Gen 28: 20-22 19 If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear21 so that I return safely to my father's household, then the lord will be my God22 and this stone that I have set up as a pillar will be God's house, and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth."

Jacob married Leah and Rachel, who were his cousins. Jacob was willing to wait, and work 7 years for Rachel. What Love and devotion! Rachels fathers deceit, giving Leah to him at the end of the 7 years, led to heart ache strife between both women. Leah knew she was not loved like Rachel was. Leah with each child believe that it would make Jacob love her, how many women do I see doing that today? Thinking bearing a man's child, or even still thinking bearing him a son will MAKE him love her? It took until her 4th son for her to praise GOD for her children.

Sometimes reading the OT only makes me mad. Their is SO much corruption! Lies, deceit, cheating/stealing, incest, polygamy... each generation you see men marrying more than one woman, sleeping with their servants and bearing children, and bearing these children for other women! Did they have any say in the matter? How did Rachel's servant feel when she was told to go sleep with Jacob and bear children with him for Rachel? Where was God in this and what were his thoughts on such behavior and actions?

Rachel watched 3 women bear children of her husbands before she did. She watched 10 sons and one daughter be born to him, 6 sons and the daughter born of her sister. But she still asked God for her own child. And she received it.

Jacob almost sought/got revenge on his father in laws deceit by returning it to him with how he handled breeding the flocks

Rachel stole Gods form her fathers house...why?

Jacob wrseted with "a man" and the man could not over power him... so he disabled him aka, Jacob wrestled with God and Jacob wasn't willing to bend to Gods will, in a sense. SO God caused him pain and disablity so he could get Jacob to listen. Gods all powerful but he cannot make us follow him. He can however change circumstances so our eyes are more open and willing to receive him...

Dinah....

Judah did not keep his promise, laid with a prostitute and gave a child to his sons wife.

Joseph and Potiphers wife

Joseph interprets dreams, his own and others...