Gen. 27- 利百加 - 偏心的母亲

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From Kwan Thai Chun

利百加 - 偏心的母亲 (创二十七章) 提要 : 利百加知道神的计划是要藉由雅各来应验，而不是以扫(创25:23) , 所以她不但特别偏爱雅各，她还处处设法使雅各超过哥哥以扫。同时，以撒却偏爱以扫，这种关系更使这对夫妇之间暗藏着冲突。利百加自以为为雅各争取祝福是正确的，就以欺骗的手段来争取。
    很多时候，我们也自以为是为正义而做，擅自为自己的行动在神的同意书上签字，纵使我们的行动并没有破坏神原本的计划 ，但我们仍要为自己的行动负责，并要留意背后所隐藏的动机为何。你是否强迫神在同意书上签字？抑或当你发现所要采取的行动与神的教训、圣经的原则不符时，宁愿将你的计划摆在一旁，让神来作工 ？我们积极的行动若是在神智慧的管理下，这行动才是可赞许的。

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