Youth Bible Study
Verse Of the Day – Genesis 29.15-28
Leah & Rachael
Today’s topic is fascinating, offering numerous lessons. The Bible is full of mysteries, and when the Lord reveals them, we must praise Him for His superior wisdom. We remember Jacob, who served his uncle for years after fleeing from his father’s house in fear of Esau. Jacob loved Rachel, the younger daughter of Uncle Laban, so much that he was willing to work seven years to marry her.
On that fateful wedding night, Jacob thought he was marrying Rachel, but he was deceived into marrying Leah, her elder sister. However, due to his love for Rachel, he endured another seven years of labor for his uncle. By the time Rachel became Jacob’s wife, Leah had already borne him five children. Eventually, both sisters bore Jacob twelve sons (two from Rachel and ten from Leah), who would later become the twelve tribes of Israel.
Jacob’s Love
Now this is the interesting part. Jacob Loved Rachael but he got stuck with Leah. With Rachel, it was love at first sight. With Leah, he had to learn to love her. He loved Rachel; he endured Leah. While Rachael was barren for some time, Leah was fertile and produced many children. Even though Rachel’s son Joseph brought light to the family as Prime Minister in Egypt, it was through Leah’s son Judah that Jesus came. Today, Joseph and his tribe are not as widely remembered, but Judah’s name is unforgettable because Jesus is known as the Lion of Judah.
Salvation Through Leah
Our harvest will come from the least attractive things in our lives, just like Leah—things we have to learn to love. Saturday and Sunday might be our Rachel, but the weekdays will always be our Leah because the actual growth happens during the week. Listening to good gospel music might be our Rachel, but fasting and praying is our Leah. Listening to good sermons are Rachels, but private Bible studies are Leahs.
Like Jacob, we are married to both Rachel and Leah, but we must learn to love Leah because that’s where our multiplication comes from. While we may focus on winning Rachel and showering her with affection, in the end, Christ comes through Leah. Salvation, spiritual growth, a closer walk with God, breakthroughs, and victory over the devil will come through Leah.
Did I mention that Rachel died prematurely into the marriage—after the birth of Benjamin? But Leah endured, lived, and took care of Jacob in his old age.
My Dear Youth
May we open our hearts to grasp the lesson hidden in this story. As we delve deeper into the Bible, may God reveal its treasures. Let us cherish the beauty and passion in the “Rachels” of our lives, but also seek the wisdom to recognize the quiet blessings of the “Leahs.” It is often through these unexpected paths that God brings us the greatest growth and fulfillment, surpassing all our initial desires.
Overcoming Addiction
I write to you, young men and women, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one (ESV 1 John 2.14)
Remain Blesses Always