-the man Laban is revealed to us in brilliant color
(attempted murder, lust after another’s property, theft, false accusation). He is a man driven by his lusts, particularly
for material wealth. Is there a greater
example of a despicable, self-centered human being? He seizes immediately on a strategy where his
own appetites trump the most fundamental codes of morality. Seemingly he takes such action in a moment
indicating that this wickedness and evil is central to his character. He is entirely corrupt, carnal and
narcicistic. He is a perfect
villan: clothed with mortal power and
adept at iniquity. To what extent is he
an archtpe of the Jerusalem establishment?
No wonder destruction hangs upon them.
He, like King Noah of a later era, has no idea his mortal prominence and
power are about to dissolve literally overnight. All his pathetic schemes and tireless
self-exhalting efforts to accumulate the riches of this world will amount to
nothing in a matter of hours.
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