Here we see the near-fatal result of Rachel’s actions from last week. Laban catches up with Jacob’s group and confronts them about their retreat and theft of property, but not before being warned by God in a dream not to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We are in chapter 31 of Genesis now, and here we see Jacob finally attempting to leave the encampment of his crooked uncle/father-in-law, not just out of frustration, but also because God tells him to. His wives are supposedly on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Again with the mandrakes? I guess that’s the thing with superstitious people. They try to cover all their bases. I’m sure there’s some useful baseball analogy in there somewhere, but for now, don’t give in to superstition. On the bright[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Poor Reuben seems to have a pension for being caught in the middle of controversy. Oldest child problems I guess. You can read more about the mysterious mandrake plant here, but basically it was (and still is in certain pagan[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sorry if the undertones of this particular strip are more “adult-themed” than usual, but I think the events in Genesis chapter 30 are meant to be a little disappointing and perhaps slightly shocking to us. Not because of the cultural[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Genesis account makes a point of telling us that Jacob favored Rachel over Leah. She was his first choice after all. However, Rachel was infertile for many years, while her sister didn’t seem to have that problem. Talk about[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Just clarify, Jacob got to marry Rachel before working another seven years. Still, she must have been some kind of special. And her dad must have been some kind of jerk.
I still don’t get this. I mean, how did he not know? It must have been some wedding reception. Even if she was wearing a veil, and it was dark, and Jacob was crazy drunk, he had to have been[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Wow. Seven years. Really? I had to wait over a year to marry my wife, and I certainly didn’t do any shepherding. Substitute-teaching and truck-loading, yes, but no sheep. Spoiler Alert: I think there are some surprises in store for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I told you they would be back. Sometimes it takes them a minute to catch up to the action.
