Then Leah said: what good fortune! So she named him Gad. Gad means good fortune or a troop. The exclamation of fortune in Leah's naming is the joy of the competition winning a point. The application: when children are named from competitive joy rather than from gratitude to God, the naming reflects the family's spiritual state. Leah has moved from the theological naming of Reuben (the LORD has seen my misery) to the competitive naming of Gad (good fortune, I'm winning).

COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS

Publish a note on this verse