Perhaps the most romantic verse in the Bible is found in Genesis the story of Jacob and Rachel. Jacob left home and traveled nearly 500 miles to find the right girl to marry. When he found her, her father required him to work seven years as a laborer for a dowry before he could marry her. Jacob’s attitude about the seven years (which because of her father deception turned into 14 years) is seen in Genesis 29:20.
“Jacob served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.”
Reading this verse touches nearly every woman. They might say, “I want to be loved like that.” The great romance of this story does not end with this verse. After decades together, Rachel died while giving birth to Benjamin. (Gen 35). The loss devastated Jacob, but with twelve sons, life must go.
Nearly 40 years later, Jacob also died. As he lay on his death bed his son Joseph came to visit him one last time. What would this great old patriarch talk about as his life was ebbing away? Would he tell stories of Isaac? Would he tell of his conflict with Esau? Would he ramble about how hard life is? No!
He spoke to Joseph about the love of his life, Rachel and told of her burial. He loved her when he met her. He loved her when he worked for her. He loved her when he died. That is a great love story. That is real romance.
Have you ever read such a tale of love? Oh yes I have. Here it is:
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” (John 3:16-17)
Before you were ever born, God loved you so much that He let His Son die for you. That is the greatest love story ever. I want to be loved like that!
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