Tuesday – Pentateuch

Reading – Genesis 29-30

Highlight Verse:

“Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and he wept aloud.”
‭‭Genesis‬ ‭29‬:‭11‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Let’s get the obvious out of the way. The kiss was a traditional kiss of greeting with no romantic connotations.

Still, the scene is a bit surprising.

In light of that, I decided to try to imagine the scene from Jacob’s point of view.

He had just travelled across the desert.

On the way he had an incredible vision of a ladder to Heaven.

Now he was seeing long lost family. – It didn’t hurt that they were glad to see him.

Perhaps meeting his future wife may have added to his emotions.

Whatever the reason, he had no problem with showing his emotions.

The display didn’t seem to disturb his relatives.

He dealt with his emotions quickly and proceeded to get to know his new-found family.

How do you deal with emotions?
Do they simmer or flow freely?