Then Jacob said
to Laban, "Give me my wife. My time is
completed, and I want to lie with her." So Laban
brought together all the people of the place and
gave a feast. But when evening came, he took his
daughter Leah and gave her to Jacob, and Jacob
lay with her. And Laban gave his servant girl
Zilpah to his daughter as her maidservant. When
morning came, there was Leah! So Jacob said to
Laban, "What is this you have done to me? I
served you for Rachel, didn't I? Why have you
deceived me?" Laban replied, "It is not custom
here to give the younger daughter in marriage
before the older one. Finish out this daughter's
bridal week; then we will give you the younger
one also, in return for another seven years of
work." Genesis 29:21-27
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Jacob discovered deception is
a two edged sword. At best, Jacob was an
opportunist who was not above trickery,
ending up with both Esau's birthright and
blessing. With Laban, he met his match. We
have a lot of proverbs for this sort of
thing: "He got a taste of his own
medicine.", "The shoe is on the other
foot.", or "He got his just desserts." God
is the ultimate keeper of justice. In life,
some of us may end up on the Esau side of
justice, some on the Jacob or Laban side.
Cast the injustices of this life on God and
He will provide a peace that can't be
swindled, snatched, or stolen.
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