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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 227

Text: Genesis 30: 22-24

MEDITATION

Genesis 30:22-24

22 Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb.
23 And she conceived and bore a son, and said, “God has taken away my reproach.”
24 So she called his name Joseph, and said, “The LORD shall add to me another son.”

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. God remembered Rachel

a. This does not mean that God had forgotten her.
b. But He had shut Rachel’s womb so that she was unable to have children.

2. God listened to Rachel

a. Rachel obviously had cried out to God.
b. In humility she pleaded with God to give her a child.
c. God opened her womb.

3. Rachel’s conception

a. She bore a son to Jacob.
b. She named her son “Joseph”.
This name was also symbolic. It meant “He will add”.
c. Joseph would not be her one and only son.
d. She expressed faith and hope that God would add further.

4. Mandrakes

a. It was not because of the mandrakes that Rachel became fertile.
b. Joseph was not born till years later.

PRAYERS ANSWERED BY GOD

1. Leah had prayed to the LORD for more children. God had answered her prayer.

2. Rachel had also turned to God in prayer. The LORD also graciously heard and answered her prayer.

经文：创世记 30：22-24

沉思

《创世记 30：22-24》
22神顾念拉结，应允了她，使她能生育。
23拉结怀孕生子，说：“神除去了我的羞耻。”

24就给他起名叫约瑟，意思说：“愿耶和华再增添我一个儿子。”

在生活里有意义地应用

1. 上帝顾念拉结

a. 这并不是指拉结之前被上帝遗忘
b. 但上帝使拉结无法生育

2. 上帝应允了拉结

a. 拉结向上帝祈求
b. 她谦卑地恳求上帝赐给她一个孩子
c. 上帝便使她能生育

3. 拉结怀孕生子

a. 她为雅各生了一个儿子
b. 她为孩子取名为“约瑟”。这个名字也有象征性。意思是“愿上帝增添”
c. 约瑟不会是她唯一的儿子
d. 她表明信心与盼望，愿上帝会给她增添一个儿子

4.风茄

a. 拉结并不是因风茄而受孕的
b. 约瑟是数年后才诞生的

上帝回应祷告

1. 利亚祈求上帝使她能生更多儿子。上帝便应允了她

2. 拉结也向上帝祈求祷告。上帝富有恩典地垂听她的祷告，并应允了她