May 31, 2026 - Leah Beloved Series (1)
About this episode
Pastor Brett Deal explores the overlooked story of Leah in the Bible, highlighting themes of faithfulness and being unseen.
A Sunday morning sermon by Pastor Brett Deal. The Bible is full of so many amazing stories! Obvious right?! Okay, but humor me for a moment. The mind reels as we read of the cosmos created. The pulse races as the rain beats against the side of the ark and then lifts it up into the waves. The heart swells when Noah and his family stand again on solid ground gazing at the rainbow, the soaring symbol of God’s covenant. There are so many big stories with big heroes (Abraham, David, Elijah to name a few) whose stories are packed with adrenaline. There are also hundreds of “minor” characters, men and women we find in only a handful of verses, that—if we stop and think about—have outsized testimonies of God’s faithfulness. One great example of someone in the Bible often looked over—just as she was in life—is Leah (Genesis 29.15). Left to our own rushed reading we’d be excused for missing her. If Jacob and Rachel’s love story is a chapter, Leah is an easily lost footnote. Rachel is described for her striking beauty, but only Leah’s eyes are noticed (29.17). Which is poetically telling. Leah alone sees how unseen she is. She's overlooked by everyone around her, and she sees it. She’s a…
People in this episode
Host: Brett Deal
Topics covered
- Bible stories
- faithfulness
- minor characters
- loveless marriage
- covenant
- spirituality
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Genesis
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