Jacob served Laban 7 years in order to marry Rachel. Jacob’s inner emptiness had made him prone to the idolatry of romantic love. The greatest casualty of Jacob’s idolatry was Leah. Because Jacob loved only Rachel, Leah wanted Jacob’s love more than anything else. The desire for romantic love became a form of slavery. It made Jacob’s family dysfunctional and unhappy. The only one whose love can satisfy us is the Son of Leah, who was forsaken so that we can be accepted by God.