And [Jacob] dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven.GENESIS 28:12+A Ladder to Heaven[When Philip brings Nathanael to Christ, Christ says, John ...  Read More

[Jacob] came to a certain place and stayed there that night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down in that place to sleep.GENESIS 28:11+...  Read More

"God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples."GENESIS 28:3+The Immediacy of the BlessingAbove Isaac gave blessings to his son Jacob. These h...  Read More

Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and directed him, .... "Take as your wife . . . one of the daughters of Laban your mother's brother."GENESIS 28:1-2+The Twofold Purpose of MarriageChristians should ...  Read More

[Rebecca said,] “Arise, flee."GENESIS 27:43 4+The Promised Glory Will FollowOne learns by experience how difficult and full of trials it is to leave parents, a blessing, and an inheritance, and to fle...  Read More

[Rebecca said to Jacob,] “Arise, flee."GENESIS 27:43+Live by FaithThis, then, is one of the wonderful examples of the divine government by which God shows that He requires confidence in His Word and p...  Read More

Now Esau hated Jacob.GENESIS 27:41+The Raging of the DevilYou see how the devil rages in the home life and the household of even the saintliest people. It is not without cause that we warn so often an...  Read More

"Have you but one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father." And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.GENESIS 27:38+Treasure the BlessingLet us enjoy the blessing we now have and the grac...  Read More

Esau said, "Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me these two times. He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing."GENESIS 27:36+The Beginning of HatredWith t...  Read More

[Isaac] said, "Your brother came deceitfully, and he has taken away your blessing."GENESIS 27:35+An Unchangeable WorkAt this point the question is raised why Isaac did not revoke the blessing, since J...  Read More

And Isaac . . . blessed [Jacob]...GENESIS 27:27-29+Blessing Assailed but Not OvercomeEventually the outcome was in accord with the prophecy. For how much Jacob suffered immediately after the beginning...  Read More

"Blessed be everyone who blesses you!"GENESIS 27:29+Blessing through TrialsAfter Isaac has mentioned the curses, that is, the cross and the trials which accompany those outstanding and rich blessings,...  Read More