Season 5 Episode 6 – Genesis 29 : The Old Switcheroo!!

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Intro - 1:54

Meet Sheryl - 2:18

A’ight So Boom! - 4:22

Read Genesis 29 1-3 - 7:57

• Jacob’s Journey - The land of the people of the East (East again)

• A well is seen - flocks watered out of this well

• Three flocks of sheep already there

• Large stone on the mouth of the well

• When all the flocks arrived

• Shepherds (plural) would roll away the stone

• Water the sheep

• Put the stone back when done

Read Genesis 29 4-8 - 11:56

• Jacob starts a conversation

• Where you from? - Haran

• Do you know Laban? - Yes

• How is he doing? - Well 

• Rachel mentioned - She is coming with the sheep

• Is Jacob mansplaining?

• Tells them what they should be doing with the sheep

• We learn that Jacob has some agricultural skills

Read Genesis 2 9-14 - 23:05

• Rachel steps on the scene - Walkout music?

• While still speaking with them (suddenness)

• Told she was with her father’s sheep

• She was a shepherdess

•  Jacob greets Rachel - weird?

• Kisses her

• Weeps

• Tells her who he is (guess it makes sense after this)

• Rachel’s response similar to Rebekah’s response

• Rant to Tell Laban

• Laban’s response is similar to his meeting of Abraham’s servant.

• Ran to meet him

• Invited him in

• Make a declaration - Surely you are a relative (Adam?) - identify Theft y’all?

• Stayed with him a month

Read Genesis 29 15-20 - 32:57

• A month has passed and Laban asks about wages - making it sound like he is not trying to take advantage of him

• Laban has two daughters we are introduced to them

• Contrast of the daughters just like the sons

• Leah described as having weak eyes

• Rachel described as beautiful in form and appearance

• Jacob loves Rachel, there is that word again, and will work 7 years for her

• Laban says this is better than anyone else in this area

• Stay with me

• Jacob served 7 years

• They seemed like a few days, because he had love for her (this is different)

Read Genesis 29 21-25 - 50:12

• Then - Seven years has passed

• Give me my wife

• We should be married

• I worked as we agreed on

• Laban puts together the marriage ceremony

• All the people of the place

• Made a feast

• But - Something is going on here that is not of the expectation

• Laban brought Leah to Jacob (not Rachel as agreed upon)

• Laban gave Zilpah to Leah for a servant

• Jacob does not know until the next morning

• What is this you have done to me?

• Did I not serve you Rachel?

• Whey then have you deceived me?

• Jacob got a taste of what he delivered to Esau (Hairy)

Read Genesis 29 26-30 - 55:20

• Laban is like - ‘It’s not me it’s you.

• This is how we do things, do not know how you all do things

• Laban uses the ‘Firstborn’ word

• Laban gives an alternative

• Complete another week (7 years)

• You can then marry Rachel

• Jacob completed another 7 years

• Another marriage festival(?)

• Laban gave his daughter Rachel  to Jacob

• Jacob gave his female servant to Rachel - Bilhah

• Jacob went into Rachel

• He loved Rachel more than  Leah

• Repeats the 7 years (Rachel given on the promise or after the completion)

Read Genesis 29 31-35 - 59:48

• The LORD ‘saw’ that Leah was hated - Actually treated her badly or that He just knows or both

• This causes the LORD to move

• He opened Leah’s womb

• He did not open Rachel’s womb

• Leah conceived and bore …

• Son 1 Reuben - The LORD has looked upon my affliction

• Now my husband will love me

• Son 2 Simeon - The LORD has heard that I am hated

• Son 3 Levi - This time my husband will be attached to me - 3 sons

• Son 4 Judah - This time I will praise the LORD

• Then she ceased bearing

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