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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 1 of 5
Genesis 31:22-55
When he is told of Jacob’s flight, Laban dashes off in pursuit of him and catches him up. As a sly and hypocritical man of the world, he uses flattering words even though his heart is full of envy and jealousy. He pretends to have great affection for his daughters and their little children even though he has always been attentive only to his own interests (v. 15). He makes a pretence of fearing the LORD (vv. 29, 53) while actively seeking after his false gods.
It is sad to see Rachel attaching such value to these idols. Rebekah, we can be sure of it, had happily left these objects behind her when she left with Abraham’s servant. These domestic images correspond for us with the things of the world which we do not decide to give up and which we believe we can take along with us on the road to our Homeland. We can hide them for a certain time from everyone’s eyes in the depths of our hearts. Would that God, who sees all, might give us to know how to discern and resolutely reject everything which, in our affections, takes the place of the Lord Jesus! They are all idols!
Finally Jacob and Laban separate from each other. The heap will be a boundary between them. There is no common territory for the believer with the man of the world even when they belong to the same family.
