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Genesis 27:42 - 28:22
Jacob ran for his life. Isaac didn’t think the plotting and hurt wiped out God’s covenant with Abraham (28:3-4). And God went with Jacob. Did you ever sing “Jacob’s Ladder”? In Jacob’s dream, the Lord at the top of the ladder promised him safety and a role in God’s grand story. Jacob inherited the covenant promises, not because he was great, but because God is.
As to Abraham in Genesis 12:3, so here God promised Jacob that his descendants would be a blessing for all peoples on earth. How does this “blessed to be a blessing” theme shape your grasp of what it meant for God to bless Abraham, Isaac and Jacob? How does it challenge you to use the blessings in your life?
Genesis says that when Jacob awoke, he said, “Surely the Lord God is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” Have you ever had a moment like that—an uncanny sense that “God is in this place, this person, this event—and I had missed it”? How can you become more aware of God’s presence in your life?
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