Genesis 30:22 - The Biblical Illustrator

Bible Comments

And God remembered Rachel

God’s favour towards Rachel

I. IT WAS LONG DELAYER. Discipline.

II. IT WAS GRANTED TO HER AFTER SOME SOLEMN LESSONS HAD BEEN LEARNED.

1. Dependence.

2. Patience.

3. Faith and hope.

III. IT AWAKENED GRATITUDE.

1. Grateful recognition of God’s dealings (verse23).

2. Heartfelt acknowledgment of God (Genesis 30:24). (T. H. Leale.)

Genesis 30:22-24

22 And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

23 And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:

24 And she called his name Joseph;g and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.