Becoming Mature Disciples
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Time after time, we see the men God chose messing up, doing things that are dishonest, but we see God blessing them anyway. We sometimes see them having some unpleasant consequences of their sin, but God's mercy triumphs.
The baby competition between Leah and Rachel with their servants added in seems really strange to us. I imagine it wasn't so strange in that culture. We see human rivalry and polygamy having bad consequences, and yet God continues fulfilling his purpose through it, rapidly moving along his promise to make a great nation of Abraham's, Isaac's, and Jacob's descendants. God can bring good even from man's wrong doing.
Great insight Loren. God neither commanded nor condoned polygamy and we can see the horrible consequences of that practice throughout Scripture. While God doesn't always take away those consequences, He certainly does remain faithful to His promises and treat His people with mercy.
Interesting allusion to the story of Jacob's ladder in John 1:51: And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
It appears that the ladder is a picture of Christ, providing the way for us to have access to God, perhaps, though it is the angels who are ascending and descending. Thoughts?
Loren, I'm wondering if the reference in John isn't just a means of proclaiming the deity of Jesus - the angles ascending and descending on him in a similar manner in which the Father revealed Himself to Jacob.
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