Bible: Proverbs 3:19-20; 8:22-31; 30:1-4

3:19 By wisdom the Lord laid the foundation of the earth; 1 

he established the heavens by understanding. 2 

3:20 By his knowledge the primordial sea 3  was broken open, 4 

and the clouds drip down dew. 5 

8:22While the earth continues to exist, 1 

planting time 2  and harvest,

cold and heat,

summer and winter,

and day and night will not cease.”

30:1 When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she 1  became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children 2  or I’ll die! 30:2 Jacob became furious 3  with Rachel and exclaimed, “Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having children? 4  30:3 She replied, “Here is my servant Bilhah! Have sexual relations with 5  her so that she can bear 6  children 7  for me 8  and I can have a family through her.” 9 

30:4 So Rachel 10  gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob had marital relations with 11  her.

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