One who is childless is a despised member of the families of ancient Israel. Leah’s family would be the worst to deal with in this matter because they would not let up on her as she was hated. In other words she was a prisoner in her own house. The Lord was going to bring the Messiah through her so He opened her womb and gave her four children in succession. In fact her first-born son Ruben (see ye a son) was so named signifying the Lord seeing her affliction. With this she thought that Jacob would begin to love her. It seems that the lack of love toward her continued because she said after the second son Simeon (hearing) was born Because Jehovah hath heard that I am hated He gave me another son. Again after the third son Levi (joined) she said this time will my husband be joined unto me because she had born him three sons. It did not happen because Jacob still loved Rachel. When Leah had the forth son Judah (praise) she turned her attention to Jehovah to get her faith aligned properly for all good and perfect things come from God. She began to realize that He although her last focus was the better object of her attention. She began to realize that God loved her even if the family did not. After all He was blessing her and not Rachel with children. This is an interesting scene in Spiritual dynamics. Jacob pours his love out on Rachel, Laban is pleased to have married Leah off and God blesses Leah the hated one. We need to pay attention to this when we sense that things are going wrong for us. We must realize that we are loved of God and He will bless us in His own time and manner. It is to Him that our love focus should go first. Now Leah stopped bearing children. It coul
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