Tag: Laban

  • Jacob’s Long Way Back Home, Part One (Genesis 30:25–31:55)

    Jacob’s Long Way Back Home, Part One (Genesis 30:25–31:55)

    Last time we were in the Book of Genesis, I spoke about God’s providence in Jacob’s life. That is, at Bethel, God made a promise to Jacob before he arrived in the land of his exile. That promise (Genesis 28:13–15) told that one day he would return home. Decades later—in Genesis 31:3, which we will…

  • More On the Providence of God: Jacob, Laban, Leah and Rachel

    More On the Providence of God: Jacob, Laban, Leah and Rachel

    I have previously written about the providence of God in a June 2025 article here on What Christians Should Know. In that article, I talked about Genesis 24, where God’s invisible hand was leading, guiding, and directing people and events in Abraham’s servant’s quest for Rebekah, Isaac’s future bride. The story that unfolds is one…