Morton Presbyterian Church

Jacob's family was a mess. Yet God chose to work out God's purposes in this very flawed family. God still chooses to work through flawed, sinful, weak, messy people, messy families, and messy churches. In this particular story, Leah, the wife that Jacob doesn't want, becomes the ancient mother of the priestly and royal lines of Israel and Judah, and of the Messiah himself. Listen for the allusion to 1 Corinthians 1:26-31: God chooses what is foolish and weak in human eyes.