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Genesis 29:16-30
Family?
December 16, 2018
First Baptist Church
Jackson, Mississippi
USA
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The Glory of God!
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1 Corinthians 10:31 ESV
31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you
do, do all to the glory of God.
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Deuteronomy 7:9 NIV
9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God;
he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of
love to a thousand generations of those who
love him and keep his commandments.
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Isaiah 46:8-10 NASB
8 “Remember this, and be assured;
Recall it to mind, you transgressors.
9 “Remember the former things long past,
For I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is no one like Me,
10 Declaring the end from the beginning,
And from ancient times things which have
not been done,
Saying, ‘My purpose will be established,
And I will accomplish all My good pleasure’;
Isaiah 46:8-10 NASB
When Jews named their babies, the names
nearly always had some definite meaning that
depicted some characteristic of the child or
event connected with their birth.
There was much importance and meaning in
names.
Do the names of the patriarchs in Genesis and
their birth order have a meaning?
Following is a list of the names of the patriarchs
in Genesis 5:1-32 and the meaning of their
name:
Adam = Man
Seth = Appointed
Enosh = Mortal
Kenana = Sorrow
Mahalalel = The Blessed God
Jared = Shall come down
Enoch = Teaching
Methuselah = His death shall bring
Lamech = The despairing
Noah = Rest
When you put these names into a sentence, you
get the following: Man (is) appointed mortal
sorrow; (but) the blessed God shall come down
teaching (that) His death shall bring the
despairing (that would be us) rest (Matthew 11).
So, 4,000 years before His earthly ministry
began - Jesus, the blessed God Who would
bring us rest, was foretold in Genesis!
For more information about this and other
interesting Bible facts, visit www.khouse.org.
(C. Missler)
Genesis 29:16-30
Family?
Genesis 29:16-30 NASB
16 Now Laban had two daughters; the name of
the older was Leah, and the name of the
younger was Rachel. 17 And Leah’s eyes were
weak, but Rachel was beautiful of form and
face. 18 Now Jacob loved Rachel, so he said, “I
will serve you seven years for your younger
daughter Rachel.”
19 Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you
than to give her to another man; stay with me.”
20 So Jacob served seven years for Rachel and
they seemed to him but a few days because of
his love for her.
Laban’sTreachery
21Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife,
for my time is completed, that I may go in to
her.” 22 Laban gathered all the men of the place
and made a feast. 23 Now in the evening he took
his daughter Leah, and brought her to him; and
Jacob went in to her. 24 Laban also gave his
maid Zilpah to his daughter Leah as a maid.
25 So it came about in the morning that, behold, it
was Leah! And he said to Laban, “What is this you
have done to me?Was it not for Rachel that I served
with you?Why then have you deceived me?” 26 But
Laban said, “It is not the practice in our place to
marry off the younger before the firstborn.
27 Complete the week of this one, and we will give
you the other also for the service which you shall
serve with me for another seven years.”
28 Jacob did so and completed her week, and he
gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.
29 Laban also gave his maid Bilhah to his
daughter Rachel as her maid. 30 So Jacob went
in to Rachel also, and indeed he loved Rachel
more than Leah, and he served with Laban for
another seven years.
Genesis 29:16-30 NASB
Revelation 7:3-8 NASB
3 “Do not harm the Earth or the sea or the trees
until we have sealed the bond-servants of our
God on their foreheads.”
4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed,
one hundred and forty-four thousand sealed from
every tribe of the sons of Israel:
5 from the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand were
sealed, from the tribe of Reuben twelve
thousand, from the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,
6 from the tribe of Asher twelve thousand, from
the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand, from the
tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand,
7 from the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, from
the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand, 8 from
the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand, from
the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, from the
tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand were
sealed.
Revelation 7:3-8 NASB
What’s in a Name?
Why did God go to the trouble of specifically
naming the 12 tribes when listing the 144,000?
This is one of the first and most compelling
clues that there must be some hidden spiritual
meaning to the tribes listed in Revelation 7.
This is the only time the sons of Jacob are arranged
in this order —and curiously, Ruben, the firstborn, is
listed as second, while Judah, the fourth offspring, is
listed as the first!
So, the order of these names makes no sense unless
we allow the names to speak for themselves; then,
perhaps, we will see God is trying to communicate a
special message to us through these names.
Notice how the wives of Jacob, Rachael, and
Leah proclaimed a statement defining the
meaning of the son’s names as they were born.
In Genesis 29:32-35, we read, “So Leah
conceived and bore a son, and she called his
name Reuben; for she said, ‘The LORD has
surely looked on my affliction. Now therefore,
my husband will love me.
As you continue reading the narrative of each of
the births of Jacob’s sons, Rachel and Leah
made similar prophetic statements for all 12 of
the sons regarding the meanings of their
names.
Here are the names of the tribes listed for the
144,000, in the order in which Revelation 7 lists
them, and their corresponding Hebrew
meanings as found in Scripture:
1. Judah means “I will praise the Lord.”
2. Ruben means “He has looked on me.”
3. Gad means “Given good fortune.”
4. Asher means “Happy am I.”
5. Naphtali means “My wrestling.”
6. Manasseh means “Making me to forget.”
7. Simeon means “God hears me.”
8. Levi means “Joined to me.”
9. Issachar means “Purchased Me.”
10. Zebulun means “Dwelling.”
11. Joseph means “Will add to me.”
12. Benjamin means “Son of His right hand.”
Now here is the amazing part.
Notice what happens when you line up these
meanings of the names according to the way
they appear as listed in Revelation 7.
It forms a very remarkable statement declaring
how God saves the church as His bride!
“I will praise the Lord for He has looked on me
and given good fortune. I am happy because my
wrestling – God is making me to forget. God
hears me and is joined to me. He has purchased
me a dwelling and will add to me, the Son of His
right hand.”
These names presented in this order describe a
brief story summarizing the church’s struggle,
redemption, victory, and ultimate marriage to
the Lamb.
God was declaring the end from the very
beginning (Isaiah 46:10)!
This morning, we are going to focus on one of
the patriarchs – Jacob.
Hebrews 11:20-21 MSG
20 By an act of faith, Isaac reached into the
future as he blessed Jacob and Esau.
21 By an act of faith, Jacob on his deathbed
blessed each of Joseph’s sons in turn, blessing
them with God’s blessing, not his own—as he
bowed worshipfully upon his staff.
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Jon Courson’s Application Commentary Old
TestamentVolume 1.
When a girl was born into this culture, no one
paid much attention.
Females of that day received a lot of their worth
and self-image from the surface and not from
within.
The best a woman could hope for was that she
would grow up to be beautiful.
But God makes it clear throughout Scripture
that unlike man, God looks at the heart.
1 Samuel 16:7b NASB
7b “God sees not as man sees, for man looks at
the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at
the heart.”
Genesis 29:17 MSG
17 Leah had nice eyes, but Rachel was stunningly
beautiful.
The Bible is trying to say in a polite way that
Leah (weary, tired, cow) was not very attractive,
which was not news to her since all of their lives
folks had compared Leah to her gorgeous
sister, Rachael (ewe, female sheep).
Leah was the oldest but all that entitled her to
was to be the head servant in her father’s
household.
Jacob worked seven years and they seemed but
a few days because love is patient (1 Corinthians
13).
There's a world of difference between love and
lust.
Love gives. Lust takes.
Love waits. Lust won't.
Love is patient. Lust is pressure.
Love says No. Lust says Now.
Dressed in traditional wedding attire, Leah was
veiled from head to toe.
Thus, it wasn't until the next day that Jacob
realized he had been tricked.
"In our country, we have rules," said Laban.
"And the rules dictate we take care of the
firstborn."
Firstborn?
That would strike a chord in the heart of Jacob,
for he knew what he had done to Esau—the
firstborn in his own family—had come right
back on him. "Whatever a man sows, that shall
he also reap" (Galatians 6:7)—and Jacob
discovered this to be true.
Genesis 29:27 KJV
27 Fulfill her week, and we will give thee this also
for the service which thou shalt serve with me
yet seven other years.
Here it is clear that a Biblical "week" can refer to
seven years—an especially important
understanding with regard to the prophecy
concerning the seventy weeks of Daniel chapter
Genesis 29:30 KJV
30 And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved
also Rachel more than Leah, and served with
him yet seven other years.
But watch what happens in the space of just
one verse.
Genesis 29:31 KJV
31 And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated,
He opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.
At first the text indicates that Jacob loved
Rachel more than he loved Leah, but here we
read that he hated Leah.
This is the problem with polygamy.
Completely contrary to the beliefs of our sick
society which reports that affairs can be healthy
for a marriage, the Bible says man cannot serve
two masters, for he'll love one and hate the
other (Matthew 6:24).
The heart is constructed in such a way that we
cannot be in love with two people
simultaneously.
We might think we can and the world might say
we can; but the Bible says it can't be done.
We can't serve two masters.
And this is the problem with polygamy, or with
any relationship with the opposite sex outside
of marriage.
If a man is having even an occupational or
ministerial relationship with any woman other than
his wife, he's headed for trouble because Jesus
taught that where a man's treasure is — his
thoughts and dreams — there will his heart be also.
Matthew 6:21 NASB
21 for where your treasure is, there your heart will be
also.
Any seemingly innocent relationship with a
member of the opposite sex other than your
spouse is a subtle, sad, serious situation
because as you begin to share even innocently
with each other, your heart follows.
Proverbs 6:27-28 NASB
27 Can a man take fire in his bosom
And his clothes not be burned?
28 Or can a man walk on hot coals
And his feet not be scorched?
That's why when a couple comes in for marital
counseling with Jon Courson, the first thing he
asks is if there's someone else they're involved
with, talking to at work, or sharing with in a
Bible study.
When Jesus chose His disciples, He didn't
choose six men and six women; He chose
twelve men.
Otherwise, there were sure to be problems
among His disciples.
Men are to work with men, talk to men, disciple
men.
Women are to work with women, disciple
women, talk to women.
This isn't legalism, it's wisdom.
Genesis 29:32 NASB
32 Leah conceived and bore a son and named
him Reuben, for she said, “Because the Lord
has seen my affliction; surely now my husband
will love me.”
Leah made the mistake of thinking a
baby would bring her and Jacob
together.
Genesis 29:33 NASB
33Then she conceived again and bore a son and
said, “Because the Lord has heard that I am
unloved, He has therefore given me this son
also.” So she named him Simeon.
The phrase, "the Lord hath heard that I was
hated" is more properly rendered, "the Lord has
heard that I am hated."
Reuben, whose name means "see a son" didn't
bring Jacob and Leah together in the way Leah
hoped.
So, when the Lord gave her Simeon, whose
name means "the Lord has heard," Leah
thought he would be the answer to her prayer.
Genesis 29:34-35 NASB
34 She conceived again and bore a son and said,
“Now this time my husband will become
attached to me, because I have borne him three
sons.”Therefore he was named Levi. 35 And she
conceived again and bore a son and said, “This
time I will praise the Lord.”Therefore she
named him Judah.Then she stopped bearing.
Levi means "join."
"This will do it," Leah thought. "Surely after
giving him three sons, Jacob's heart will be
joined to mine."
But it wasn't.
In Genesis 29:35, there's no mention of her
husband.
By son number four, Leah realized that no
matter how many kids she gave Jacob, he still
wouldn't feel toward her the way she wished.
Judah means “praise” — an appropriate name if
Leah had drawn closer to the Lord as a result of
her failed bid for Jacob's devotion.
Genesis 30:1 NASB
30 Now when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no
children, she became jealous of her sister; and she
said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I die.”
Probably for the first time in her life, Rachel
envied her older sister because Leah had four
sons, while Rachel was barren—a curse in that
culture.
Rachel thought she'd die if she didn't have
children.
Ironically, it will be childbirth itself that will kill
her.
Give Me Children or I Die
ATopical Study of Genesis 30:1
All of her life, Rachael had been the pretty
one—the one who was invited to all the parties,
the one who received all the attention.
But now it was her older sister who seemed to
be blessed, for it was her older sister who was
bearing children.
In her spirit of envy, Rachel said, "I want kids.
There's nothing to live for if I don't have kids.
Without kids, I just can't go on. Give me
children, Jacob, or else I die."
And at last anger was ignited in the heart of her
husband who loved her so deeply that the
seven years he had to work to secure her as his
bride seemed but a few days.
"I'm not the problem," he said. "I have four kids
with Leah.Therefore don't look to me for the
solution."
Note two important points that relate to any of
us who find ourselves desperately seeking a
solution to our barren condition:
1) Looking to theWrong Person.
2) Asking in theWrong Fashion.
Looking to theWrong Person:
Maybe you have been looking to your husband,
wife, friend, or pastor to meet the barrenness,
emptiness, lack of productivity in your life.
"Meet this need," you cry, "or I'll die."
But the reality is, they can't.
When asked who he was, John the Baptist
identified himself byWho he was not.
"I am not the Christ," he said. "I'm not the
answer. I'm not the Savior. I'm not the solution.
My whole role is to point to the OneWho is the
Christ" (John 1:20).
Romans 8:20 KJV
20For the creature was made subject to vanity,
not willingly, but by reason of HimWho hath
subjected the same in hope,
For the creature—You and me.
Was made subject to vanity—Or emptiness.
Not willingly—We don't want to feel empty.
But by reason of Him—By God's divine design.
Who hath subjected the same in hope—In order that
we would look to Him.
God says, "I'm going to create in the soul of
every man and woman a hole which cannot be
satisfied by anything but Me because otherwise
they'll look to her, to him, to it, to that—and
they will be disillusioned.
They will fall into deep despondency and dark
depression. On the other hand, if they look to
Me to fill the hole in their soul, they'll discover
I'll never let them down."
Isaiah 49:23c NIV
23c “Then you will know that I am the LORD;
those who hope in Me will not be
disappointed.”
Romans 10:11 NASB
11 For the Scripture says, “whoever believes in
Him will not be disappointed.”
Romans 8:20-21 AMP
20 For the creation was subjected to frustration
and futility, not willingly [because of some
intentional fault on its part], but by the will of
HimWho subjected it, in hope 21 that the
creation itself will also be freed from its
bondage to decay [and gain entrance] into the
glorious freedom of the children of God.
God made you to be totally dependent upon
Him.Therefore, the person who finally gives up
looking to the wrong person and looks to God
exclusively, like Leah, will be set free and end
up praising the Lord (Genesis 29:35).
The only way you'll be truly satisfied is to be
extremely close to God, totally dependent on
God, and passionately in love with God.
Philippians 3:10 NASB
10 that I may know Him (personally) and the
power of His resurrection (powerfully) and the
fellowship of His sufferings (passionately),
being conformed to His death;
Sunday morning Christianity will never fill the
hole in your soul.
The hunger in your heart can only be filled
through intimacy, dependency, and an ever-
deepening relationship with the OneWho
created you for His own pleasure.
Revelation 4:10-11 NASB
10 the twenty-four elders fall down before Him
Who sits on the throne and worship HimWho
lives for ever and ever.They lay their crowns
before the throne and say:
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11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to
receive glory and honor and power, forYou
created all things, and byYour will they were
created and have their being.”
Revelation 4:10-11 NASB
Rachael was not only looking to the wrong
person (to Jacob instead of to God) but she was
asking in the wrong fashion.
Asking in theWrong Fashion:
"Give me children, or else I die. I demand that you
give me kids."
Such are the prayers of those in the so-called "Faith
Movement," the "Name It and Claim It" gang who
say, "We need to speak the word and demand from
God that we don't want to be barren, that we want
to be rich and healthy and successful."
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So, we should wait patiently.
Isaiah 40:31 ESV
31 but they who wait for the LORD shall renew
their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint.
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Wait = qavah
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Qavah = wait, trust in, hope …
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Waiting Expectantly
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Entwine your life around His!
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I AM theVine… John 15:5
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Psalm 37:7 ESV
7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for
Him;
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Psalm 5:3 ESV
3 O LORD, in the morning you hear my voice; in
the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and
watch expectantly!
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Lessons from Jacob –Waiting on God
by Bob Sorge
Jacob was the only person in Genesis to talk
about waiting on God.
While prophesying over his sons, he stopped to
exclaim, “I have waited for your salvation, O
LORD!” (Genesis 49:18).
The statement appears out of place in its
context, but when you realize how waiting was
so central to Jacob’s story, it makes sense.
Even though it took many years, eventually he
saw the day when God sent from Heaven and
saved him.
After Jacob, the Scriptures are virtually silent on
the discipline of waiting on God until the advent
of David.
The whole thing burst to life in David’s writings.
David’s psalmist anointing, which was fueled
from a place of long and loving meditation in
the word, necessitated an awakening to waiting
on God in His presence.
David, the first Scriptural writer to place
considerable focus on the grace of waiting was
also very taken with Jacob.
David mentions Jacob in his writings more than
any other patriarch.
After David, the next Bible author to pick up the
banner of waiting on God was Isaiah.
Isaiah is “the king of wait” and he mentions the
name of Jacob forty-two times?
Both David and Isaiah placed profound
significance upon Jacob as an example for us to
follow.
“Waiting” is an excellent word to summarize
Jacob’s life.
It’s true that over his span of 147 years he had
some bell-ringing, catalytic moments.
But the vast majority of his story was marked
by extended periods of waiting on God.
Brief bursts of divine activity were separated by
vast expanses of virtual inactivity.
Actually, this is one of God’s signature ways.
He separates His most outstanding works by
protracted periods of seeming silence.
Then, when He finally manifests His glory, it
shines all the more brilliantly.
Consider the lengthy span between each of
God’s most outstanding wonders: from creation
to the flood, to the Exodus, to the return from
exile, to the resurrection of Christ, and then to
the future coming of Christ.
There’s a long time between each of those six
mighty events!
It’s those prolonged lapses between His major
activities that put the flair into the way God
invades and redirects human history.
The deafening silence of the thousands of years
between each mighty intervention has rumbled
throughout history in tympanic drumrolls of
suspenseful anticipation.
The waiting seasons actually give God the room
He needs to write the story.
Those who demand resolution too hastily can
forfeit the grandeur of what God was intending
to write.
By taking things into your own hands
prematurely, you can undermine the basis upon
which God was planning to write your last,
great chapter.
Isaiah 64:4 NKJV
4 For since the beginning of the world
Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear,
Nor has the eye seen any God besidesYou,
Who acts for the one who waits for Him.
Takeaway:Wait on God. Give Him some
material to work with!
When Rachel finally had a son, she named him
Joseph.
Why?
Because Joseph means, "May God Add."
In other words, Joseph wasn't enough.
Rachel wanted more.
That's always the way it is.
When you're looking to something or someone
other than God to meet the need of your soul,
it's never enough.
And here's the real irony:
As a result of having another son, Rachel did, in
fact, die.
As she was dying in childbirth, what did she
say? Not, "Oh, praise God, another son;" not,
"Oh, Lord,You're awesome to give this barren
woman two children." No, as she was dying in
childbirth, Rachel named her son Benoni, or
"Son of my Sorrow."
The last word on beautiful Rachel's lips was
"sorrow" (Genesis 35:18).
Rachel demanded her way and it killed her.
Why did Rachel's life end this way?
Because she looked to the wrong person and
asked in the wrong fashion.
A husband, wife, friend, pastor, or parent
cannot fill the hole in your soul because you
were created for a deep yet humble relationship
with God.
A broken Rachel named her son Benoni, "Son of
my Sorrow."
But a wiser Jacob renamed him Benjamin, "Son
of my right hand."
As the Son of Man, Jesus was called the "Man of
sorrows" (Isaiah 53:3), but as the Son of God, He
sits at the Father's right hand (Colossians 3:1).
And as He does, He prays for us.
Rachel said, "Give me children, or I die."
The Father says, "For My children, I will die."
God says, "I am so in love with you, I'm not
demanding something from you, but I'm dying
for you. I love you to death! The sins and
mistakes you've made so foolishly, I will wash
away completely in order that you can live with
Me eternally."
Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV
5Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean
not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall
direct thy paths.
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart - don't look
to anyone else to fill the hole in your soul.
And lean not unto thine own understanding -
don't demand God to do things your way.
In all thy ways acknowledge Him - realize God
alone is your Satisfaction, your Reason for
living.
And He shall direct thy paths - He will fill every
need!
Don't trust in your own demands or desires,
your own plans or perspective.
If you do, you'll die with the word "sorrow" on
your lips.
Instead, trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and He will direct you not to the place of
Rachel's sorrow—but to the place Leah found
her ultimate satisfaction: He will direct your
paths to Himself!
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Sunday
Luke 1:26-38
Promise Kept
December 23, 2018
First Baptist Church
Jackson, Mississippi
USA
The Plan of Hope & Salvation
John 3:16 NASB
16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not
perish, but have eternal life.”
John 14:6 NASB
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the
life. No one comes to the Father but through me.”
Romans 3:23 NASB
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Romans 6:23a NASB
23a For the wages of sin is death,
• Death in this life (the first death) is 100%.
• Even Jesus, the only one who doesn’t deserve death,
died in this life to pay the penalty for our sins.
• The death referred to in Romans 6:23a is the second
death explained in Revelation 21:8.
Revelation 21:8 NASB
8 “But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable
and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and
idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that
burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second
death.”
Romans 6:23b NASB
23b but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our
Lord.
Romans 5:8 NASB
8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that
while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Revelation 21:7 NASB
7 “He who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will
be his God and he will be My son.”
• Romans 10:9-10 explains to us how to be overcomers.
Romans 10:9-10 NASB
9 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and
believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead,
you will be saved; 10 for with the heart a person believes,
resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he
confesses, resulting in salvation.
Romans 10:13 NASB
13 for “WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE
SAVED.”
Have questions?
Would you like to know more?
Please, contact First Baptist Church Jackson at
601-949-1900 or http://firstbaptistjackson.org/contact/

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12-16-18, Genesis 29;16-30, Family, Jacob-Leah-Rachael

  • 1. Genesis 29:16-30 Family? December 16, 2018 First Baptist Church Jackson, Mississippi USA
  • 4. http://www.nmnewsandviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/glory-of-God.jpg 1 Corinthians 10:31 ESV 31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
  • 5. December MemoryVerse Deuteronomy 7:9 NIV 9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.
  • 6. How many kings by Downhere Songwriter: Marc Martel (11/16/76) from Montreal, Quebec, Canada How Many Kings lyrics © Capitol Christian Music Group
  • 7. Isaiah 46:8-10 NASB 8 “Remember this, and be assured; Recall it to mind, you transgressors. 9 “Remember the former things long past, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like Me,
  • 8. 10 Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things which have not been done, Saying, ‘My purpose will be established, And I will accomplish all My good pleasure’; Isaiah 46:8-10 NASB
  • 9. When Jews named their babies, the names nearly always had some definite meaning that depicted some characteristic of the child or event connected with their birth. There was much importance and meaning in names.
  • 10. Do the names of the patriarchs in Genesis and their birth order have a meaning? Following is a list of the names of the patriarchs in Genesis 5:1-32 and the meaning of their name:
  • 11. Adam = Man Seth = Appointed Enosh = Mortal Kenana = Sorrow Mahalalel = The Blessed God Jared = Shall come down Enoch = Teaching
  • 12. Methuselah = His death shall bring Lamech = The despairing Noah = Rest
  • 13. When you put these names into a sentence, you get the following: Man (is) appointed mortal sorrow; (but) the blessed God shall come down teaching (that) His death shall bring the despairing (that would be us) rest (Matthew 11).
  • 14. So, 4,000 years before His earthly ministry began - Jesus, the blessed God Who would bring us rest, was foretold in Genesis! For more information about this and other interesting Bible facts, visit www.khouse.org. (C. Missler)
  • 16. Genesis 29:16-30 NASB 16 Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. 17 And Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful of form and face. 18 Now Jacob loved Rachel, so he said, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”
  • 17. 19 Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you than to give her to another man; stay with me.” 20 So Jacob served seven years for Rachel and they seemed to him but a few days because of his love for her.
  • 18. Laban’sTreachery 21Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my time is completed, that I may go in to her.” 22 Laban gathered all the men of the place and made a feast. 23 Now in the evening he took his daughter Leah, and brought her to him; and Jacob went in to her. 24 Laban also gave his maid Zilpah to his daughter Leah as a maid.
  • 19. 25 So it came about in the morning that, behold, it was Leah! And he said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me?Was it not for Rachel that I served with you?Why then have you deceived me?” 26 But Laban said, “It is not the practice in our place to marry off the younger before the firstborn. 27 Complete the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you shall serve with me for another seven years.”
  • 20. 28 Jacob did so and completed her week, and he gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife. 29 Laban also gave his maid Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maid. 30 So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and indeed he loved Rachel more than Leah, and he served with Laban for another seven years. Genesis 29:16-30 NASB
  • 21.
  • 22. Revelation 7:3-8 NASB 3 “Do not harm the Earth or the sea or the trees until we have sealed the bond-servants of our God on their foreheads.”
  • 23. 4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred and forty-four thousand sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel: 5 from the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand, from the tribe of Gad twelve thousand, 6 from the tribe of Asher twelve thousand, from the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand, from the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand,
  • 24. 7 from the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand, from the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, from the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand, 8 from the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand, from the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, from the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand were sealed. Revelation 7:3-8 NASB
  • 25. What’s in a Name? Why did God go to the trouble of specifically naming the 12 tribes when listing the 144,000? This is one of the first and most compelling clues that there must be some hidden spiritual meaning to the tribes listed in Revelation 7.
  • 26. This is the only time the sons of Jacob are arranged in this order —and curiously, Ruben, the firstborn, is listed as second, while Judah, the fourth offspring, is listed as the first! So, the order of these names makes no sense unless we allow the names to speak for themselves; then, perhaps, we will see God is trying to communicate a special message to us through these names.
  • 27. Notice how the wives of Jacob, Rachael, and Leah proclaimed a statement defining the meaning of the son’s names as they were born.
  • 28. In Genesis 29:32-35, we read, “So Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben; for she said, ‘The LORD has surely looked on my affliction. Now therefore, my husband will love me.
  • 29. As you continue reading the narrative of each of the births of Jacob’s sons, Rachel and Leah made similar prophetic statements for all 12 of the sons regarding the meanings of their names.
  • 30. Here are the names of the tribes listed for the 144,000, in the order in which Revelation 7 lists them, and their corresponding Hebrew meanings as found in Scripture: 1. Judah means “I will praise the Lord.” 2. Ruben means “He has looked on me.” 3. Gad means “Given good fortune.” 4. Asher means “Happy am I.”
  • 31. 5. Naphtali means “My wrestling.” 6. Manasseh means “Making me to forget.” 7. Simeon means “God hears me.” 8. Levi means “Joined to me.” 9. Issachar means “Purchased Me.” 10. Zebulun means “Dwelling.” 11. Joseph means “Will add to me.” 12. Benjamin means “Son of His right hand.”
  • 32. Now here is the amazing part. Notice what happens when you line up these meanings of the names according to the way they appear as listed in Revelation 7. It forms a very remarkable statement declaring how God saves the church as His bride!
  • 33. “I will praise the Lord for He has looked on me and given good fortune. I am happy because my wrestling – God is making me to forget. God hears me and is joined to me. He has purchased me a dwelling and will add to me, the Son of His right hand.”
  • 34. These names presented in this order describe a brief story summarizing the church’s struggle, redemption, victory, and ultimate marriage to the Lamb. God was declaring the end from the very beginning (Isaiah 46:10)!
  • 35. This morning, we are going to focus on one of the patriarchs – Jacob.
  • 36. Hebrews 11:20-21 MSG 20 By an act of faith, Isaac reached into the future as he blessed Jacob and Esau. 21 By an act of faith, Jacob on his deathbed blessed each of Joseph’s sons in turn, blessing them with God’s blessing, not his own—as he bowed worshipfully upon his staff.
  • 38. When a girl was born into this culture, no one paid much attention. Females of that day received a lot of their worth and self-image from the surface and not from within.
  • 39. The best a woman could hope for was that she would grow up to be beautiful. But God makes it clear throughout Scripture that unlike man, God looks at the heart.
  • 40. 1 Samuel 16:7b NASB 7b “God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”
  • 41. Genesis 29:17 MSG 17 Leah had nice eyes, but Rachel was stunningly beautiful.
  • 42. The Bible is trying to say in a polite way that Leah (weary, tired, cow) was not very attractive, which was not news to her since all of their lives folks had compared Leah to her gorgeous sister, Rachael (ewe, female sheep).
  • 43. Leah was the oldest but all that entitled her to was to be the head servant in her father’s household.
  • 44. Jacob worked seven years and they seemed but a few days because love is patient (1 Corinthians 13).
  • 45. There's a world of difference between love and lust. Love gives. Lust takes. Love waits. Lust won't. Love is patient. Lust is pressure. Love says No. Lust says Now.
  • 46. Dressed in traditional wedding attire, Leah was veiled from head to toe.
  • 47. Thus, it wasn't until the next day that Jacob realized he had been tricked.
  • 48. "In our country, we have rules," said Laban. "And the rules dictate we take care of the firstborn." Firstborn?
  • 49. That would strike a chord in the heart of Jacob, for he knew what he had done to Esau—the firstborn in his own family—had come right back on him. "Whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap" (Galatians 6:7)—and Jacob discovered this to be true.
  • 50.
  • 51. Genesis 29:27 KJV 27 Fulfill her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years. Here it is clear that a Biblical "week" can refer to seven years—an especially important understanding with regard to the prophecy concerning the seventy weeks of Daniel chapter
  • 52.
  • 53. Genesis 29:30 KJV 30 And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
  • 54. But watch what happens in the space of just one verse.
  • 55. Genesis 29:31 KJV 31 And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, He opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.
  • 56. At first the text indicates that Jacob loved Rachel more than he loved Leah, but here we read that he hated Leah. This is the problem with polygamy.
  • 57. Completely contrary to the beliefs of our sick society which reports that affairs can be healthy for a marriage, the Bible says man cannot serve two masters, for he'll love one and hate the other (Matthew 6:24).
  • 58. The heart is constructed in such a way that we cannot be in love with two people simultaneously. We might think we can and the world might say we can; but the Bible says it can't be done. We can't serve two masters.
  • 59. And this is the problem with polygamy, or with any relationship with the opposite sex outside of marriage.
  • 60. If a man is having even an occupational or ministerial relationship with any woman other than his wife, he's headed for trouble because Jesus taught that where a man's treasure is — his thoughts and dreams — there will his heart be also. Matthew 6:21 NASB 21 for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
  • 61. Any seemingly innocent relationship with a member of the opposite sex other than your spouse is a subtle, sad, serious situation because as you begin to share even innocently with each other, your heart follows.
  • 62. Proverbs 6:27-28 NASB 27 Can a man take fire in his bosom And his clothes not be burned? 28 Or can a man walk on hot coals And his feet not be scorched?
  • 63. That's why when a couple comes in for marital counseling with Jon Courson, the first thing he asks is if there's someone else they're involved with, talking to at work, or sharing with in a Bible study.
  • 64. When Jesus chose His disciples, He didn't choose six men and six women; He chose twelve men. Otherwise, there were sure to be problems among His disciples. Men are to work with men, talk to men, disciple men.
  • 65. Women are to work with women, disciple women, talk to women. This isn't legalism, it's wisdom.
  • 66. Genesis 29:32 NASB 32 Leah conceived and bore a son and named him Reuben, for she said, “Because the Lord has seen my affliction; surely now my husband will love me.”
  • 67. Leah made the mistake of thinking a baby would bring her and Jacob together.
  • 68. Genesis 29:33 NASB 33Then she conceived again and bore a son and said, “Because the Lord has heard that I am unloved, He has therefore given me this son also.” So she named him Simeon. The phrase, "the Lord hath heard that I was hated" is more properly rendered, "the Lord has heard that I am hated."
  • 69. Reuben, whose name means "see a son" didn't bring Jacob and Leah together in the way Leah hoped. So, when the Lord gave her Simeon, whose name means "the Lord has heard," Leah thought he would be the answer to her prayer.
  • 70. Genesis 29:34-35 NASB 34 She conceived again and bore a son and said, “Now this time my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.”Therefore he was named Levi. 35 And she conceived again and bore a son and said, “This time I will praise the Lord.”Therefore she named him Judah.Then she stopped bearing.
  • 71. Levi means "join." "This will do it," Leah thought. "Surely after giving him three sons, Jacob's heart will be joined to mine." But it wasn't.
  • 72. In Genesis 29:35, there's no mention of her husband. By son number four, Leah realized that no matter how many kids she gave Jacob, he still wouldn't feel toward her the way she wished.
  • 73. Judah means “praise” — an appropriate name if Leah had drawn closer to the Lord as a result of her failed bid for Jacob's devotion.
  • 74.
  • 75. Genesis 30:1 NASB 30 Now when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she became jealous of her sister; and she said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I die.” Probably for the first time in her life, Rachel envied her older sister because Leah had four sons, while Rachel was barren—a curse in that culture.
  • 76. Rachel thought she'd die if she didn't have children. Ironically, it will be childbirth itself that will kill her.
  • 77. Give Me Children or I Die ATopical Study of Genesis 30:1 All of her life, Rachael had been the pretty one—the one who was invited to all the parties, the one who received all the attention.
  • 78. But now it was her older sister who seemed to be blessed, for it was her older sister who was bearing children. In her spirit of envy, Rachel said, "I want kids. There's nothing to live for if I don't have kids. Without kids, I just can't go on. Give me children, Jacob, or else I die."
  • 79.
  • 80. And at last anger was ignited in the heart of her husband who loved her so deeply that the seven years he had to work to secure her as his bride seemed but a few days.
  • 81. "I'm not the problem," he said. "I have four kids with Leah.Therefore don't look to me for the solution." Note two important points that relate to any of us who find ourselves desperately seeking a solution to our barren condition: 1) Looking to theWrong Person. 2) Asking in theWrong Fashion.
  • 82.
  • 83. Looking to theWrong Person: Maybe you have been looking to your husband, wife, friend, or pastor to meet the barrenness, emptiness, lack of productivity in your life. "Meet this need," you cry, "or I'll die." But the reality is, they can't.
  • 84. When asked who he was, John the Baptist identified himself byWho he was not. "I am not the Christ," he said. "I'm not the answer. I'm not the Savior. I'm not the solution. My whole role is to point to the OneWho is the Christ" (John 1:20).
  • 85. Romans 8:20 KJV 20For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of HimWho hath subjected the same in hope,
  • 86. For the creature—You and me. Was made subject to vanity—Or emptiness. Not willingly—We don't want to feel empty. But by reason of Him—By God's divine design. Who hath subjected the same in hope—In order that we would look to Him.
  • 87. God says, "I'm going to create in the soul of every man and woman a hole which cannot be satisfied by anything but Me because otherwise they'll look to her, to him, to it, to that—and they will be disillusioned.
  • 88. They will fall into deep despondency and dark depression. On the other hand, if they look to Me to fill the hole in their soul, they'll discover I'll never let them down."
  • 89. Isaiah 49:23c NIV 23c “Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will not be disappointed.”
  • 90. Romans 10:11 NASB 11 For the Scripture says, “whoever believes in Him will not be disappointed.”
  • 91.
  • 92. Romans 8:20-21 AMP 20 For the creation was subjected to frustration and futility, not willingly [because of some intentional fault on its part], but by the will of HimWho subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will also be freed from its bondage to decay [and gain entrance] into the glorious freedom of the children of God.
  • 93. God made you to be totally dependent upon Him.Therefore, the person who finally gives up looking to the wrong person and looks to God exclusively, like Leah, will be set free and end up praising the Lord (Genesis 29:35).
  • 94. The only way you'll be truly satisfied is to be extremely close to God, totally dependent on God, and passionately in love with God.
  • 95. Philippians 3:10 NASB 10 that I may know Him (personally) and the power of His resurrection (powerfully) and the fellowship of His sufferings (passionately), being conformed to His death;
  • 96. Sunday morning Christianity will never fill the hole in your soul.
  • 97. The hunger in your heart can only be filled through intimacy, dependency, and an ever- deepening relationship with the OneWho created you for His own pleasure.
  • 98. Revelation 4:10-11 NASB 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before Him Who sits on the throne and worship HimWho lives for ever and ever.They lay their crowns before the throne and say:
  • 99. http://ubdavid.org/youthworld/majoring-in-life/graphics/10_elders-crowns.jpg 11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, forYou created all things, and byYour will they were created and have their being.” Revelation 4:10-11 NASB
  • 100.
  • 101. Rachael was not only looking to the wrong person (to Jacob instead of to God) but she was asking in the wrong fashion.
  • 102. Asking in theWrong Fashion: "Give me children, or else I die. I demand that you give me kids." Such are the prayers of those in the so-called "Faith Movement," the "Name It and Claim It" gang who say, "We need to speak the word and demand from God that we don't want to be barren, that we want to be rich and healthy and successful."
  • 103.
  • 104.
  • 106. Isaiah 40:31 ESV 31 but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
  • 112. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Bb2FgiBBjwc/maxresdefault.jpg Psalm 37:7 ESV 7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him;
  • 113. http://www.go2centerpoint.com/cpcwp/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/WaitExpectantly.jpg Psalm 5:3 ESV 3 O LORD, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch expectantly!
  • 115. Lessons from Jacob –Waiting on God by Bob Sorge Jacob was the only person in Genesis to talk about waiting on God.
  • 116. While prophesying over his sons, he stopped to exclaim, “I have waited for your salvation, O LORD!” (Genesis 49:18). The statement appears out of place in its context, but when you realize how waiting was so central to Jacob’s story, it makes sense.
  • 117. Even though it took many years, eventually he saw the day when God sent from Heaven and saved him. After Jacob, the Scriptures are virtually silent on the discipline of waiting on God until the advent of David.
  • 118. The whole thing burst to life in David’s writings. David’s psalmist anointing, which was fueled from a place of long and loving meditation in the word, necessitated an awakening to waiting on God in His presence.
  • 119. David, the first Scriptural writer to place considerable focus on the grace of waiting was also very taken with Jacob. David mentions Jacob in his writings more than any other patriarch.
  • 120. After David, the next Bible author to pick up the banner of waiting on God was Isaiah. Isaiah is “the king of wait” and he mentions the name of Jacob forty-two times?
  • 121. Both David and Isaiah placed profound significance upon Jacob as an example for us to follow. “Waiting” is an excellent word to summarize Jacob’s life. It’s true that over his span of 147 years he had some bell-ringing, catalytic moments.
  • 122. But the vast majority of his story was marked by extended periods of waiting on God. Brief bursts of divine activity were separated by vast expanses of virtual inactivity.
  • 123. Actually, this is one of God’s signature ways. He separates His most outstanding works by protracted periods of seeming silence. Then, when He finally manifests His glory, it shines all the more brilliantly.
  • 124. Consider the lengthy span between each of God’s most outstanding wonders: from creation to the flood, to the Exodus, to the return from exile, to the resurrection of Christ, and then to the future coming of Christ. There’s a long time between each of those six mighty events!
  • 125. It’s those prolonged lapses between His major activities that put the flair into the way God invades and redirects human history. The deafening silence of the thousands of years between each mighty intervention has rumbled throughout history in tympanic drumrolls of suspenseful anticipation.
  • 126. The waiting seasons actually give God the room He needs to write the story. Those who demand resolution too hastily can forfeit the grandeur of what God was intending to write.
  • 127. By taking things into your own hands prematurely, you can undermine the basis upon which God was planning to write your last, great chapter.
  • 128. Isaiah 64:4 NKJV 4 For since the beginning of the world Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, Nor has the eye seen any God besidesYou, Who acts for the one who waits for Him. Takeaway:Wait on God. Give Him some material to work with!
  • 129. When Rachel finally had a son, she named him Joseph. Why? Because Joseph means, "May God Add."
  • 130. In other words, Joseph wasn't enough. Rachel wanted more. That's always the way it is.
  • 131. When you're looking to something or someone other than God to meet the need of your soul, it's never enough. And here's the real irony: As a result of having another son, Rachel did, in fact, die.
  • 132. As she was dying in childbirth, what did she say? Not, "Oh, praise God, another son;" not, "Oh, Lord,You're awesome to give this barren woman two children." No, as she was dying in childbirth, Rachel named her son Benoni, or "Son of my Sorrow."
  • 133. The last word on beautiful Rachel's lips was "sorrow" (Genesis 35:18). Rachel demanded her way and it killed her. Why did Rachel's life end this way?
  • 134. Because she looked to the wrong person and asked in the wrong fashion. A husband, wife, friend, pastor, or parent cannot fill the hole in your soul because you were created for a deep yet humble relationship with God.
  • 135. A broken Rachel named her son Benoni, "Son of my Sorrow." But a wiser Jacob renamed him Benjamin, "Son of my right hand."
  • 136. As the Son of Man, Jesus was called the "Man of sorrows" (Isaiah 53:3), but as the Son of God, He sits at the Father's right hand (Colossians 3:1). And as He does, He prays for us.
  • 137. Rachel said, "Give me children, or I die." The Father says, "For My children, I will die."
  • 138. God says, "I am so in love with you, I'm not demanding something from you, but I'm dying for you. I love you to death! The sins and mistakes you've made so foolishly, I will wash away completely in order that you can live with Me eternally."
  • 139. Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV 5Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.
  • 140. Trust in the Lord with all thine heart - don't look to anyone else to fill the hole in your soul. And lean not unto thine own understanding - don't demand God to do things your way.
  • 141. In all thy ways acknowledge Him - realize God alone is your Satisfaction, your Reason for living. And He shall direct thy paths - He will fill every need!
  • 142. Don't trust in your own demands or desires, your own plans or perspective. If you do, you'll die with the word "sorrow" on your lips.
  • 143. Instead, trust in the Lord with all your heart, and He will direct you not to the place of Rachel's sorrow—but to the place Leah found her ultimate satisfaction: He will direct your paths to Himself!
  • 145. Luke 1:26-38 Promise Kept December 23, 2018 First Baptist Church Jackson, Mississippi USA
  • 146. The Plan of Hope & Salvation John 3:16 NASB 16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” John 14:6 NASB 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father but through me.”
  • 147. Romans 3:23 NASB 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Romans 6:23a NASB 23a For the wages of sin is death, • Death in this life (the first death) is 100%. • Even Jesus, the only one who doesn’t deserve death, died in this life to pay the penalty for our sins. • The death referred to in Romans 6:23a is the second death explained in Revelation 21:8.
  • 148. Revelation 21:8 NASB 8 “But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.” Romans 6:23b NASB 23b but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • 149. Romans 5:8 NASB 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Revelation 21:7 NASB 7 “He who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son.” • Romans 10:9-10 explains to us how to be overcomers.
  • 150. Romans 10:9-10 NASB 9 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; 10 for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. Romans 10:13 NASB 13 for “WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.”
  • 151. Have questions? Would you like to know more? Please, contact First Baptist Church Jackson at 601-949-1900 or http://firstbaptistjackson.org/contact/