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DAY THREE
- Read Genesis 30:22-24. What was Rachel's request to the LORD when her son, Joseph, was born?
- Up until this time, what kind of relationship did the sisters have toward each other?
- How was Rachel's response to her first child like Leah's response to her fourth child? (Gen. 29:35)
- Read Genesis 31:1-18. What appears to be a refreshing change between Leah and Rachel in this passage? (Note the word "us.")
LESSONS AND APPLICATIONS
- Only God can remove reproach from a person's life. (Isa. 4:1; Luke 1:25)
REPROACH (#2781) Cherpah in Hebrew. Meaning: shame, scorn, contempt. It has connotations of blaming others, of pointing the finger, a stigma. (Lexicon, p. 1728.)
What has God graciously removed from your life that was a reproach to you?
- God can use children to soften the hardest hurts. How has a child brought you into a newness of love for God this week? (Luke 18:16; Matt. 18:3, 19:13-14)
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