John Mark Comer Teachings Case Study: Rachel and Leah | Naming Your Stage of Apprenticeship E8
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Oct 28, 2022 AI Snips
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Biography As Spiritual Cartography
- The Bible teaches stage theory through biographies rather than abstract diagrams.
- Stories reveal patterns of God's work in human souls across a lifetime.
Jacob's Seven Years For Rachel
- Jacob serves seven years to marry Rachel because he loves her, a rare example of marriage for love in the Old Testament.
- Laban deceives Jacob by swapping Leah for Rachel on their wedding night, forcing Jacob into more service.
God Accommodates Human Brokenness
- The story exposes human dysfunction candidly rather than polishing it.
- This honesty shows God's accommodation to humanity and movement toward maturity in Jesus.