Rachel
Rachel
Rachel - HER NAME MEANS
“Ewe”
| HER CHARACTER: | Manipulated by her father, she had little say over her own life circumstances and relationships. But rather than dealing creatively with a difficult situation, Rachel behaved like a perpetual victim, responding to sin with yet more sin, making things worse by competing with her sister, and deceiving her father in return. |
| HER SORROW: | That her longing for children ultimately led to her death in childbirth. |
| HER JOY: | That her husband cherished her and would do whatever was in his power to make her happy. |
| KEY SCRIPTURES: | Genesis 29 – 35; Jeremiah 31:15; Matthew 2:18 |
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