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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 222

Text: Genesis 30: 7-8

MEDITATION

Genesis 30:7-8

7 And Rachel’s maid Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.
8 Then Rachel said, “With great wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister, and indeed I have prevailed.” So she called his name Naphtali.

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. Bilhah’s second son

a. She gave birth to a second son.
b. She too was productive.

2. Bilhah, the birth-mother

a. Bilhah was like a surrogate mother.
b. She knew her place.
c. She would be accorded some privileges, like being called a wife of Jacob.
d. But she knew the limitations.

3. The naming of the second son

a. Rachel named the second son also.
b. What she said may be noted:
i. She spoke of wrestling with her sister.
ii. Bilhah’s role was to be a mother to compete with Leah.
iii. It was likened to “a wrestling match”.
c. Naphthali was the symbolic name given:
i. Naphthali means “My wrestling”.
ii. Rachel was determined to prevail in this wrestling match with Leah.

JACOB

He could not interfere. He knew that this would create problems in the future in the family, but he did not have a solution to offer at all.

经文：创世记 30：7-8

沉思

《创世记 30：7-8》
7 拉结的使女辟拉又怀孕，给雅各生了第二个儿子。

8 拉结说：“我与我姐姐大大相争，并且得胜。”于是给他起名叫拿弗他利。

在生活里有意义地应用

1. 辟拉的第二个儿子

a. 她生了第二个儿子
b. 她也能生育多子多孙

2. 生母，辟拉

a. 辟拉像一位代孕母亲
b. 她知道她的地位
c. 她将获得一些特权，例如被称为雅各的妻子
d. 但是她知道这是有限的

3. 第二个儿子的名字

a. 拉结也为第二个儿子取名
b. 必须注意她的话：
i. 她谈到和姐姐大大相争
ii. 辟拉的角色是母亲并要与利亚相争
iii. 被比作“相争比赛”
c. 拿弗他利是那具有象征意义的名字：
i. 拿弗他利的意思是“我的相争”
ii. 拉结决心要在这场与利亚相争的比赛里得胜

雅各

他不能干涉。 他知道这将会带给家庭问题，但是他根本没有解决办法