Rachel and Leah: Fulfilling God's Purposes in Spite of Themselves

Overall I have not been overly impressed with J.T. Waldman's "Megillat Esther." My main issue is that I do not like his artistic style very much. It's too cluttered for my taste. That being said, Waldman's work has some interesting and unique components. Putting a book of the Bible into graphic novel form is not an original idea but Waldman executes it with some unique elements. He has interludes and little side plots in the book. My favorite is the Rachel/Leah dispute going on, in which their competitive nature shines. Waldman did this, presumably, because Esther and Mordecai are descended from Rachel and Jacob, while Haman, the bad guy, is descended from Jacob's brother Esau. Waldman has them arguing (seemingly just to argue). For instance, on page 106-107 Rachel and Leah are hidden amongst the plants on the bottom of the two pages arguing. Esther is important because she saves the Judaic people from genocide by risking her life to ask the king to spare them. To me, this little side story of Rachel and Leah in the story is great because it reminds the reader of their descendants. Esther, who was vital to her people's survival, was descended from Rachel, while from Leah came the Davidic line, of which Jesus Christ was a part. So, both sisters helped fulfill God's plan for the world in spite of their bitterness towards one another and selfishness. To me personally this is also a great example of how God uses people to fulfill His purposes despite people's failures and shortcomings.