In our prayerful study of the book of Genesis we can see that in the life and experience of Jacob he had a lot of God’s dealings. Jacob was a supplanter, trying to get what he wants by tricking others into doing things they later regretted, but God was working behind the scenes by sovereignly […]
Like Jacob, We have been Called for God’s Purpose and Our God is the God of Dealings
In the story of Jacob as recorded in Genesis we see how God chose him, selected him, and then called him. Even though he started out by struggling, fighting, and supplanting, by the end of his life, Jacob became Israel, a prince of God, one who was expressing God and representing Him on earth. Jacob […]
Since God Loved us and Selected us, we should Cast Ourselves on Him and Trust Him!
In the life of Jacob we see that he was chosen by God, dealt with by God, and broken by God so that he would enter into the reality of the dream he saw at Bethel in Gen. 28. First he saw the dream, and the dream of the house of God – God being […]
Experiencing Christ as the Reality of the Heavenly Ladder Set up in our Spirit
Jacob dreamed that there was a ladder set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it (see Gen. 28:12). This is a very significant dream, and the Lord Jesus confirmed in John 1:51 that He as the Son of Man is […]
The Church Life today is the Reality of Bethel, the Fulfillment of Jacob’s Dream
The stone that Jacob put under his head as a pillow and then early in the morning set up as a pillar and poured oil on it – this stone became Bethel, the house of God (see Gen. 28:17, 19, 22). I am still amazed that God met this restless and homeless young man, Jacob, […]
Being Transformed into Stones and Pillars Anointed with the Spirit for God’s Building
The most crucial point in the book of Genesis is Jacob’s dream in Gen. 28:10-22, a dream which unveils the most crucial matter in the revelation of God: God desires to have a house on earth composed of the transformed people whom He called and is building up to be His dwelling place. God wants […]
The Significance of the Stone, the Pillar, the House of God, and the Oil in Gen. 28
The dream that Jacob had in Genesis 28 is the most crucial point in the whole book of Genesis and the most crucial word in the revelation of God. Jacob, a supplanter who ran away from his parents house for fear of his brother whose birthright and firstborn blessing he stole, was wandering in the […]