“Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. And Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful of form and face.” (Genesis 19:16-17, NASB)
Two daughters, sisters ”“ one was stunningly beautiful and the other, we are only told had weak eyes. Another translation says, “There was no sparkle in Leah’s eyes …” (NLT).
Perhaps Leah was always being compared to beautiful Rachel and this had taken the sparkle from her eyes. Whatever the reason, we can surmise she was often overlooked or rejected.
One only has to read the account of Leah and Rachel, and the deception which surrounded their marriage to the same man, to understand that Leah was cast aside. She was not the wife of choice even though she was glad to be chosen.
Leah brings many lessons for us to learn:
- God sees us when others look past us.
- God loves us when others may not.
- God responds to our cries when others don’t hear us at all.
But this time there was another lesson hidden in this familiar story …
Won’t you join me at Woman to Woman Ministries HERE as we continue to look at the problem with our eyes.
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