God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream of the night and said to him, "Be careful that you do not speak to Jacob either good or bad."This verse confuses me. First, why did God speak to Laban? There's no evidence that Laban worshiped God, in fact quite the opposite. He was pursuing Jacob partially because Rachel had stolen his idols. However, it appears that Laban understood how powerful God is, for he heeded the dream. However, why did this get his attention?
Also, why not speak to Jacob either good or bad? Does this mean not to speak to Jacob at all? Does it mean to not bless or curse him? It can't mean not to speak, for he goes and does just that, and brings accusations against Jacob in the process. I'd call that speaking bad, personally. So if it doesn't mean to avoid accusations, and it doesn't mean to not speak at all, what does it mean?
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