Motherhood: What’s in a Name

Motherhood: What’s in a Name

by | Dec 31, 2023 | Childbearing; yearning for childbearing, Compensation for Leah, Competition, Conception, Control; being under God's control, Jealousy, Leah, Names; meaning of names, Rachel, Superstition

Genesis 29:31-30:24Part 3 of 3 As the years went by, Rachel held Jacob’s heart, but Leah bore his children. Few things can provoke a woman to jealousy more than seeing another woman have child after child, while she remains childless. The ability to conceive and bear...
Second Best (Genesis 29:16 – 35:19)

Second Best (Genesis 29:16 – 35:19)

by | Jun 14, 2022 | Children, Competition, Empathy, Feeling rejected, Feeling second best, Jealousy, learning to have patience, Learning to have sympathy, Learning to have empathy, Motherhood, Patience, Rejected, Second best, Sibling rivalry, Sympathy

Poor Leah, it seemed she was always second best. She was the oldest daughter and yet we can assume no eligible suitors had claimed her hand in marriage for the last seven years. Have you ever thought of yourself as second best? Maybe you had a beautiful younger sister...