We first meet Leah in Genesis 29:16. Not only was she unattractive or perhaps because of that Leah couldn't find a man. I imagine the years when she would no longer be marketable were quickly drawing near. Leah's age and looks had relegated her to the back of the wife shopping shelf.
Leah represents the kind of woman who can only get a man through schemes and deception. And even after she has snagged the man she'll never be able to win his affection. She is the second-choice wife.
God has shown that He still looks out for those women. Women who think there is no longer hope of finding a spouse. Though God does not support the method by which Laban and Leah deceived Jacob, He was still looking out for the single woman who hadn't been able to find a spouse for quite a long time.
And He kept looking out for her after the unhappy marriage. He gave her the firstborn signaling His approval of the marriage. Recall when Abraham had a child by Sarah's handmaid that God had not accepted him as Abraham's heir. Because He had not sanctioned Abraham having a child with her. In Leah's case God sanctioned this relationship and blessed her with Jacob's first four children. He looked upon her affliction (Reuben), He heard that she was hated (Simeon) and He caused her husband to be joined to her (Levi) so she could praise The Lord (Judah).
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