Hey guys, welcome back. I want to talk about the story of Leah and Rachel a little bit more

and really have a heart for Leah and all that she went through. But what a great lesson she learned

by the time this chapter is over. And I want you to learn it as well. So listen in. Welcome to Everyday Truth with

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episode. Hey, friends, can't wait to jump into today's episode. Just a dramatic story in the Bible

full of intrigue and villains and drama and foreshadowing and all of those literary elements were in verse 25 where Jacob has

asked the question of Laban, why have you beguiled me? I worked for Rachel and you did the worst

switcheroo of all time by giving me her sister as my wife.

I didn't discover it until the morning time. And this is an outrage. And I love what Laban says in

verse 26. Not that I endorse Laban, Laban's scheming here, but Laban said, it must not be so,

it must not be so done in our country to give the younger before the firstborn.

So think about what Laban says in defense.

Laban says, oh, Jacob, I'm surprised that you are taking such umbrage.

I mean, in our country, don't know how you do it back home, but in our country, we give

certain preferential treatments to our older children. The firstborn has certain prerogatives, and we honor those

prerogatives. I don't know how you do it back home, Jacob. Isn't that ironic? It's almost as if

God is using the kind of greasy character of Laban to show Jacob just how stinging,

scheming, and the plotting of human beings can be and how it can just exacerbate an already

bad situation. So Laban says, Jacob, I didn't know what you're talking about.

I thought I was doing the right thing. Now, Laban knew that what he had done. And Laban is hiding

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