Bilhah and Zilpah are called Jacob's wives in Genesis 37:2. But...but... weren't they just concubines? That depends on what you mean by "just". In the ancient Hebrew culture of the Bible, a concubine was a wife with the added obligations of servitude. She wasn't a prostitute, temporary wife, or "side thing". Her husband had to provide for her just like he did for a free wife and he couldn't kick her out when he was tired of her.
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DID YOU KNOW THAT THE 12 SONS OF JACOB IS A MYSTERY OF CHRIST

Jacob had twelve sons and their names put together is the hidden gospel revealed through it. It's amazing how God hid all these wonderful truths in simple names and stories. Here are the names and their meanings:

Reuben – Behold, A Son is born to us
Simon – One who hears
Levi - Attached
Judah – Praise the Lord
Dan – He judged
Naphtali – My Struggle
Gad – Good fortune
Asher – Happiness
Issachar - Reward
Zebulun - Honour
Joseph – Add to my family
Benjamin – Son of righteousness

This is what it says:
BEHOLD, A SON IS BORN TO US, ONE WHO HEARS US AND WHO IS ATTACHED TO US. PRAISE THE LORD, HE JUDGED OUR STRUGGLE AND BROUGHT US GOOD FORTUNE, HAPPINESS, REWARD, HONOUR; HE ADDED US TO HIS FAMILY AND CALLED US SONS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.

This completely blew off my mind. Jesus Christ is not just a mere name that is mentioned in sermons, He is the content, the context, the text, paragraph, remark, the mark and the outline of the entire Bible. WOW, how awesome is our God...

Therefore;
Cultivate the habit of talking to the Lord when you can... during the day at work and at home....
Continually petition Him for help, for light, for strength, for knowledge. Let every breath be a prayer so God can be in every part or every hour of your day... Amen

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