“And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.”
Then Leah said: God has presented me with a precious gift. This time my husband will treat me with honor, because I have borne him six sons. So she named him Zebulun. Zebulun means honor. The return to the relational hope — this time my husband will treat me with honor — is the wound that has not healed across all six births. After six sons, Leah is still hoping for Jacob's honoring attention. The application: the relational wound that producing children cannot heal is still present after six children. The need for the husband's honoring love is the need that six sons cannot meet.
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