More deception, and more deception. And lots of kids. And in our minds, a good bit of promiscuity. Of note, in the custom of the day a marriage wasn’t fully confirmed until the birth of a son. This meant that Jacob couldn’t have left with Rachel until Joseph was born, and God doesn’t urge Jacob to leave until this had occurred.
Psalm note: David declares, “The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord’s throne is in heaven.”
