tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29608097.post116499239624536991..comments2023-11-05T02:14:11.957-08:00Comments on L'chaim: Leah's EyesHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470283761189392205noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29608097.post-54990902428753487292010-06-30T13:18:22.344-07:002010-06-30T13:18:22.344-07:00I don't know you or follow your blog, I was ju...I don't know you or follow your blog, I was just looking at the same subject and happen here by chance. I really appreciate your entry and much of it makes a lot of sense. Joseph is another interesting note. I have never ever thought about Leah being God's choice, but it sure does make sense. Thanks! Your dad sounds like someone I could talk to for hours, even days. I have been Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29608097.post-86196788134461319182009-08-09T09:27:25.417-07:002009-08-09T09:27:25.417-07:00Been a long time since you posted this. I do not k...Been a long time since you posted this. I do not know you but I wanted to thank you for posting the results of your dad's studies of Leah's eyes. I thought that maybe her eyes were "dull" or "weak", another meaning of the original Hebrew in the text, making me think that perhaps she was good looking but had no life in her eyes. Perhaps there was fear. I saw it as a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29608097.post-61263133380711769232009-08-09T09:22:26.711-07:002009-08-09T09:22:26.711-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29608097.post-50763630368488475752008-02-01T09:58:00.000-08:002008-02-01T09:58:00.000-08:00Anon--I love the connection you made with that son...Anon--I love the connection you made with that song!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11470283761189392205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29608097.post-71975651932191807212008-02-01T09:53:00.000-08:002008-02-01T09:53:00.000-08:00I would have chosen Leah. I love those kind of eye...I would have chosen Leah. I love those kind of eyes. Makes me want to just gather that women in my arms and kiss her tenderly.<BR/>http://youtube.com/watch?v=bTkcu4GVRe8Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29608097.post-1165337161035256852006-12-05T08:46:00.000-08:002006-12-05T08:46:00.000-08:00Gina - that servant sign story is with Jacob's par...Gina - that servant sign story is with Jacob's parents, Isaac and Rebekah.<BR/>There are so many layers to this story. First, the deceiver is deceived. Much like the youngest took the oldest's birthright and blessing, Jacob again tried to supplant the rightful order by taking the youngest first. He knew the custom. Did he not suspect anything? But the manipulator was out-manipulated.<BR/>Even if Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11470283761189392205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29608097.post-1165280897095876042006-12-04T17:08:00.000-08:002006-12-04T17:08:00.000-08:00Hum! I'm still thinking on this one since we're st...Hum! I'm still thinking on this one since we're studying the very subjects in homeschooling now (though not in this in depth).<BR/><BR/>Not sure now if God really had a chosen wife for Jacob, but simply a chosen "family" (Though if I'm remembering this right the servant did ask for a sign from God and then came Rachel.)<BR/><BR/>One thing is certain, God can use anyone he chooses and Leah, thoughGina Conroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647753231391009981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29608097.post-1165280264240206992006-12-04T16:57:00.000-08:002006-12-04T16:57:00.000-08:00This post gave me {shivers}. Never thought of Leah...This post gave me {shivers}. Never thought of Leah as God's chosen! Great insight and much food for thought!Gina Conroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647753231391009981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29608097.post-1165116048312782312006-12-02T19:20:00.000-08:002006-12-02T19:20:00.000-08:00Interesting! What a fun little family discussion....Interesting! What a fun little family discussion. I like your dad's research. If he reads, "Hi, Dad."<BR/><BR/>Last year when I studied Genesis (through BSF and Beth Moore's Patriarchs' study), I really came to see Leah differently. Not just a leftover, but perhaps a love, but I like what your dad says--God's chosen one for Jacob. Some of this was probably colored by the theologically Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03789250398792504412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29608097.post-1165091999088150292006-12-02T12:39:00.000-08:002006-12-02T12:39:00.000-08:00I would not want to have to marry the brother of t...I would not want to have to marry the brother of the man I love. I find that cruel.<BR/><BR/>However, I see in the story God's plan, yes. God wanted a great nation, and that requires many Patriarchs. With Leah, Rachel, and the two servants, you get 12 sons to found tribe within a great nation.<BR/><BR/>I also see mercy. Elder daughters were supposed to marry first (and this tradition carried on Mirtikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04668769199544406582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29608097.post-1165044357979764202006-12-01T23:25:00.000-08:002006-12-01T23:25:00.000-08:00I'd never heard the Eyes thing. Although we have ...I'd never heard the Eyes thing. Although we have studied that whole twisted triangle several times.<BR/><BR/>The Bible is so full of God's choices being abandoned for our own. <BR/>.... and I'm so thankful we always get the 2nd chance.<BR/><BR/>Tender eyes ? I'm going to ask my pastor about this.<BR/><BR/> Maybe you are correct in that it was more how she "looked" upon things. The one who wasPamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05404943895800549273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29608097.post-1164999961647484242006-12-01T11:06:00.000-08:002006-12-01T11:06:00.000-08:00Maybe HE'S your muse.Maybe HE'S your muse.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498526034591365354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29608097.post-1164995059249396162006-12-01T09:44:00.000-08:002006-12-01T09:44:00.000-08:00Wow, Heather. Great thoughts on some difficult con...Wow, Heather. Great thoughts on some difficult concepts. I'd heard the different takes on Leah's eyes, but not the symbolism regarding her character or the further extrapolation regarding God's plan for Jacob. Very interesting. <BR/><BR/>Like you, I labor to wrap my mind around God's ways, but more than anything I'm comforted with the assurance that He brings His purposes to pass with perfect Jeanne Damoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03367259764815174547noreply@blogger.com