When the Lord saw that Leah was not loved,
he enabled her to conceive, but Rachel remained childless. Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said, “It is because the Lord has seen my misery. Surely my husband will love me now. She conceived again, and when she
gave birth to a son she said, “Because the Lord heard that I am not loved, he gave me this one too.” So she named him Simeon.
Genesis 29: 31-33 New International Version (NIV)
She conceived again, and when she gave
birth to a son she said, ‘This time I will praise the LORD.’ So she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children.
Genesis 29:35 (NIV)
During wheat harvest, Reuben went out into the fields and found some mandrake plants, which he brought to his mother Leah. Rachel said to Leah, ‘Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.’ But she said to her, ‘Wasn’t it enough that you took away my husband? Will you take my son’s mandrakes too?’ ‘Very well,’ Rachel said, ‘he can sleep with you tonight in return for your son’s mandrakes.’
Genesis 30: 14-15 (NIV)
5 TAKEAWAYS OF LEAH
- Leah is tenderhearted
- Leah is first
- Leah is content
- Leah is a Matriarch
- Leah is Honored
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28 (NIV)
So what about you?
Will you allow God to see you,
hear you and care for
the aches in your heart?
Or will you block God’s blessings
by focusing on what you don’t have?