1 And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die. 2 And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb? 3 And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her. 4 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her. 5 And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son. 6 And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan (Genesis 30:1-6).
Sometimes the facts of the bible go against even our ‘sensibilities’. This should not surprise us though. The bible is true in all it discusses. And human nature and actions are discussed frequently. The fact is even the giants of our faith were sinners and made mistakes acting according to their own will. But God still works it all out. God’s plan for salvation accounts for human sin and in fact is designed to deal with it specifically. Interestingly as we will learn later the tribe of Dan is excluded from the list of tribes in Revelation. Sin always has consequences.
Sometimes the facts of the bible go against even our ‘sensibilities’. This should not surprise us though. The bible is true in all it discusses. And human nature and actions are discussed frequently. The fact is even the giants of our faith were sinners and made mistakes acting according to their own will. But God still works it all out. God’s plan for salvation accounts for human sin and in fact is designed to deal with it specifically. Interestingly as we will learn later the tribe of Dan is excluded from the list of tribes in Revelation. Sin always has consequences.
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