Well, today was a splendid day off of cleaning and organizing and dishes and laundry. I also got to watch Capt America with a friend from church. I peeked in on Sandra today, I wanted to know how she was doing. She went and saw a specialist that told her they were not going to do surgery, but that she also has really bad carpal tunnel that her primary doctor had not noticed. So, now she is going to have that taken care of as well. It was very nice to speak to her and learn that she is doing well.... My productiveness of cleaning as stopped sadly, I still need to sweep and mop the kitchen... but I guess it can wait for now. Luckily I have another day off tomorrow!
What I ate... greek scramble, salad, popcorn, banana with peanut butter, something healthy for dinner I suppose, probably will end up eating some salad with rice and chicken.
What I read.... Genesis 29
Well, Jacob runs off to Uncle Laban and finds Rachel and wants to marry her immediately. I'm telling you these Bible women must have been real Lookers!
16 Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. 17 Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel had a lovely figure and was beautiful. 18 Jacob was in love with Rachel and said, “I’ll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel.”
19 Laban said, “It’s better that I give her to you than to some other man. Stay here with me.” 20 So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.
21 Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife. My time is completed, and I want to make love to her.”
22 So Laban brought together all the people of the place and gave a feast. 23 But when evening came, he took his daughter Leah and brought her to Jacob, and Jacob made love to her. 24 And Laban gave his servant Zilpah to his daughter as her attendant.
25 When morning came, there was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? I served you for Rachel, didn’t I? Why have you deceived me?”
26 Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older one. 27 Finish this daughter’s bridal week; then we will give you the younger one also, in return for another seven years of work.”
28 And Jacob did so. He finished the week with Leah, and then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife. 29Laban gave his servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her attendant. 30 Jacob made love to Rachel also, and his love for Rachel was greater than his love for Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years.
I think it's sad that Laban gives Leah to Jacob first, when Jacob was already in love with Rachel. How Leah must have felt to be part of the deception in going to bed with Jacob that night. Where was Rachel in this? Did they lock in the closet? Why was she not crashing the party saying Hey now he's my man, he worked seven years for me. I cannot imagine the sibling rivalry that would ensue for Jacob. Well, what comes around goes around, Jacob had deceived his father and now he was being deceived. How much did Jacob drink that he did not recognize Leah till he woke up? Oh craziness. How similar to our days, when people go to bed with one person and wake up to not recognize them at all. Some beer goggles as we call it now.
I thought this would be a funny picture to help illustrate my thoughts, background= Leah, foreground= Rachel. It's terrible the things we do now-a-days. A one night stand is acceptable in society's eyes and those of us that choose to wait until marriage are mocked and seen as old fashioned or unreasonable. When did sex become more important than love. Are we loving one another when we don't value a person's worth by taking something that isn't yours to have. Or when we give it away we see ourselves of no worth when we don't value what is really only meant for one other person. Someone asked me if I would marry a man that is not a virgin, because he found out that I was a virgin. The truth of the matter is, yes I would perfer someone that has chosen to wait, however, if he did it before becoming a christian he was born again and thus has restored his purity. Please don't think my unreasonable or against all people who chose to have sex before marriage, however, I just don't think it was God's plan and therefore, I don't want it to be part of my plan. I guess if that makes me narrow minded and you chose to judge me for that think this... how narrow minded are you being that you would not consider waiting even an option. Besides I'm living for an audience of one, who are you living for?
God Bless!
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