In this way the man grew exceedingly prosperous and came to own large flocks, and female and male servants, and camels and donkeys. The summary of Jacob's prosperity in Harran mirrors the summaries of Abraham's prosperity: large flocks, servants, camels, donkeys. The covenant blessing that was passed from Abraham to Isaac to Jacob is producing in Jacob's generation the same material abundance it produced in previous ones. The application: the covenant blessing that seemed to be working against Jacob in Laban's household was producing exactly what the covenant promised. The twenty years in Harran are not a detour from the covenant blessing but the occasion for it.

COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS

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