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She gave him Bilhah her handmaid as wife, and Jacob went in to her.
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A Plan Born of Envy
Commentators explain that Rachel's action, while driven by the real pain of barrenness, was rooted in sinful envy and rivalry with her sister. Matthew Henry notes that this passion is "hateful to God" and causes great "mischief among relatives." It serves as a cautionary tale about how personal pain, when mixed with envy, can lead to choices that fall short of God's ideal.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
19th Century
Anglican
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid To be enjoyed as a wife, though she was no other than a concubine; yet such wer…
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Rachel envied her sister: envy is grieving at the good of another—a sin than which none is more hateful to God, or more hurtful to our neighbors an…