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My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》

My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》 
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Day 221

Text: Genesis 30: 3-6

MEDITATION

Genesis 30:3-6

3 So she said, “Here is my maid Bilhah; go in to her, and she will bear a child on my knees, that I also may have children by her.”
4 Then she gave him Bilhah her maid as wife, and Jacob went in to her.
5 And Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son.
6 Then Rachel said, “God has judged my case; and He has also heard my voice and given me a son.” Therefore she called his name Dan

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. Desperate to have children

a. Rachel wanted to have children desperately.
b. Perhaps she felt the scorn of her sister and society for being barren.

2. The offer of Bilhah, her maid

a. Rachel did what Sarah once offered to Abraham.
b. She wanted Jacob to marry her maid, Bilhah.
c. If Bilhah had children, they would be officially hers.

3. Jacob’s compliance

a. He accepted Bilhah as his third wife.
b. This was to please Rachel for he knew how much she wanted to have a child.

4. Bilhah’s conception

a. Bilhah soon conceived.
b. She bore a son.

5. The naming of this son

a. It was Rachel who gave the name.
b. This son of Bilhah was hers, biologically.
c. But officially, this son was Rachel’s. The name given was also symbolic.
d. The new son was called “Dan,” which meant “to judge.” God seemed to have judged in her favour.

经文：创世记 30：3-6

沉思

《创世记 30：3-6》
3 拉结说：“有我的使女辟拉在这里，你可以与她同房，使她生子在我膝下，我便因她也得孩子。”
4 拉结就把她的使女辟拉给丈夫为妾，雅各便与她同房，
5 辟拉就怀孕，给雅各生了一个儿子。

6 拉结说：“神申了我的冤，也听了我的声音，赐我一个儿子。”因此给他起名叫但。

在生活里有意义地应用

1. 渴望有孩子

a. 拉结深深渴望能有孩子
b. 也许因为自己不能生孩子，她觉得被姐姐和社会嘲笑

2. 献她的使女辟拉为妾

a. 拉结做了撒拉曾经给亚伯拉罕的提议
b. 她要雅各娶她的使女辟拉
c. 如果辟拉有了孩子，他们将正式成为她的孩子

3. 雅各的服从

a. 他接受辟拉为他的第三任妻子
b. 这是为了取悦拉结，因为他知道她多么想生个孩子

4. 辟拉怀了孕

a. 辟拉很快就怀孕
b. 她生了一个儿子

5. 这儿子的名字

a. 是拉结为他取名
b. 在血缘关系上来说，辟拉的儿子是她的
c. 但是正式来说，这个儿子是拉结的。 取得名字也具有象征意义。
d. 新的儿子叫“但”，意思是“审判”。 上帝似乎已经给予了她有利的审判。