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Text: Genesis 30: 31-33

MEDITATION

Genesis 30:31-33

31 So he said, “What shall I give you?” And Jacob said, “You shall not give me anything. If you will do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep your flocks:
32 Let me pass through all your flock today, removing from there all the speckled and spotted sheep, and all the brown ones among the lambs, and the spotted and speckled among the goats; and these shall be my wages.
33 So my righteousness will answer for me in time to come, when the subject of my wages comes before you: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the lambs, will be considered stolen, if it is with me.”

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. Laban could not disagree with Jacob’s analysis

a. He had prospered considerably.

b. Thus, he wanted Jacob to stay on and work for him.

c. He was willing to give (fixed. wages to Jacob.

2. Jacob’s reply

a. This was probably affected by what he had already experienced.

i. He had been deceived by Laban.

ii. He had served Laban for fourteen years and counting.

iii. He did not want to have fixed wages.

iv. He had a large family and he needed to do better than to be paid wages.

b. A counter proposal

i. Jacob would continue to look after the flock of Laban.

ii. He would choose for himself goats and sheep that were speckled.

iii. These would be his “wages”.

c. Accounting measures

i. He would be happy to have his flock of sheep and goats checked at any time.

ii. He would not take what was Laban’s. He would exercise trust in God.

经文：创世记 30：31-33

沉思

《创世记 30：31-33》
31拉班说：“我当给你什么呢？”雅各说：“什么你也不必给我，只有一件事，你若应承，我便仍旧牧放你的羊群。
32今天我要走遍你的羊群，把绵羊中凡有点的、有斑的和黑色的，并山羊中凡有斑的、有点的，都挑出来，将来这一等的就算我的工价。

33以后你来查看我的工价，凡在我手里的山羊不是有点有斑的，绵羊不是黑色的，那就算是我偷的。这样便可证出我的公义来。”

在生活里有意义地应用

1. 拉班无法不同意雅各的分析

a. 他确实兴盛了许多

b. 所以他要雅各留下来继续为他工作

c. 他愿意给雅各（固定）的工价

2. 雅各的回应

a. 这或许受了他所经历的事所影响

i. 他曾被拉班欺骗

ii. 他已经服侍了拉班十四年，并且还在继续服侍

iii. 他不要固定的工价

iv. 他有一个大家庭，必须有比工价更多的收入

b. 他的反建议

i. 雅各会继续牧放拉班的羊群

ii. 他会亲自把山羊和绵羊中凡有点的挑给自己

iii. 这些会是他的工价

c. 检查措施

i. 他很乐意随时让他的羊群受检查

ii. 他不会索取那属于拉班的。他会信靠上帝