Genesis 31:35 Rachel said to her father, “Don’t be angry, my lord, that I cannot stand up in your presence; I’m having my period.” So he searched but could not find the household gods.
It appears that Rachel has learned deceptive ways from either her father or husband or both. But I am so curious about her motivation. Why did she steal her father’s idols? Does she not believe in the God of Jacob? Is she skeptical about a God who favors someone like Jacob (after all, he hasn’t been a very godly husband)?
Genesis 31:36 Jacob was angry and took Laban to task. “What is my crime?” he asked Laban. “How have I wronged you that you hunt me down?
As I looked for this answer online, one source posited that, much like Jacob’s deception with Esau and Isaac, Rachel stole the idol to get the blessing of her ancestors. I wonder how she felt that worked out for her and whether she continued in the deceptive ways she showed in today’s scripture.
Genesis 31:37 Now that you have searched through all my goods, what have you found that belongs to your household? Put it here in front of your relatives and mine, and let them judge between the two of us.
Precious Savior, Again I am left wondering what I am supposed to learn from today’s scripture. Ultimately, it reinforces the fact that You are sovereign and that You can work all things (even our ridiculousness) to our good and Your glory. Thank You that You don’t treat me as I deserve. Thank You for Your fierce love. Amen.
Genesis 31:38 “I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten rams from your flocks.
Have a blessed day.