Genesis 30:1-13 And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.… I. JACOB TOOK UPON HIMSELF DOMESTIC TROUBLES, II. IT REQUIRES SOMETHING ELSE THAN THE ATTAINMENT OF OUR WISHES TO BRING HAPPINESS. III. BLESSINGS DO NOT ALWAYS COME AS WE EXPECT. IV. HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF. V. THE PROMISES OF GOD ARE GRADUALLY FULFILLED. VI. THE UNDESERVING ARE BLESSED BY GOD. VII. HAVE PATIENCE WITH IRRITATING ASSOCIATES. (D. G. Watt, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die. |
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