“And he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father’s; and of that which was our father’s hath he gotten all this glory.”
Jacob heard that Laban's sons were saying: Jacob has taken everything our father owned and has gained all this wealth from what belonged to our father. The complaint is technically accurate but theologically incomplete — Jacob's prosperity came from God's direction in the breeding arrangement, not from theft. The accusation that the covenant person's success has come at the community's expense is a recurring charge. The application: the covenant person's visible prosperity often generates accusations from those around them, and the theological reality behind the prosperity is usually invisible to the accusers.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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