GLANCING THROUGH THE SCRIPTURES

(KJV,)  GENESIS 28:18-22

(18)  And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.

(19)  And he called the name of that place Beth-el:  but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.

(20)  And Jacob vowed a vow, saying,  If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on.

(21)  So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the Lord be my God.

(22)  And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house:  and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.

ADDENDUM:

Jacob said to Jehovah God, "and of all that thou shalt give me, I will surely give the tenth unto thee."  As Christians, is giving of the tenth unto God, a preference or an obligation to fulfill?

GLANCING THROUGH THE SCRIPTURES

(KJV.)  GENESIS 28::14-17

(14)  And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south; and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

(15)  And, behold;  I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest; and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee; until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.

(16)  And Jacob awaked out of his sleep;  And he said,  Surely the LORD is in this place and I knew it not.

(17)  And he was afraid, and said,  How dreadful is this place!  this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven:

ADDENDUM:

Is there a seed of Jacob in you?

 

GLANCING THROUGH THE SCRIPTURES

(KJV.)  GENESIS 28:14-17

(14)  And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, ad to the east, and to the north, and to the south and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
(15)  And behold,  I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land, for I will not leave thee until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
(16)  And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said,  surely the LORD is in this place, and I knew it not.
(17)  And he was afraid, and said,  How dreadful is this place!  this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

ADDENDUM:

Jehovah blessed Jacob on his way to Laban's place, were his blessings unmerited favors of God?  

GLANCING THROUGH THE SCRIPTURES

(KJV.)  GENESIS 28: 5-9

(5)  And Isaac sent away Jacob; and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.
(6)  When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying,  Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;
(7)  And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-aram;
(8)  And Esau seeing that the daughters of Cannan pleased not Isaac his father.
(9) Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.

PONDER POINT:

Isaac instructed Jacob not to take a wife from the daughters of Canaan:   Was there a cause why he said so to him? 

GLANCING THROUGH THE SCRIPTURES

(KJV.)  GENESIS 28:10-13

(10)  And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba and went toward Haran.
(11)  And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set, and he took of the stones of that place to sleep.
(12)  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.
(13)  And,  behold, the LORD stood above it, and said,  I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac:  the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

PONDER POINT:

The LORD said to Jacob "the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; was this covenant fulfilled in his lifetime?

GLANCING THROUGH THE SCRIPTURES

(KJV.)  GENESIS 28:1-4

(1)  AND ISAAC called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him,  Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
(2)  Arise, go to Padan-aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother.
(3)  And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people.
(4)  And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.


PONDER POINT:

Though Jacob's deception made Isaac blessed him; when he fled for his life, Isaac blessed him again,  if Jacob is your son, what would you do?

GLANCING THROUGH THE SCRIPTURES

(KJV.)  GENESIS 27:36-40

(36)  And he said,  Is not he rightly named Jacob?  for he hath supplanted me these two times:  he took away my birthright;  and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing.  And he said,  Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
(37)  And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants, and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?
(38)  And Esau said unto his father.  Hast thou but one blessing, my father?  bless me, even me also,  O my father.  And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.
(39)  And Isaac his father answered and said unto him,  Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;
(40)  And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

PONDER POINT:

Esau said, "Jacob took away my birthright, and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing."  is this statement true?

ADDENDUM:

Psalm 24:3  Who shall ascend unto the hill of the LORD?  or who shall stand in his holy place?

GLANCING THROUGH THE SCRIPTURES

(KJV.)  GENESIS 27:41-46

(41)  And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him, and Esau said in his heart.  The days of mourning for my father are at hand, then will I slay my brother Jacob.
(42)   And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah:  and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him:  Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself purposing to kill thee.
(43)  Now, therefore, my son, obey my voice, and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;
(44)  And tarry with him a few days; until thy brother's fury turn away;
(45)  Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hath done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?
(46)  And Rebekah said to Isaac,  I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?

PONDER POINT

Was Jacob's fled to Laban's place a good idea?  

GLANCING THROUGH THE SCRIPTURES

(KJV.)  GENESIS 27:30-35

(30)  And it came to pass as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
(31)  And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father,  Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison that thy soul may bless me.
(32)  And Isaac his father said unto him,  Who art thou?  And he said,  I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.
(33)  And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said,  Who?  where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him?  yea and he shall be blessed.
(34)  And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father,  Bless me, even me also,  O my father.
(35)  And he said,  Thy brother came with subtlety, and hath taken away thy blessings.


PONDER POINT:

If you happen to be in Esau's position pertaining to the above issue;  what would you do?

GLANCING THROUGH THE SCRIPTURES

(KJV.)  GENESIS 27:24-29

(24)  And he said,  Art thou my very son Esau?  And he said, I am.
(25)  And he said,  Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee.  And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank.
(26)  And his father Isaac said, unto him,  Come near now and kiss me, my son.
(27)  And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him; and said,  See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed.
(28)  Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:

(29)  Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.  

PONDER POINT

Do our spoken words bring forth blessings and curses upon others?   

GLANCIING THROUGH THE SCRIPTURES

(KJV.)  GENESIS 27:19-23

(19)  And Jacob said unto his father,  I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou hast badest me arise,  I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison; that thy soul may bless me.
(20)  And Isaac said unto his son,  How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son?  And he said Because the LORD thy God brought it to me.
(21)  And Isaac said unto Jacob,  Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.
(22)  And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father, and he felt him, and said,  The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
(23)  And he discerned him not; because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.


PONDER POINT

"Because the LORD thy God brought it to me."  Did Jehovah God really bring the savoury meat to Jacob?

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GLANCING THROUGH THE SCRIPTURES

(KJV.)  GENESIS 27:14-18

(14)  And he went and fetched, and brought them to his mother:  and his mother made savory meat such as his father loved.
(15)  And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her to the house; and put them upon Jacob her younger son:
(16)  And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his meat.
(17)  And she gave the savory meat and the bread which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
(18)  And he came unto the father; and said,  My father:  and he said,  Here am I; who art thou my son?


A POINT TO PONDER ON:

Isaac asked Esau to prepare him savoury meat,  his mother overheard the instruction and made it for Jacob to receive his blessings;  Isaac blessed Jacob first,  were his blessings in the will of God?

GLANCING THROUGH THE SCRIPTURES

(KJV.)  GENESIS   27:9-13

(9)  Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats, and I will make them savoury meat for thy father,  such as he loveth.
(10) And thou shalt bring it to thy father,  that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death,
(11) And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother,  Behold,  Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
(12) My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver, and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
(13)  And his mother said unto him,  Upon me be thy curse, my son:  only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.

POINT TO PONDER:

Isaac blessed his two sons, yet Jacob labored for the manifestation of his blessings;  was it because he deceived his father to receive Esau's blessings?