Title: Jacob's Refuge/Genesis 28:11
Chapter 11 Jacob's Refuge
Jacob left his hometown. It was on the way to Haran's uncle's house. his hometown
From Beersheba to Haran in the land of Paddan Aram was a long distance of 1,500 li. he's home
When I left and reached a place, the sun was setting. That place was called Bethel, which was Jacob's
It was about 250 li away from Beersheba, his hometown.
He had walked 250 li until the sun went down. Jacob walks such a long way in one day
I think he would have run rather than gone. He who escapes his brother by this
It clearly shows how impatient his heart was.
Genesis 28:11 says, "When they came to a place, the sun was setting, and they took a stone and made a pillow.
He lay down there and slept." But after running 250 miles, he was exhausted and fell asleep.
It was. The road he came to Tui must have been a desolate wilderness road and a mountain road. hide yourself
How dangerous it is to fall asleep on a mountain road with nothing to cover.
Was it It was a dangerous road where wild beasts might attack and Esau might pursue.
All. But he fell asleep restlessly. Human beings are naturally sleepy during the day.
It's not a dangerous time. It's also when you can't protect yourself
Do. That's why sleeping time isn't about closing the door and locking the bar. But
Jacob fell on a dangerous mountain pass and fell into a deep sleep alone. It is you, he is in a dream
He had a vision of how God would protect him and bless him.
Genesis 28:12: “Jacob saw in a dream a ladder standing on the ground, and the top
reached the heavens, and behold, angels of God ascended and descended upon it, and
And behold, the LORD stood upon it and said, I am the LORD your grandfather Abraham
I am the God of Isaac. I will give to you and to your descendants the land on which you lie.
All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your descendants.
I am with you, I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you to this land.
I will bring you back. I will not leave you until I have done all that I have promised you.
After seeing the revelation,” he awoke
With a heart full of emotion and fear knowing that you were there, he built a pillar to cover the stone he had cut and slept.
He built an altar, anointed it with oil, and knelt before God. the first time he woke up
what was the word
In Genesis 28:16 we read, "Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, "Surely the LORD is here.
I did not know."
This did not know that God was with him until Jacob fell asleep.
it all makes sense In fact, until then, his heart was filled with fear, anxiety, loneliness, and tears.
It must have been wrapped. God sent his messengers to Jacob
She kept them all night long. Ladderes are laid in heaven and on earth, and the angels of God
It went up and down and [the LORD stood upon it], suggesting that
It is the Word (refer to Acts 7:55).
What truth do we learn here? In fact, we have deepened our faith
In that case, rather than receiving God's protection and grace at that time, it is the opposite.
Woo is more When we are actually forgetting God, God
Rather, we learn from Jacob that he seeks us out and protects us.
Jacob, not knowing that God was with him, fell down from exhaustion, but God
He kept him [standing] all night long.
how grateful this is Jacob got up, wept tears of joy, and built a stone pillar.
He poured oil and called the name of the place Bethel. It means [House of God].
His heart rejoiced when he left again, and how light his steps were.
I do not know. In Genesis 29:1 we read, "Jacob went out to the land of the people of the East..."
There is a saying, that the original text [I ㅆㅑ ] of [published] is going into the air.
words with meaning. In other words, it means to fly. This is how much his footsteps
This shows that it is lighter. His heavy footsteps were trembling with fear and anxiety
It is light and the heart of serving the Lord is joyful.
Eventually, he came to Haran, the land of Paddan Aram, his destination, and stood by a well.
But, unexpectedly, Laban's daughter Rachel appeared there with a flock of sheep. he is his
She was the daughter of her maternal uncle and who would later become his wife. Genesis 28:2 Isaac called Jacob
"Take a wife from among the daughters of Laban," he said, and Jacob's wife
was Laban's daughter. It was so mysterious that God led Jacob. uh
Is that all Genesis 29:13 says, "When Laban heard the news of his brother Jacob, he ran
When you come to receive him, to embrace him, to kiss him, and to relieve him in your own house,
Truly my bones and flesh.” What a welcome reception.
This was what made the road ahead prosper. Jacob was so moved that he wept aloud (29:11).
However, Jacob's path was not always easy. he must suffer
He was a yoga person. He cheated on his blind father, he cheated on his brother and ran away
Wasn't this A cunning attempt to fulfill God's holy promises through human deceit
wasn't he Now through many troubled days his character must be
He was the one who had to change. His cunning disposition must be sanctified in any way.
it needed to be done. From now on, hardships were on his way. first he
Consider the hardships experienced at Laban's house.
He had to be a shepherd in the fields for 20 years, but his maternal uncle was so kind.
Even his mind gradually changed. He tried to use Jacob, not to help.
it was Therefore, his torment grew worse day by day. Genesis 31:40 Ev.
"In the same way, I endure the heat by day and the cold at night, so that I can close my eyes.
I have been without contention.” This is the story of his 20 years in Laban’s house.
A word that describes life in one word.
He must be truthful, endure the rebellion of the day and the cold of the night, and spend day and night by the flock.
did. Not only that, but he continued to be treated unfairly in Laban's house.
Genesis 31:41 says, "During these 20 years of my stay with my uncle...
I have changed my wages ten times.”
It was a good thing. I had to be deceived by my uncle ten times. Deceiving my father and deceiving my brother.
He now had to pay for what he sowed.
“Whatever a man sows, he must also reap what he sows.
But he had to be deceived even by his sons, and he had a sad day because of it.
(Genesis 37:31-34).
Also, as it is said in Proverbs 13:15, "The way of the deceitful is rough," Jacob's life was
The road was really rough. (See Genesis 47:9). He's been so bad all his life
What had to be spent days was God's special training to change his character.
It should be seen that In fact, at last, after all his sufferings, he
it would have been a field
After 20 years of hard life in Paddan Aram, he finally longed for his hometown.
In Genesis 30:25, he finally told Laban, "Send me to my homeland and my land.
Let me go." He begged, but he made him stay with several words.
In fact, Jacob was not free to leave at will. he is also tied
was a servant But the time has finally come. Genesis 31:2 says, “Jacob looked upon Laban’s complexion.
I saw that it was not the same as it was before." And his sons also said of him, "
They took all that my father had” (31:1).
The environment has been so harsh that he doesn't know what kind of harm may come to him. very
Then the word of God came to him, saying, "Return to the land of your fathers, to your people.
I will be with you.” He also received the protection and guidance of God.
was God's chosen, beloved Son.
He fled quietly and left Laban's house. Toward the longing homeland of Canaan
However, there were still difficult days ahead of him.