Rejoice With Those Who Rejoice

Author: David Wilber

In chapters 30 and 31 of Genesis, we read about how, despite Laban’s attempts to cheat him, God blessed Jacob and gave him great success. Jacob’s success led to Laban’s attitude toward Jacob turning to jealousy and resentment:

Now Jacob heard that the sons of Laban were saying, “Jacob has taken all that was our father’s, and from what was our father’s he has gained all this wealth.” And Jacob saw that Laban did not regard him with favor as before. (Genesis 31:1-2)

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