GerdaHannah Posted August 1, 2009 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 159 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 295 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 70 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/03/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/26/1988 Share Posted August 1, 2009 hi, My doubt is regarding the way Jacob treated Leah. God commands all husbands to love their wives as their own body, yet from what I've read, Jacob always hated Leah. Why didn't God ask him to be loving to her. Why was God a mute spectator? He gave her sons, but children are an additional blessing. Why didn't see that she had the marital bliss He has promised all of us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayin jade Posted August 1, 2009 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 44 Topic Count: 6,178 Topics Per Day: 0.87 Content Count: 43,795 Content Per Day: 6.20 Reputation: 11,243 Days Won: 58 Joined: 01/03/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted August 1, 2009 hi, My doubt is regarding the way Jacob treated Leah. God commands all husbands to love their wives as their own body, yet from what I've read, Jacob always hated Leah. Why didn't God ask him to be loving to her. Why was God a mute spectator? He gave her sons, but children are an additional blessing. Why didn't see that she had the marital bliss He has promised all of us? God was not mute. God gave Leah more children than Rachel, because Jacob was not as nice to her. For a woman in that time, that gave her more status than her sister. Where is marital bliss promised to us in the bible? You wont find it Gerda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
precepts Posted August 1, 2009 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 129 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 48 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/10/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 05/10/1968 Share Posted August 1, 2009 (edited) Gerda's hi, My doubt is regarding the way Jacob treated Leah. God commands all husbands to love their wives as their own body, yet from what I've read, Jacob always hated Leah. Why didn't God ask him to be loving to her. Why was God a mute spectator? He gave her sons, but children are an additional blessing. Why didn't see that she had the marital bliss He has promised all of us? Romance came from Rome, and I've never read anywhere in the bible that Jacob hated Leah. Edited August 1, 2009 by precepts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthitjah Posted August 1, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 1,285 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 17,917 Content Per Day: 2.27 Reputation: 355 Days Won: 19 Joined: 10/01/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted August 1, 2009 Grace to you, Gerda, Jacob was a man and as such he was sinful and often mistaken. What held him in Gods favor was not his perfect Legal ways, but Faith in Gods Word and God's unmerited Grace. Leah was seen by God and her condition was not overlooked, God rewarded her for her Faithfulness. Peace, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted August 1, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Yeah, I'm not sure Leah was hated . . . after all, she did conceive many children by Jacob . . . if you catch my meaning. But she did not receive the kind of affection and favor that Rachel did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveller Posted August 1, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 827 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 12,101 Content Per Day: 1.50 Reputation: 249 Days Won: 3 Joined: 04/01/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted August 1, 2009 hi, My doubt is regarding the way Jacob treated Leah. God commands all husbands to love their wives as their own body, yet from what I've read, Jacob always hated Leah. Why didn't God ask him to be loving to her. Why was God a mute spectator? He gave her sons, but children are an additional blessing. Why didn't see that she had the marital bliss He has promised all of us? I told it in a story form here, if you're interested. Beginnings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnetrueGod Posted August 1, 2009 Group: Junior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 82 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/23/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 05/16/1959 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Leah may not have been "hated", but rather "resented" because of the trickery that was used for her to be his wife. If I had worked 7 years and was tricked with the sister as my bride. I would probably have resented her too, although there is no evidence she was a willing participant in the trick. It was apparent that Rachel was his favorite, but it does not say Leah was mis-treated or considered "inferior" as a wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Rachel was the wife Jacob loved most. Leah was simply loved less and this is evidenced by the fact that Rachel's frstborn, Joseph became the first born son of the family ahead of Reuben who was the firstborn of Leah and this made Leah's sons very jealous. Granted, Joseph's arrogance showboating in his younger years only added fuel to the fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Butero Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 hi, My doubt is regarding the way Jacob treated Leah. God commands all husbands to love their wives as their own body, yet from what I've read, Jacob always hated Leah. Why didn't God ask him to be loving to her. Why was God a mute spectator? He gave her sons, but children are an additional blessing. Why didn't see that she had the marital bliss He has promised all of us? Jacob never wanted to marry Leah, and was tricked into the marriage. Leah was a willing accompliss in the scheme. Even so, as has been pointed out, God gave her a large number of children because Jacob loved Rachel more. I don't know what you expect God to have done. In addition, I really don't remember any examples of Jacob intentionally mistreating Leah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted August 2, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Leah was a willing accompliss in the scheme. Willing? Or was she being obedient to her father? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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