Genesis 28-30

In "The Life of Jacob — Part One," Pastor Jason Duff walks through Genesis 28-30 tracing Jacob's 20-year exile in Haran, covering four big movements in his story: his encounter with God at Bethel that becomes his moment of personal dedication, the seven-year dowry he works to win Rachel's hand, the jaw-dropping deception by his uncle Laban on the wedding night, and the painful division that erupts between Rachel and Leah as they compete for Jacob's affection. Along the way, Pastor Jason delivers some of the most honest and practical teaching on relationships in the entire series — addressing how men and women experience love and intimacy differently, why the Bible records polygamy without endorsing it, and how culturally accepted norms can quietly become sins we stop examining. At the heart of it all is the same thread from Sunday's message — Rachel, Leah, and Jacob are all searching for fulfillment in people and things that were never meant to provide it, and the lesson is just as urgent for us today.