Genesis 31:22–42
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
Every conflict between men is ultimately a theological conflict. When two men stand face to face in a dispute, as Jacob and Laban do here in the hills of Gilead, they are not just two personalities clashing. They are two religions at war, even when they are family. On the one side, you have Laban the Aramean, a man whose ultimate reality can be carved from wood, stolen by his daughter, and hidden in a camel's saddle. This confrontation is a courtroom drama on a hillside. There are accusations, defenses, searches for evidence, and a final, passionate testimony. But the verdict was already rendered before the trial even began. God Almighty, the true judge, had already visited the plaintiff in a dream and served him a divine restraining order. It is about the treachery of a greedy father-in-law.