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 For an essay written by God detailing everything wrong with the idea of "keeping the law perfectly", see Ezekiel 18.
-== 5. Why was Laban notified on the third day?
-Laban separated himself from Jacob after he told Jacob his wages. Jacob merely took his wages and went to (some place), as commanded by God. It was Laban who had left Jacob and not Jacob who had left (or, tricked) Laban. Jacob had taken "only his wits" (heb. his heart) with him. The reason why Laban thought he had fled is because Laban was in the active act of stealing from Jacob; Jacob was not guilty of, or party to, this theft. So when Jacob left of his own accord, Laban felt that he had been disenfranchised (of the ability to steal). This is a very similar idea to the situation of "When Lot left Abraham, God spoke to Abraham". In this case, Laban had chosen to leave the presence of God as revealed through Jacob. He had made his choice, and judgement was passed against him as a direct result (i.e. in-kind punishment) for his actions.
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