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Thriving in Your "Leah Seasons" - Genesis 49:29-31

  Image AI generated by ChatGPT I've never thought a lot about Leah.  I know the story...Jacob wanted to marry her sister, Rachel, but their dad, Laban, tricked Jacob into marrying the older daughter, Leah.  Jacob had to work for Laban a total of fourteen years to be able to marry Rachel.  The deceit resulted in Jacob managing two wives quarreling for his affection.  The Bible says in Genesis 29:31 "that Leah was not loved."  However, the most powerful part of that verse is the beginning where it says that " the LORD saw that Leah was not loved."  God sees us, He hears us, and He doesn't let our rejection, pain, and struggle go to waste. Many people know the love story of Jacob and Rachel, but fewer notice the powerful ending of Jacob's life.  Though Rachel was the woman Jacob loved deeply, he requested to be buried with Leah. Why? Because Rachel represented romance, but Leah represented covenant.  Rachel held his affection, but Leah was co...

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