ad

Tuesday 21 July 2015

Jacob and Rachel/The sheep and the stone



While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess. 11 Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud. But, I’m not in favor of endowing the figure of Jacob with Herculean strength, because the narrative seems to focus on his humanity and weakness, rather than his supernatural power. Could he have been showing off just a little?


Jacob Meets Rachel…9While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was a shepherdess. Does Jacob have Herculean Strength? Some have speculated that Jacob shows mythological strength in moving the stone. He told her that he was her father’s relative, Rebekah’s son, and she ran to tell her father.

The Bible in GIFs: Genesis 29 | The God of All

9 While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was a shepherdess. 10When Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, Jacob went up and rolled the stone from the mouth of the well and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. But one must ask: How did the shepherds find a rock just big enough to match the variable strength of all the shepherds involved. And it came about, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother, that Jacob went up, and rolled the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother” (Gen. 10 Now as soon as Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, Jacob came near and rolled the stone from the well's mouth and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. Couldn’t a single shepherd get a few extra hands to move the rock? What if a shepherd was that day or otherwise absent? It could be that the stone was not a particularly large stone—it was just used in the way we would use a “no trespassing sign” — not as an unconquerable barrier, but as a notice. Then Jacob kissed Rachel and burst into tears. 12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's kinsman, and that he was Rebekah's son, and she ran and told her father.

Story: THE STORY OF THE LADDER THAT REACHED TO HEAVEN

4 Jacob said to them, “My brothers, where do you come from?” They said, “We are from Haran.” 5 He said to them, “Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?” They said, “We know him.” 6 He said to them, “Is it well with him?” They said, “It is well; and see, Rachel his daughter is coming with the sheep!” 7 He said, “Behold, it is still high day; it is not time for the livestock to be gathered together. In this case, Jacob’s strength need not be superhuman. 11Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted his voice and wept.…

While he was still talking with them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep; she was the one who tended them. He moved a stone that normally took several people to move, and watered all of Rachel’s sheep. In order to do this, Jacob ignores the people’s customary method of sharing watering at the well. Again, Jacob is revealed to be the character that will do whatever it takes to get what he wants. Jacob’s motive for moving the stone seems to be to impress Laban by taking care of his sheep. As soon as Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his uncle Laban, with the sheep of his uncle Laban, he went up, rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well, and watered his uncle’s sheep. Meaning The text repeats the fact that Rachel is related to Laban, and that the sheep belong to Laban. Jacob may have been a homebody, but he was no weakling. 29:9, 10). Though in support of the supernatural-strength theory, Jacob does wrestle a divine being all night long. Water the sheep and go, pasture them.” 8 But they said, “We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together and the stone is rolled from the mouth of the well; then we water the sheep.”

Home H Holy Bible (KJV) Genesis 29 And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. This is based on the supposition that the shepherds had put a stone just large enough that it couldn’t be moved unless all shepherds were present, thus preventing people from prematurely watering their own flock. Improve the quality of Genesis 29 by leaving a suggestion at the bottom of the page.

No comments:

Post a Comment