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NASB | Genesis 30:1 Now when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she became jealous of her sister; and she said to Jacob, "Give me children, or else I die." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 30:1 When Rachel saw that she conceived no children for Jacob, she envied her sister, and said to Jacob, "Give me children, or else I will die." |
Subject: why she said give me children or else . |
Bible Note: The Zondervan NIV Study Bible states, "'she became jealous of her sister.' As Jacob was of his older brother. 'Give me children, or I'll die!' Tragically prophetic words (see Gen. 35:16-19)." The MacArthur NKJV Study Bible states, "The competition between the two sisters/wives is demonstrated in using their maids as surrogate mothers (vv. 3,7,9,12), in declaring God had judged the case in favor of the plaintiff (v. 6), in bartering for time with the husband (vv. 14-16), in accusing one of stealing her husband's favor (v. 15), and in the name given to one son- "wrestled with my sister" (Naphtali, v.8). The race for children was also accompanied by prayers to the Lord or by acknowledgment of His providence (vv. 6,17,20,22; also 29:32,33,35). This bitter and intense rivalry, all the more fierce though they were sisters, and even though they occupied different dwellings with their children as customary, shows that the evil lay in the system itself (bigamy), which as a violation of God's ordinance (Gen. 2:24) could not yield happiness. 'or else I die!' A childless woman in ancient Near Eastern culture was no better than a dead wife and became a severe embarrassment to her husband (see v. 23)." |
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