Jacob travelled through the land of promise and when he came to Bethlehem his beloved wife, Rachel, died in childbirth, and this is significant for Bethlehem was the intended place for the birth of the Messiah, and the new-born baby boy was given prophetic names. Rachel, before she died, called him Ben-oni, “the son of my sorrow”, while Jacob called him Benjamin, “the son of my right hand”: so, in due course, God’s own Son was first “a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief”, Isaiah 53:3Isaiah 53:3XWaiting for response and afterwards exalted to sit at God’s right hand. Psalms 110:1Psalms 110:1XWaiting for response
Verses 18-19
Genesis 35:18-19XWaiting for responseJacob travelled through the land of promise and when he came to Bethlehem his beloved wife, Rachel, died in childbirth, and this is significant for Bethlehem was the intended place for the birth of the Messiah, and the new-born baby boy was given prophetic names. Rachel, before she died, called him Ben-oni, “the son of my sorrow”, while Jacob called him Benjamin, “the son of my right hand”: so, in due course, God’s own Son was first “a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief”, Isaiah 53:3Isaiah 53:3XWaiting for response and afterwards exalted to sit at God’s right hand. Psalms 110:1Psalms 110:1XWaiting for response