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Verse Genesis 28:12. _HE DREAMED, AND BEHOLD A LADDER_] A multitude of
fanciful things have been spoken of Jacob's vision of the ladder, and
its signification. It might have several designs, as God ch...
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- Jacob’s Journey to Haran
3. קהל _qâhāl_, “congregation.”
9. מחלת _māchălat_, Machalath, “sickness, or a harp.”
19. לוּז _lûz_, Luz, “almond.”
The blessing of his sons was the last passage in...
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CHAPTER 28 JACOB'S DEPARTURE TO PADAN-ARAM AND HIS VISION
_ 1. Isaac sends Jacob away and gives his blessing (Genesis 28:1)_
2. Esau's action (Genesis 28:6)
3. Jacob's vision and vow (Genesis 28:10...
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YAHWEH REVEALS HIMSELF TO JACOB AT BETHEL. This section is taken from
J and E. To E Genesis 28:11 f., Genesis 28:17 f., Genesis 28:20_ a_,...
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AND HE DREAMED, AND BEHOLD,. LADDER SET UPON THE EARTH.
God was pleased, in this spot where Abraham "had called on the name of
the Lord," and where he had revealed himself to the patriarch, to
appear...
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LADDER. Hebrew. _sullam,_ from _salal,_ to pile up like terraces;. way
cast up, stairway. Occurs only here. Compare Isaiah 35:8; Isaiah
57:14; Isaiah 62:10....
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_And he dreamed_ The vision, about to be described, is conveyed
through the medium of a dream; cf. Genesis 20:3.
_a ladder_ It has been suggested, e.g. by Stanley (_Sinai and
Palestine_, p. 219) that...
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This section taken from J and E follows upon Genesis 27:45. Observe
the mention of Haran in Genesis 28:10 (cf. Genesis 27:43), and the
mention of Beer-sheba as the dwelling-place of Isaac in...
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DISCOURSE: 43
JACOB’S VISION A TYPE OF THE MINISTRATION OF ANGELS TO CHRIST
Genesis 28:12. _And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set upon the
earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the...
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4. _Jacob's Dream-Vision at Bethel_ (Genesis 28:10-17).
_The Dream Ladder and the Angels._ Jacob went out from Beersheba
(Genesis 26:25)and set out toward Haran. Note the following
differences of view...
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_AND HE DREAMED, AND BEHOLD A LADDER SET UP ON THE EARTH, AND THE TOP
OF IT REACHED TO HEAVEN: AND BEHOLD THE ANGELS OF GOD ASCENDING AND
DESCENDING ON IT._
He dreamed. It was natural that in the unw...
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JACOB DEPARTS FOR PADAN-ARAM. HIS DREAM AT BETHEL
1-4. Isaac bids Jacob seek one of the daughters of his uncle Laban in
marriage, and assures him that the blessings and promises bestowed on
Abraham s...
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GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE
GENESIS
_ALUN OWEN_
CHAPTER 28
JACOB SETS OUT ON HIS JOURNEY
V1 Then Isaac called Jacob and he blessed him. He *commanded him,
‘Do not marry a *Canaanite woman. V2 Go to the...
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Many Bibles call the staircase a ‘ladder’. But *angels went up and
other *angels came down. They could not do that at the same time on a
ladder. We do not know exactly what the *Hebrew word means.
Go...
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THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
Abraham begat Isaac — The _Tôldôth_ in its original form gave
probably a complete genealogy of Isaac, tracing up his des...
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BEHOLD A LADDER.... — Isaac had confirmed Jacob in the possession of
the blessing before he started on his long journey, but it was
necessary that he should also have the Divine ratification of his
ap...
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וַֽ יַּחֲלֹ֗ם וְ הִנֵּ֤ה סֻלָּם֙
מֻצָּ֣ב אַ֔ר
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JACOB'S VISION AT BETHEL
Genesis 28:10
This is the Ladder chapter, in which a wayward, weak man is seen
holding fellowship with the Eternal God, who loves us, notwithstanding
our unworthiness, and de...
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Here Jacob is seen exiled from his home, flying from Beersheba. In
this connection we have the account of the first of the direct divine
communications to him. Tired and weary, he reached Luz and duri...
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JACOB LEFT CANAAN
Isaac agreed with Rebekah in the matter of a wife for Jacob. He sent
him to Laban's house to find a wife. Isaac also gave Jacob the
blessing of Abraham from God. When Esau realized...
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And he dreamed, and behold a (d) ladder set up on the earth, and the
top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending
and descending on it.
(d) Christ is the ladder by which God an...
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In the early ages, a very usual method, in which the Lord communicated
himself to his people, was by visions and dreams....
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Having already shown the position of Isaac, I resume briefly with the
remark that he stands before us clearly as the representative of the
Son, and this too as dead, risen, and in heaven. All will und...
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12._And he dreamed_. Moses here teaches how opportunely, and (as we
may say) in the critical moment, the Lord succoured his servant. For
who would not have said that holy Jacob was neglected by God, s...
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Jacob becomes now the picture of cast-out and wandering Israel, heir
of the promises, watched over, but an outcast. The wanderings of
Abraham were in the land of promise; those of Jacob, out of it: tw...
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AND HE DREAMED,.... As he slept; not a common dream, but under divine
direction and influence:
AND, BEHOLD, A LADDER SET UPON THE EARTH, AND THE TOP OF IT REACHED TO
HEAVEN: denoting either the provi...
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And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top
of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and
descending on it.
Ver. 12. _Behold a ladder._] _Scala est, pio...
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Gen. 28:11, 12. There seems to be a double representation in this
story. It seems to be a type that has respect to two things.
(1.) By Jacob sleeping and having heaven opened to him, and God
appearing...
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_Behold a ladder set up on the earth_ This might represent, 1st, The
_providence of God_, by which there is a _constant correspondence kept
up_ between heaven and earth. The counsels of heaven are exe...
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1 Isaac blesseth Iacob, and sendeth him to Padan Aram.
6 Esau marrieth Mahalal the daughter of Ishmael.
10 The Vision of Iacobs ladder.
18 The stone of Bethel.
20 Iacobs vow.
1 AND Isaac called I...
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And He dreamed, and, behold, a ladder set up on the earth, and the top
of it reached to heaven; and, behold, the angels of God ascending and
descending on it....
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JACOB'S DREAM AT BETHEL...
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C.
JACOB.-ISRAEL, THE WRESTLER WITH GOD, AND HIS WANDERINGS
FIRST SECTION
_Jacob’s journey to Mesopotamia, and the heavenly Ladder at Bethel_
GENESIS 28:10-22
10And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, a...
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JACOB SENT TO PADAN-ARAM
Though scripture tells us that Isaac loved Esau, he had not done as
Abraham had in making sure that Isaac's wife was of his own kindred.
Rebekah's words to him now evidently a...
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10-15 Jacob's conduct hitherto, as recorded, was not that of one who
simply feared and trusted in God. But now in trouble, obliged to flee,
he looked only to God to make him to dwell in safety, and h...
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This ladder may be considered, either,
1. Literally, and so it represented to Jacob the providence of God,
who, though he dwell in heaven, extends his care and government to the
earth, and particularl...
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These Chapter s present to us the history of Jacob at least, the
principal scenes in that history. The Spirit of God here sets before
us the deepest instruction, first, as to God's purpose of infinite...
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Genesis 28:12 dreamed H2492 (H8799) ladder H5551 up H5324 (H8716)
earth H776 top H7218 reached H5060 ...
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JACOB MEETS GOD AT BETHEL (GENESIS 28:10)
Genesis 28:10
‘And Jacob went out from Beersheba and went towards Haran.'
At this stage Isaac and the family tribe are still firmly situated in
Beersheba....
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ANGELS
(_ See Scofield) - (Hebrews 1:4). _...
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Genesis 28:11
Sleeping to see. One may be too wide-awake to see. There are things
which are hidden from us until we lie down to sleep. Only then do the
heavens open and the angels of God disclose the...
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Genesis 28
I. If there be little poetic or romantic charm in the history of
Isaac, what a wealth of it there is in that of Jacob! A double deceit,
followed by banishment from his country; this expulsi...
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Genesis 28:10
In his dream Jacob saw three things:
I. A way set up between earth and heaven, making a visible connection
between the ground on which he slept and the sky.
II. The free circulation a...
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Genesis 28:10
I. Consider the circumstances under which the vision here described
was granted to Jacob. He had left his home and was suffering trial and
hardship; he was a friendless and unprotected...
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Genesis 28:10
Jacob makes his brother's hunger an occasion for bargaining with him
for his birthright. Esau says, "What profit shall this birthright do
to me?" Neither one nor the other knew what good...
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Genesis 28:12.
I. Jesus, the Ladder, connects earth with heaven.
II. This ladder comes to sinners.
III. God is at the top, speaking kind words down the ladder.
IV. Advice to climbers: (1) Be sure t...
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Genesis 28:11
I. The ladder whose top reached to heaven while its base rested on the
earth is the Son of Man who was also the Son of God. If we attempt to
approach God otherwise than through the huma...
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CONTENTS: Jacob at Bethel and the Abrahamic covenant confirmed to him
in a dream.
CHARACTERS: Isaac, Jacob, Laban, Esau, Ishmael, Mahalath, angels.
CONCLUSION: The believer should realize that he is...
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Genesis 28:1. _Isaac called Jacob and blessed him._ A heart-rending
business to be forced away from his father's house in the 58th year of
his age. He went not with a train of ten camels, as were sent...
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_And he dreamed, and behold, a ladder set up on the earth, and the top
of it reached to heaven_
JACOB AT BETHEL
I. THE WANDERER. It had been a desolate day, and there was only
desolation at night. In...
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A SHINING STAIRCASE
Behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to
heaven.... And, behold, the Lord stood above it (RVm ‘ beside him
'). Genesis 28:12-13.
You know how it is when...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 28:12 LADDER SET UP ON THE EARTH. What
matters most is not the exact shape of this structure but its purpose.
It provides a bridge between heaven and earth, showing that God is...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 28:10 The Lord uses an extraordinary dream
to confirm that the divine promises to Abraham will be fulfilled
through Jacob. A similar event will take place upon Jacob’s return
t...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Genesis 28:11. And he lighted upon a certain place.] “The term means
_he fell upon the place,_ as the providential stopping-place
incidentally coming upon it, or coming up to it, as t...
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EXPOSITION
GENESIS 28:10
AND JACOB WENT OUT FROM BEERSHEBA,—in obedience to his father's
commandment to seek a wife (Genesis 28:2), but also in compliance with
his mother's counsel to evade the wrath...
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So Isaac called Jacob, and he blessed him, and he charged him, and he
said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
Arise, and go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy moth...
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he dreamed. Genesis 15:1 Genesis 15:12 Genesis 20:3 Genesis 20:6
Genesis 20:7
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Behold a ladder set upon the earth, and the top of it reached heaven,
the angels ascending and descending on it, and the Lord stood above it
— This might represent The providence of God, by which ther...