Genesis 31:22-55 — Jacob's Covenant with Laban

The narrative portions of Scripture serve to highlight the paradigm established by Genesis 3:15. In the story of Jacob and Laban we see primarily not a conflict between two human beings, but a conflict between the one true God and the gods of Laban. Laban's gods are helpless and put to shame. Jacob's God fulfills his covenant and provides a redeemer to cleanse Jacob – and us - from sin.