Genesis 28:16
16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not.
Jacob’s SITUATION
Genesis 27:43-45
43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran; 44 and tarry with him a few days, until thy brother’s fury turn away;
Genesis 28:1-2
And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. 2 Arise, go to Padan-aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother’s father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother’s brother.
Jacob’s ACCOMMODATIONS
Genesis 28:11
11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
Jacob’s REVELATIONS
Genesis 28:12
12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
Genesis 28:13
13 And, behold, THE LORD STOOD ABOVE IT, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
God Reveals 6 Promises to Jacob
- I will give you this land. (13)
- Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth. (14)
- All peoples on the earth will be blessed through you. (14)
- I will watch over you wherever you go. (15)
- I will bring you back to this land. (15)
- I will not leave you. (15)
Jacob’s DECLARATION
Genesis 28:16
16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not.