bookslover
Puritan Board Doctor
A friend and I are having a mild disagreement. I think that a natural reading of this passage shows that Jacob married Rachel and then served the second seven years for her. My friend says that Jacob served the second seven years first, then married Rachel after that was completed.
I think Genesis 29:30a ("So Jacob went in to Rachel also"...) clinches the argument in my favor (Jacob could not have done this if they weren't married), but my buddy still disagrees.
John Calvin and Derek Kidner agree with me. Matthew Henry doesn't mention this passage.
Opinions?
I think Genesis 29:30a ("So Jacob went in to Rachel also"...) clinches the argument in my favor (Jacob could not have done this if they weren't married), but my buddy still disagrees.
John Calvin and Derek Kidner agree with me. Matthew Henry doesn't mention this passage.
Opinions?