And [Leah] conceived again and bore a son, and said, "This time I will praise the LORD." Therefore she called his name Judah.GENESIS 29:35+Praise the LordLyra [a 13th-century Bible commentator] . . . ...  Read More

When the LORD saw that Leah was hated, He opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.GENESIS 29:31+The Sight of God[God] is the Creator and Governor of everything. But who would believe that God cares for...  Read More

Now as soon as Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother....GENESIS 29:10+Love at First SightWhen in his exile [Jacob] found Rachel, his blood relation, he took courage and gained gr...  Read More

"This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven."GENESIS 28:17+The Gate of HeavenGod governs us in such a way that wherever He speaks with us here on earth, the approach to t...  Read More

"How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven."GENESIS 28:17+Where God DwellsThis is a very wonderful speech. All Holy Scripture has nothing like...  Read More

"For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promise you." Then Jacob awoke from his sleep.GENESIS 28:15-16+Promise and CommandIt is clear and manifest enough that there is a difference bet...  Read More

"Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go."GENESIS 28:15+Safe and SoundThis should be applied to our use, in order that we may acknowledge the magnitude of God's grace, which has been r...  Read More

"Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go."GENESIS 28:15+Shield and ProtectionThis is a twofold promise concerning the Seed of Jacob, in whom all the nations of the earth are to be bles...  Read More

"In you and your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed."GENESIS 28:14+Certainty of the Blessing[God] means to say: "Not only will you possess the land in which you are sleeping, but...  Read More

"I am the LORD, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac... In you and your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed."GENESIS 28:13-14+Our Lord, True ManThe Gospel concernin...  Read More

And behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it!GENESIS 28:12+The Angels of God[Christ] did all this for us. He descended into hell and ascended into heaven. This sight the angels en...  Read More

And behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it!GENESIS 28:12+Angels Ascending and DescendingWhat is this ascent and descent? I reply that it is this very mystery that in one and the...  Read More