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Genesis 30:2

King James Version (KJV)

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And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, [Am] I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

Genesis 30:2 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 30:2

Theological / Devotional

Am I in God’s stead? Jacob’s passionate displeasure was naturally aroused by his favorite wife’s unseemly words. He refused to take the blame for a situation only God could change. Rachel well knew that God alone could remove sterility (v. 6), but to this fact her jealousy of Leah appears for the moment to have blinded her. Jacob’s reply also manifests a certain lack of spirituality. Why did he not suggest to his disappointed and embittered wife that they seek help in prayer, as his parents had done before he himself was born? Instead of doing this he assented to a proposal that was nothing more than a sinful expedient.

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