| Jacob's Dream |
Genesis Chapter 28
Words in red have a definition at the bottom of the page.
Genesis 27:42-45
Rebekah was told that Esau
wanted to kill Jacob her younger son. So she called Jacob and
told him that Esau intended to kill him. Rebekah the told him to
obey her and flee to her brother Laban's house in Haran.
She wanted him to stay with Laban until Esau's anger went away and he
forgot about what had happened. Rebekah then told him that she
would send for him later.
Rebekah
tells Jacob to flee to
her brother Laban in Haran.
Genesis
28:1-7her brother Laban in Haran.
When Isaac called Jacob he blessed
him, but he told him not to take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.
He told Jacob to go to the house of his mother's father in Padan Aram
and find a wife from the daughters of Laban, his mother's brother.
Isaac blessed Jacob and told him to be fruitful and multiply. He told him that he and his descendants would have the blessings of Abraham and inherit the land in which he was a stranger which God had given to Abraham. Isaac sent Jacob away. Jacob went to Padan Aram where Laban, the brother of Rebekah, lived.
Esau saw that his father, Isaac, had blessed Jacob and sent him away to find himself a wife.
Isaac blessed Jacob and told him to be fruitful and multiply. He told him that he and his descendants would have the blessings of Abraham and inherit the land in which he was a stranger which God had given to Abraham. Isaac sent Jacob away. Jacob went to Padan Aram where Laban, the brother of Rebekah, lived.
Esau saw that his father, Isaac, had blessed Jacob and sent him away to find himself a wife.
Jacob leaves home
Jacob
stops to sleep and
uses a stone as a pillow.
Genesis
28:10-11uses a stone as a pillow.
As Jacob traveled from
Beersheba toward Haran. Jacob came to a place and stopped to rest
there that night.
because the sun had set. He used a stone to rest his his head on, and
he laid down to sleep.
Jacob
has a dream of a ladder
with angels going up and down.
Genesis
28:12-15with angels going up and down.
As Jacob slept there, he had a
dream. In his dream, a
ladder
was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven. On the ladder
the
angels of God were ascending and descending
on it. The LORD
stood above it and spoke. He told him that he was the LORD
God of Abraham and the God of Isaac. He also told him that the
land on which he was lying He would give to him and his
descendants. Also his
descendants would be as
the dust of the earth and spread from the west and to the east, to the
north and the
south. Through him and his family all the families of the
earth would be blessed.
The LORD also told him that He was with him always and would bring him back to this land.
The LORD also told him that He was with him always and would bring him back to this land.
Jacob
takes the stone he had
slept on and set it up as a pillar.
Genesis
28:16-18slept on and set it up as a pillar.
When Jacob woke up from his
sleep he realized that the LORD was in that place. He was afraid
and said, "How awesome is this place! This
is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of
heaven!" Jacob got up early in the morning, and took the
stone he had slept on and set it up as a pillar,
and poured oil on top of
it.
Jacob
sets
up a pillar as God's
house and calls the place Bethel.
Genesis
28:19-22house and calls the place Bethel.
Jacob called the name of
that
place Bethel. The city had been called Luz before
that. Then Jacob made
a vow. If
God was with him and kept him going, gave him bread to eat, clothing,
and brought him back to his father's house in peace, then the
LORD would be his God.
Jacob
had set up the stone as a pillar to be God's house. Jacob
also decided that all God gave him, he would give a tenth back to God.
CONCLUSION:
Rebekah knew that Esau was angry with Jacob because he had bought
his birthright but also recieved the blessing from his father
Isaac. Esau being the oldest son was suppose to recieve his
father's blessing. Esau wanted to kill Jacob. So, Rebekah
told Jacob to go to Haran and find a wife. She was protecting her
sons in this way from hurting each other. Isaac also told Jacob
to not take a wife from the land of Canaan but to take a wife from one
of Laban's daughters. At this time the Canaanites did not serve
God. Isaac wanted him to find a wife that believed in and trusted
God. As Jacob travelled to Haran, he stopped to sleep. He
used a stone as a pillow and after he fell asleep, he had a dream about
angels going up and down a ladder. The Lord spoke to Jacob in the
dream and told him that the land he was on would be given to his
descendants. He gave Jacob the same promise that He had given to
Abraham and Isaac. He also told him that He would be with him
wherever he went. Now Jacob knew that God was with him and had
given him many promises. He was not afraid anymore because God
was with him. Jacob named the place where the Lord had spoken to
him, Bethel. Bethel means House of God.
DEFININTIONS:
ascending........... Moving up
bereaved............
Suffering or sad from the death of a loved
one.
blessed............... To make happy, God's special care for.
blessing.............. To give something special to someone.
Canaan.............. The promised land given to God's people.
descendants....... To come from a family line and those who follow, such as grandchildren.
descending......... Moving down.
fury................... Violently mad.
inherit................ To receive something from a relative, such as property after they die.
pillar................... A supporting column. In this story it is a pile of stones like a column.
Canaan............... The promised land given to God's people.
vow.................... A promise to be kept, an agreement.
blessed............... To make happy, God's special care for.
blessing.............. To give something special to someone.
Canaan.............. The promised land given to God's people.
descendants....... To come from a family line and those who follow, such as grandchildren.
descending......... Moving down.
fury................... Violently mad.
inherit................ To receive something from a relative, such as property after they die.
pillar................... A supporting column. In this story it is a pile of stones like a column.
Canaan............... The promised land given to God's people.
vow.................... A promise to be kept, an agreement.
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