Dear Arlene:

You asked:

"I wonder if you could give some thought to the 14 years that Jacob (type of Christ?) had to "work" for the "fruitful" bride, Leah, who was foisted upon him by Laban (Leah = the church?)... and also your ideas on Joseph, I would appreciate your thoughts.   Joseph stored "grain" during the first 7 years (the church), and then his brothers returned to him and didn't recognize him, during the second 7 years, picturing the tribulation Jews returning to the Lord."

I have no insights on the Jacob and Leah/Laban situation but there may be some meaning there.  Jacob actually served Laban for 20 years.

As to Joseph, I previously suggested that the seven good years might have been 1998-2005, and the seven bad years the Tribulation of 2005-2012, but this is speculation.

God bless you,

Jim