possible. We have romance, deception, intrigue, theft, infertility and more. After Ephraim and Benjamin were exiled by the Assyrians, Rachel was remembered as the classic mother who mourns and intercedes for her children. (Genesis 31:33-35).Not long after, Rachel tragically dies giving birth to her second child Benjamin. • Mordecai, the hero of the Book of Esther, and Queen Esther herself, were descendants of Rachel through her son Benjamin. What will happen to those people who believe in Jesus Christ and are still alive when He comes?Believers are to be called up into the air and this starts the tribulation period. Stay here with me.”.So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife. Even in this day and time, if we were to speak to a Jewish person about Christ, most would think and believe that we were crazy for believing in Jesus Christ.I just find the subject interesting. Love that about you.Also, thank you for praying for me and the church. Now I don’t know whether God will send her back or not but I will keep on waiting. But Rachel didn’t like giving up her position as first wife.Rachel was calling the shots and controlling Jacob’s time. Her nagging didn’t make the situation better. She was the second daughter of Laban, Rebekah's brother, making Jacob her first cousin. A beautiful young woman, she won the heart of her cousin Jacob and became his second wife. She is passionate about helping Christian women deepen their walk with God through Bible study and creative worship and strengthen their marriages.What can we learn from Rachel in the Bible? In either case, possession of the teraphim was the prerogative of the head of household. Ben-Oni means “son of my trouble” but Jacob, now called Israel, named him Benjamin, which means “son of my right hand.” This may have been due to Rachel’s being Jacob‘s favorite wife or his “right hand“ to him and so Rachel‘s son was given the name of Benjamin, which means “son of my right hand.”.“So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is.Did you enjoy this love story? 9 When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she took her servant Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife. I dated my wife for 8 months before we married and in that time we became best friends. I have heard this century reffered to as the new millennium. God commands us to love them, anyway. Isaac , the father of Jacob , wanted his son to marry from among their own people, so he sent Jacob to Paddan-aram, to find a wife among the daughters of Laban, Jacob's uncle. In Jewish wedding ceremonies, the bride usually have their entire face covered with only a small opening for the eyes. Of course you should. Rachel was jealous of Leah as Leah was, it seemed, able to easily conceive while Rachel struggled.Instead of being happy for her sister, she was resentful of her. A true “type” of our own Saviour. You are right…I’m, as I said, stupid.Hello Jack, you are neither stupid nor an idiot and we all know you have an outstanding knowledge of the Bible. When I hear a verse started, I know how to finish that verse, but, I am not sure where it comes from all the time. Rachel was the younger sister of Leah and daughter of Laban. I like to take care of myself and, while I know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I also know that my body and physical strength will fade with time. Have you read a good book, fiction or non-fiction about Rachel? After Benjamin was born, Rachel suddenly died. I praise God.Your words are an encouragement Allan. All Rights Reserved.Image: Rosen Georgiev / FreeDigitalPhotos.net,Jacob and Rachel. Finally fertile, she dies bearing her second child, Benjamin. Security only found in our outward appearance with no internal strength of.God makes no mistakes and although our human eyes will find pleasure in one person more than another, and for good reason (ex: marriage), we must not bank on our attractiveness to be all that we stand on.As we will see for Rachel, the security one would expect a person to have that is deemed lovely and beautiful was temporary as her jealousy grew.Jealousy is an ugly emotion and something that we all can, unfortunately, relate to. That is His prerogative. He waited 7 years and then again 7 years. Another seven years wouldn’t stop Jacob because “his love for Rachel was greater than his love for Leah…and he worked for Laban another seven years” to secure Rachel for his wife (Gen 29:30). Jacob supplanted his elder sibling, but Rachel didn’t succeed in supplanting hers at marriage. It’s by God’s design that our hearts race when we are pursued in a romantic relationship by a man that our heart also desires.As we see in Jacob’s deep desire for Rachel to be his bride, he worked for Laban not just 7 years, but 14 years even with a big switcheroo played on him in the middle. Who was Rachel in the Bible? You certainly don’t strike me as arrogant. After reading this, I can imagine that Jacob had amazing patience to wait for his love. Pam, I don’t know you, but you’re awesome, too. I will be hanging my head in shame for days to come. The difference between the unsaved and saved is that the unsaved sins and feels no remorse although they may or may not feel guilt, but when the believer sins, they feel convicted and strive to not repeat it again. He gives us what we do not deserve.Well, I’m the guilty one here. I sense that in you Matheus. I must say that I would be the last person that I would have ever chosen to be pastor of a church but perhaps that is the point. of the Cuneiform Evidence.”.I can kinda relate to Rachel in the bible,for I have given a child up for adoption. Unaware of what Rachel has done, Jacob takes an oath that “anyone with whom you find your gods will not live” (Gen 31:32). That is a certainty for those who die in the faith have eternal life and are presently with the Lord after they die.For those who are still alive when Christ returns, they too will be with the Lord, meeting Him in the air and being with Him forever. Yes, I believe God would want you to date before marriage but can I ask what age you both are so that I can give you a better answer and perhaps godly advice (I hope). Rachel named him Ben-Oni (“son of my trouble”), but Jacob renamed him Benjamin (“son of my right hand”). All rights reserved. In fact, I believe you write with refreshing honesty and humility and the very fact that you feel ashamed when you sin, is a wonderful sign that the Holy Spirit is working in you. He stills pursues her heart, even if no one else did.The blessing we see in Leah’s life is that her dependence on Jacob’s love and attention slowly turns toward God.We see this when she was naming her fourth child, Judah, “She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “This time I will praise the Lord.” (.In this story of Jacob, Leah, and Rachel we see how God worked through this family to bring about His will by their sons eventually making up the twelve tribes of Israel. Rachel, envious of her sister, forcefully demands children from Jacob: “Give me children or I shall die!” (Gen 30:1). She could not keep the teraphim, for Jacob commands his household to bury (NRSV, “put away”) all their foreign gods, which almost certainly would include these teraphim (Gen 35:2). Oh, so much, my friend!Before we look at the lessons from Rachel in the Bible (and some interesting facts about her), let’s recap who she was and her story.4. I served you for Rachel, didn’t I? Article Images Copyright ©.What Can Leah and Rachel Teach Us about Security in God?9 Reminders for When Everyone around You Is Getting Married,California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Rachel, like Jacob, is simply not content with what is given her. Jacob buries her where she died, in her own tomb (Gen 35:20; 48:17) and not in the ancestral tomb at Machpelah.There is one more twist to the story. The rabbis comment that Esther's ability to remain silent in the palace of Ahasuerus, resisting the king's pressure to reveal her ancestry, wa… See what my remark caused…Jack, you are an awesome man! “The Nature of the Biblical Teraphim in the Light As far as me being a serious student, I have to say that I have just learned this a couple of days ago. Thank you for reminding me how romantic God’s Word can be. It will be healthier for your relationship in the long run.It wasn’t Leah’s fault that Laban pulled a switcheroo on Jacob and forced him to marry Leah first. He was then allowed to marry Rachel as well, in return Leah would get to spend the night with Jacob in exchange for the mandrakes.The deal was successful for both Leah and Rachel. The reader knows what Jacob does not—that Rachel has taken the gods and is now in danger, not only from her father, but also from the oath. She says “Give me children or I’ll die!” (Genesis 30:1).Now, I don’t know about you, but my husband never responds well to commands (except by God). It is called the Bible. Let’s take a look at 3 of the ways Leah and Rachel’s story can teach us about the security we can only find in God.Have you ever felt left out, looked over, or rejected? Mandrakes are even mentioned in Song of Solomon or Song of Songs, often referred to as the book of romance.The mandrakes send out their fragrance, and at our door is every delicacy, both new and old, that I have stored up for you, my beloved. I once witnessed to a group of non-orthodox Jews and I used Moses and his prophecy about a prophet coming to Israel someday in Deut. 18:17-19 “The Lord said to me: “What they say is good. I went on to ask him if he knew the story about Rachel & Jacob, he said, “No.” I searched the story and found your wonderful website….when I started reading & I saw Rachel was spelled like it is in the bible….as I scrolled down…I saw it spelled differently, that suprised me. Please forgive me, Jack and Pam. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. I fail miserably time and time again my friend. I urge you to read it for yourselves from the Word, but to help you understand where I am coming from here in this article, I'll briefly summarize how it all gets started.A man named Jacob begins working for Laban. The Book of Esther details Mordecai's lineage as "Mordecai the son of Yair, the son of Shimi, the son of Kish, a man of the right (ish yemini)" (Esther 2:5). (Genesis 27).Jacob, of course, doesn’t know what his wife has done and takes an oath defending his wife and family from the accusation of the stolen gods.“But if you find anyone who has your gods, that person shall not live. Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia. Bilhah conceives and gives birth to Dan. I believe that when you date you become great friends and, later, if God wills, you will marry your best friend. Shame on me. I also read my Bible in the morning and in the evening just before I go to bed because I was told that whatever you see or read before going to bed, the brain retains it and meditates on it even after you are asleep. After seven years he married Rachel too. Like Rebekah before them, both sisters actively agree to leave for Canaan. God bless you Dereck. I got my glasses this morning and read some more. Jacob, obviously wasn’t happy to be the brunt of her anger and reminded her that God is in control.“When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she became jealous of her sister. And you all have reached someone fighting a battle. Jacob’s name means “supplanter” or “one who grabs.” In the case of Jacob, he grabbed his brothers heal when we was being born. Isaiah was the most often quoted book by the Jews and by Jesus Himself while on earth.I started reading last night before bed with Psalm 37. The rejection, jealousy, and the desire to be pursued are emotions that are still familiar in this modern day. Young man, you remind me much of the teenager Daniel who was special to God and mightily used by Him. im curious if christians have guardian angels, like do we have our own for protection from demons and satan. Her behavior often bears a shadowy resemblance to Jacob’s. Rebekah had sent him there to be safe from his angry twin brother, Esau. Over her tomb Jacob set up a pillar, and to this day that pillar marks Rachel’s tomb” (Genesis 35:19–20). Take care~.Thank you Rachel. In the very moment of relief and joy, she is not satisfied: she wants more. They can pray for us and with us, but they can’t control a situation – only God can.For a printable PDF with Bible verses about Rachel, click the image below.There’s sibling rivalry and then there’s Rachel and Leah. For other uses, see,Frymer-Kensky, Tikva. Rachel, who died young, becomes an image of tragic womanhood. I thank you. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them.” They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.“ ‘Do not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living.But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband.Sound of Faith - Sharon Hardy Knotts and R. G. Hardy,Compiled & Edited by Crosswalk Editorial Staff,Jacob and Rachel Leaving the House of Laban,Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete),Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible,Sermon on the Mount - Bible Story Verses & Meaning,The Prodigal Son Parable - Bible Story Verses & Meaning. Remember when Jacob, with his mother’s prompting, took his brother’s birthright? As you can tell, my passion is the Great Commission and so I tend to memorize these types of verses above others. Thanks for showing me my ignorance. In your frustration or anger lashed out at someone close to you? It can be clear that Jacob’s negative reaction to waking up with Leah as his bride, and not his desired pick Rachel, was taken by Leah as a flashing neon sign of rejection. "Rachel: Bible." That is God’s job.Rachel stole her father’s idols at an act of revenge for what she saw as her father’s mistreatment of Jacob. You pray for something, wait earnestly, receive the blessing, and then the ugly monster of jealousy says, “It’s not enough!”.God did bless Rachel with conceiving a child but because she wanted more, as jealousy had its way, she became pregnant again. I am guilty. She took her father’s household gods (Genesis 31:19),Does anyone else notice a similarity between Rachel’s questionable behavior and that of her husband, Jacob? 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I believe praying is the most powerful thing we can do on earth to affect those who are laboring in the Word of God. I am extremely blessed to have my own love story, my godly wife, a teacher, friend, mom, and beautiful wife. I’m sorry for ever posting this. Rachel was the ancestress of the Northern Kingdom, which was called Ephraim after Joseph’s son. There was a natural, bitter rivalry between Jacob and Esau and today there is a natural animosity between Israel and the Arab nations surrounding her.He met Rachel at the well and for him, it was love at first sight.Jacob stayed with Laban’s family and within a month, he had fallen deeply in.After the seven years of labor, Laban agreed to allow Jacob to marry Rachel. I have not been the best Christian before not being able to move around well, I do not work, I had to seek a medical disabilty so it is hard to get out to talk to and see people. I also fell in love within a month with someone last December. One that is an inspiring story of love between a husband and wife is that of Jacob and Rachel. '” – Genesis 30:22-24.But, instead of being satisfied that God has answered her prayers and blessed her with a child, she wants more.When both sisters agreed to head to Canaan they told their faith just how angry they were that neither of them were given any of the bride price that resulted in Jacob’s fourteen years of service in exchange for marrying them. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his home, and there Jacob told him all these things.God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.Then Adoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have picked up scraps under my table. I hope this helps Dereck.Jack this is really a lovely article. OH HOW I GRIEVED! I have been waiting since more than a month and will keep on waiting just like Jacob waited for 14 years. Leah bears three more children; and finally, after eleven children have been born to Jacob, Rachel bears a son and names him Joseph (“he adds”). Rachel’s mourning and sorrow is recalled throughout the Bible. Wow, that is so refreshing my friend. I am not sure I am a great Bible teacher or pastor but the God I serve truly is and the teacher of mine is the Holy Spirit so all credit, glory, and honor go to God the Holy Spirit who teaches me all things about the Bible but I have so very much to learn and so very far to go my friend. Her security eventually turns from a human to her heavenly Father. At the wedding, Laban sends Leah (Rachel’s older sister) to the marriage tent instead of Jacob’s intended.He explains that it is the custom to marry the older daughter first and promises to give Rachel to Jacob at the end of the wedding feast week if he agrees to work another seven years to pay her bride price (Genesis 29:15–30).Jacob, who loved Rachel, agrees. do people with greater faith have higher ranking angles like cheribum or if they are in greater danger?Hi Alex, never a problem. Rachel, in Genesis, the first book of the Hebrew Bible, one of the two wives of the partriarch Jacob. Rachel is one of the important matriarchs from the Old Testament and a crucial figure in the development of Israel. God is good. If so you might also like this article:If you like what you're reading, you can get free daily updates through the.If we as believers have a medical problem which makes it hard to get around, and get to church all the time, can we still be effective for God? Her tomb remained as a landmark (see 1 Sam 10:2) and a testimony to her. Thanks Brother.Dereck, great question. The marriage of Rachel in the Bible was one of the most captivating episodes recorded in the book of Genesis, a story of love triumphing over lies. Tell me in the comments below.Meet Sue Nelson of Woman of Noble Character,Woman of Noble Character Affiliate Program. God bless both of you!My name is Rachel and this is the Rachel I was named after and it truly is very inspiring to me to have a name with such meaning.I am in a bar right now. I’m so sorry if my words sound harsh and disrepectful….please forgive me. I even find myself weighing things that I believe are good and those things that are bad and it seems that I always have more bad then good. She even went so far as to offer up her handmade to her husband in order to bring children to him.Infertility is hard. “Another Look at Rachel’s Theft of the Teraphim.”,Spanier, Ktziah. My FREE SOAP study worksheet with instructions AND FREE in-depth Bible verse worksheet can help you dig deeper to understand and apply His Word. She places the gods under her seat and declines to rise because she is menstruating (Gen 31:33–35). (Genesis 31:14-16),While both sisters were upset, only Rachel did something about it. Ze was de moeder van Jozef en Benjamin. Her handmaid.Rachel’s story begins when, Jacob, the grandson of Abraham, goes to Mesopotamia to find a wife from the family of his mother, Rebecca (from the line of Terah). Answer: Rachel is a major character in the early Old Testament; she was a daughter of Laban, sister of Leah, favored wife of Jacob, and mother of two of Jacob’s children. Yes, that’s what my Study Bible says too. It encouraged me to wait for my true love and strengthen my heart and soul.This is so amazing, I really needed this, thank you!Derek….I agree with Jack that you can pray and prayer is powerful… and spending with God increases faith in Him and His word…I too am on disability…and its sometimes difficult to realize who I am in Jesus…for Jesus blood…paid for healing….healings happen today….part of Jesus ministry was healing the sick…next to preaching the gospel..and making disciples…it is part of our mandate…..listen to the many scriptures on healing…speak to the mountain….Im growing too …there is a group on facebook called INSIDE OUT TRAINING AND EQUIPPING SCHOOL..that may help…you grow..watching sidroth its supernatural may encourage you too…Jesus paid for every disease on earth…He Healed ALL…Isiah 53:5….Help us believe your word…I pray the Lord will put someone in your path to stand with you..Could it be possible that Rachel’s own words killed her as she said “If I dont have children I will die” as the bible says “Life and death lies on the power of the tongue”?Copyright © 2010-2020 Telling Ministries LLC. On top of that, my disability makes it hard to tithe because I do not come close to the money I use to make when I was working so it is hard to give even tough I want to. Lessons From Rachel in the Bible. I believe God will bless your relationship because your heart appears to be seeking a close, obedient relationship with God. Now it was Jacob turn to be tricked.When Jacob and Rachel’s family moved on from Bethel, “Rachel began to give birth and had great difficulty….and as she was having great difficulty in childbirth, the midwife said to her, “Don’t despair, for you have another son.” As she breathed her last—for she was dying—she named her son Ben-Oni. The story of Leah, Rachel, and Jacob is quite a dramatic love triangle. I have no excuse and you may be right. I am happy for you to be sure because you already are dating a girl that is a Christian and that’s a great foundation. I know and believe that God still has much in store for Isreal, but, it seems most of the things that were hid were done so from the people of Isreal. The Rapture is not a belief that all Christians hold too.