Genesis 28

Good evening God bless you and welcome to tonight's bible study with Word of God fellowship. Tonight we will be in Genesis chapter 28. So, asking wisdom, knowledge and understanding from the Father in the name of Jesus Christ, let's begin.

Gen 28:1 And Isaac^{3327
called7121, 413
Jacob,3290 and
blessed1288 him,
and charged6680
him, and said559
unto him, Thou shalt not3808
take3947 a wife802
of the daughters4480, 1323
of Canaan.3667}

^{Now this don't sound like a request, this
is LAW coming from Isaac, Jacob WILL NOT do this. What will he do??}

^{Gen 28:2 Arise,6965
go1980 to
Padan-aram,6307 to
the house1004 of
Bethuel1328 thy
mother's517
father;1 and take3947
thee a wife802
from thence4480, 8033
of the daughters4480, 1323
of Laban3837 thy
mother's517
brother.251}

^{Yes, this would be his cousin, but it was
legal at that time, and it was the way it had to be for the sake of bloodlines.}

^{Gen 28:3 And God410
Almighty7706 bless1288
thee, and make thee fruitful,6509
and multiply7235
thee, that thou mayest be1961
a multitude6951 of
people;5971}

^{Here passing the blessing promised to
Abraham on to Jacob, just as God had planed it.}

^{Gen 28:4 And give5414
thee (853) the
blessing1293 of
Abraham,85 to
thee, and to thy seed2233
with854 thee; that
thou mayest inherit3423
(853) the land776
wherein thou art a stranger,4033
which834 God430
gave5414 unto
Abraham.85

Gen 28:5 And Isaac3327
sent away7971 (853)
Jacob:3290 and he
went1980 to
Padan-aram6307 unto413
Laban,3837 son1121
of Bethuel1328 the
Syrian,761 the
brother251 of
Rebekah,7259 Jacob's3290
and Esau's6215
mother.517}

^{This "Syrian" is by location
only. Bethuel was Abraham's nephew. Important to keep the bloodlines straight.}

^{Gen 28:6 When Esau6215
saw7200 that3588
Isaac3327 had
blessed1288 (853)
Jacob,3290 and
sent him away7971, (853)
to Padan-aram,6307
to take3947 him a
wife802 from
thence;4480, 8033
and that as he blessed1288
him he gave him a charge,6680, 5921
saying,559 Thou
shalt not3808 take3947
a wife802 of the
daughters4480, 1323
of Canaan;3667

Gen 28:7 And that Jacob3290
obeyed8085, 413
his father1 and
his mother,517 and
was gone1980 to
Padan-aram;6307}

^{Big brother learning a lesson from Jacob
now.}

^{Gen 28:8 And Esau6215
seeing7200 that3588
the daughters1323
of Canaan3667
pleased not7451, 5869
Isaac3327 his
father;1

Gen 28:9 Then went1980
Esau6215 unto413
Ishmael,3458 and
took3947 unto5921
the wives802 which
he had (853)
Mahalath4258 the
daughter1323 of
Ishmael3458
Abraham's85 son,1121
the sister269 of
Nebajoth,5032 to
be his wife.802}

^{If Esau does nothing else right, he tries
to pleas Isaac his father. He just doesn't understand that if he were to be more
pleasing to the Heavenly Father, that in turn would be VERY pleasing to Isaac.}

^{Gen 28:11 And he lighted6293
upon a certain place,4725
and tarried there all night,3885, 8033
because3588 the
sun8121 was set;935
and he took3947 of
the stones4480, 68
of that place,4725
and put7760 them
for his
pillows,4763 and
lay down7901 in
that1931 place4725
to sleep.

Gen 28:12 And he dreamed,2492
and behold2009 a
ladder5551 set up5324
on the earth,776
and the top7218 of
it reached5060 to
heaven:8064 and
behold2009 the
angels4397 of God430
ascending5927 and
descending3381 on
it.

Gen 28:13 And, behold,2009
the LORD3068 stood5324
above5921 it, and
said,559 I589
am the LORD3068
God430 of Abraham85
thy father,1 and
the God430 of
Isaac:3327 the
land776 whereon834,
5921 thou859
liest,7901 to thee
will I give5414
it, and to thy seed;2233

Gen 28:14 And thy seed2233
shall be1961 as
the dust6083 of
the earth,776 and
thou shalt spread abroad6555
to the west,3220
and to the east,6924
and to the north,6828
and to the south:5045
and in thee and in thy seed2233
shall all3605 the
families4940 of
the earth127 be
blessed.1288}

^{Now, just for a minute lets look at some
Hebrew. First is "west":}

^{H3220

ים

ya^m

yawm

From an unused root meaning to roar; a sea (as breaking in noisy
surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article) the Mediterranean;
sometimes a large river, or an artificial basin; locally, the west,
or (rarely) the south: - sea (X -faring man, [-shore]), south, west (-ern,
side, -ward).}

^{This is not at all concretely west in
direction as we know it. Next is "east":}

^{H6924

קדמה קדם

qedem qe^dma^h

keh'-dem, kayd'-maw

From H6923; the front, of palce (absolutely the fore part,
relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before,
anciently, eastward): - aforetime, ancient (time), before, east
(end, part, side, -ward), eternal, X ever (-lasting), forward, old, past.
Compare H6926.}

^{This could most likely be the direction
as we know it. Next is "north":}

^{H6828

צפן צפון

tsa^pho^n tsa^pho^n

tsaw-fone', tsaw-fone'

From H6845; properly hidden, that is, dark; used only of the north
as a quarter (gloomy and unknown): - north (-ern, side, -ward,
wind).}

^{Another one that is not to be taken only
at face value in the English. and the "hidden" in this, we will latter
find that ten tribes stemming from Jacob will be hidden of sorts, even called
lost by some. Though we know that God never lost any thing, we have only been
lost to our selves. Now for "south":}

^{H5045

נגב

negeb

neh'-gheb

From an unused root meaning to be parched; the south
(from its drought); specifically the negeb or southern district of Judah,
occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine): - south (country, side,
-ward).}

^{And another one that is most likely a
literal direction, but possibly simply saying to spread into "parched"
country sides.}

^{So, we can draw from this a very simple
conclusion that the seed of Jacob were to be spread across seas (west), to the
east of where he was then (and over time), into as of then yet hidden lands and
into deserts (parched country sides (south)). Meaning?? The seed of Jacob would
simply spread the world over. Nothing complicated, but much more than is
represented in the}^English^{. Just a little food for
thought.}

^{Gen 28:15 And, behold,2009
I595 am
with5973 thee, and
will keep8104 thee
in all3605 places
whither834 thou
goest,1980 and
will bring thee again7725
into413 this2063
land;127 for3588
I will not3808
leave5800 thee,
until5704, 834, 518
I have done6213 (853)
that which834
I have spoken1696
to thee of.

Gen 28:16 And Jacob3290
awaked3364 out of
his sleep,4480, 8142
and he said,559
Surely403 the LORD3068
is3426 in this2088
place;4725 and I595
knew3045 it
not.3808

Gen 28:17 And he was afraid,3372
and said,559 How4100
dreadful3372 is
this2088 place!4725
this2088 is
none369 other but3588,
518 the house1004
of God,430 and
this2088 is
the gate8179 of
heaven.8064}

^{An understandable thought considering the
vision he had just had.}

^{Gen 28:18 And Jacob3290
rose up early7925
in the morning,1242
and took3947 (853)
the stone68 that834
he had put7760 for
his pillows,4763
and set it up7760, (853)
for a
pillar,4676 and
poured3332 oil8081
upon5921 the top7218
of it.

Gen 28:19 And he called7121
(853) the name8034
of that1931 place4725
Bethel:1008 but199
the name8034 of
that city5892 was
called Luz3870
at the first.7223}

^{And of course "bethel" being
the house of God. Something to look into, the}^royalty^{of
Scotland claims to have this stone used by Jacob under the throne today, being
handed down from father to son for several generations, at one time it was said
to be in whales, and different parts of the English countries for over a
thousand years now. Avery nice study in history for the deeper student.}

^{Gen 28:20 And Jacob3290
vowed5087 a vow,5088
saying,559 If518
God430 will be1961
with5973 me, and
will keep8104 me
in this2088 way1870
that834 I595
go,1980 and will
give5414 me bread3899
to eat,398 and
raiment899 to put
on,3847

Gen 28:21 So that I come again7725
to413 my father's1
house1004 in
peace;7965 then
shall the LORD3068
be1961 my God:430}

^{Jacob taking this condition as a sign
from God that this is the true God of his fathers.}

^{Gen 28:22 And this2063
stone,68 which834
I have set7760 for
a pillar,4676
shall be1961 God's430
house:1004 and of
all3605 that834
thou shalt give5414
me I will surely give the tenth6237,
6237 unto thee.}

^{Thus Jacob vowing to pay tithes to God.
And this will end our study for this evening, may God bless you all in all that
you do and remember,}

^{Study
to show thy self approved.}