Gen 31:1 And he heard the words of Laban's sons,
saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that
which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory. 2 And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban,
and, behold, it was not toward him as before. 3 And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the
land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.
It was time for
Jacob to take what was his, thanks to the Lord, and get to the promised land.
1. God had to
stir the nest. Jacob had been in a comfort zone for 21 years. His roots had
gone too deep in a foreign land. Time to go!
2. Laban, the
deceiver of the deceiver, had too large a place in Jacob's life. He was an idol
worshiper and a manipulator. This was no place to raise the 12 princes of God's
people.
3. Jealously and
resentment among Laban's sons and Laban himself were evident to Jacob. He knew
this would only fester. The Lord used this discomfort to turn his thoughts toward
his real home.
4. God used
Jacob's skills to start the separation process. He blessed him so that he would
do well for a long time to come (until the world wide famine/Egypt) vs 9
5. God gave
Jacob the necessary vision to do what had to be done. 11-13
6. He made a
clean break, but Laban caught up with him to continue manipulating him.
7. Finally he
made the journey home, but not without wrestling with God about his character
and confronting his past (Esau).
I hope you can
relate these incidents to your own journey!
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