O ~ Jacob is giving instructions to Joseph about where he wants to be buried - not in Egypt, but in the family grave cave. It's interesting to note who is buried there, and who is not. Jacob didn't want to be taken to the road outside Bethlehem where he buried Rachel, but to this place, where he buried Leah.
Oh how I wish Leah could have known this. The unloved rival who gave Jacob four sons, plus 2. The 'ugly sister' who was the consolation prize. She was the one who was buried with her grandma and Jacob's parents. She was the one who Jacob chose to be buried with.
A ~ Probably too little, too late - only to be recognized posthumously. And yet, it shows me that she wasn't the outsider that we can be led to believe. She may have felt unloved by Jacob, especially compared to 'hot stuff', but she was never unloved by God - and He orchestrated that her body could 'Rest In Peace'. Sometimes, it is not the devil, but rather the Lord who is in the details.
P ~ Lord, thank You that you watch over us - from beginning to the very end. I pray that you would encourage and strength all the 'Leahs' in the world - and the ones in my world - that they would know they are never less than anyone else - especially the Rachels.
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