Instead of trusting God and facing Laban, Jacob “escaped” while his uncle was out of town. Laban pursued him, but God convinced Laban to let Jacob and all of his family leave. Surprise! God changed Laban’s heart! He could have changed it in the first place, but Jacob didn’t want to wait for Him to do it. Instead, he ran away—just like he had run from Esau. While Jacob was on his way back to Canaan, another problem occurred to him—Esau! What if Esau still wanted to kill him? Again, Jacob didn’t ask