(KJV.) GENESIS 31:32-38
Jacob flees from Laban
(32) With whomsoever thou findest thy gods; let him not live; before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee; For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.
(33) And Laban went into Jacob's tent; and into Laban's tent and into the two maidservants' tents; but he found them not, Then went he out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent.
(34) Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not.
(35) And she said to her father; Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched but found not the images.
(36) And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me?
(37) Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both.
(38) This twenty years have I been with thee, thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.
ADDENDUM:
Are there things in our households that we cherish so much that they become idolatries in the eyes of the living God, who created us to adore him?
Jacob flees from Laban
(32) With whomsoever thou findest thy gods; let him not live; before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee; For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.
(33) And Laban went into Jacob's tent; and into Laban's tent and into the two maidservants' tents; but he found them not, Then went he out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent.
(34) Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not.
(35) And she said to her father; Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched but found not the images.
(36) And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me?
(37) Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both.
(38) This twenty years have I been with thee, thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.
ADDENDUM:
Are there things in our households that we cherish so much that they become idolatries in the eyes of the living God, who created us to adore him?
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