The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-07

10. And Jacob went out from Beer
sheba and went toward Haran." Since
the last lesson Isaac has been to the
Philistines, and being forbidden TO go
to Egypt he sojourned at Gerar where
he fell into his fathers sin concerning
his wife. He afterward made his home
at Beersheba in the extreme south where
his father dwelt when called upon to
offer up his only son. Then follows the
story Of the deception practiced upon
Isaac by Rebekah and Jacob. with
E;sau's consequent hatred of Jacob. re-
sulting i'm Jacobs leaving home to go to
his mothers people at Haran in Pada-
naram. where Abram had sojourned on
his way to Canaan till Terah died.
II. And he lighted upon a certain
place and tarried there all night. be-
cause the sun was set. and he took Of
the stones OF that place and put themf
for his pillows and lay down in that
place TO sleep" II we consider Jacob
from this on apart from his nature and
conduct as a sinful man. there arc sew
era things I'm his history suggestive of
facts I'm the history Of the Lord Jesus.
He goes forth to obtain a wife (verse
y. for whom he labors patiently long
time chapter XXI. 49, Az. but It seems
short TO him because OF ltis great love
to her Cxxix. 2Ol. Christ loved the
church and gave Himself for II dsph.
V. 2O. 1Gliezer seeking bride for the
son at home with his father rs sugges-
tive Of the present work Of the Spirit
ia gathering out the church. As YOU see
jacob in his loneliness with the stones
for his pillows YOU cunt help thinking
OF Him who had not whore to lay His
head duke IS. $50
a. And he dreamed. and behold a
ladder set upon the earth. ard the top
Of " reached 10 heaven, Md behold the
angels of Cod ascending and descending
on IT," by comparing John 4. 81. the lad
der ~ auggeatve Of the Son Or Man. Who
becoming man, reached down. to whore
where We were. and being Ged, reaches
up 10 heaven, the angels beina minister
ing spirits unto the heirs OF salvation,
"a viii be fully seen IA the heEeafter or
the miilenial kingdom,
- And behold the Lord stpod above
n and said, | am the Lord God of Abrn-
ham. thy Father aud the God Of Isaac;
the land whcron thou Hest Go ting VIII !
give IN ana Ca thy seed" NotiesAfn this
verso and the last three heholde-te hold
ladder, behold the angels, beholl the
Lord.
~. And thy seed shall be- aa therA1ust
Of the earth, and thou shalt Hier"hd
abroad 60 the west and 20 the east f'nd
90 the north ana 90 the south. ana ~
thee aud IA thy seed shall all the familN ~
of the earth be blessed" Abfnm Wa
promised u seed ~ numerous NJ the dusa
of the earth and o. the stars of heaveu
Niil, 10; Ky, %, The latter was repeated
10 Isaac (Xxyl, ~. aud now the former IN
confirmed to jacob.
t6 And behold | ann with thee ana
will keep thee IN all places whittier thou
gOeet and viii bring thee again into this
land ftp 4 will nat Leave thee until 4
have done that which I have spoken 10
thee or" Here N fourth behold ana
associated with what seems To me the
most comprehensive assurance In the
bible. ~ am with thee" Compare lGN.
ln. ~; Joshua l. d Iudg. VI, rs, Jer I, s.
10; lisa. XII, 10, Iiag. !, 10. u, 4; Math
xviii 20, etc Consider we'll this
promise OF ODDS presence and loving
care and gracious purpose In the light
Of Iacob'a unworthinoaa and crooltedneHa
and see n your soul IL not comforted
aud strengthened by the fact that this
God Ia your God. the same yesterday.
today ana forever
10. "And Jacob awal,cd out OF his sleep,
aud he said. Surely the Lord III IN this
place. and ! knew it not Ills partner
ship with his mother ln the deceit prnc-
ticed upon Isaac would not tend 10
Fellowship with God, bat 20 be alone ana
away from homo sometimes causes deep
Thought, and u 10 possible that ere Jacob
penitencc ana confession, ana that this
vision WIS the answer to his prayers,
", And he was afraid aud said, How
dreadful ~ this piacci This is none
other but the house 81 God, and this IN
the gate Of heaven" Ever since Adam
einncd and said. ~ was afraid" (Gen. NJ.
i0). sin has made man afraid at the
presence ~ the Lord. And yet God Is
love and loved w when We were dead IN
sins. and Christ died for sinners We
cannot have peace IN the presence or
God apart from the forgiveness Of sins.
hut this also he has provided ln Jesus
Christ CActs xiii, 3s. 30; liph. l. 6, y.
49, And Jacob rose up carly In the
morning and took the stone thai he had
put for his pillows and set IL up for pill
lar aud poured oil upon the top 81 a." \
sense Of the presence az the Lord n now
upon him. and he h awed and suhdued
and grateful II should be always 50
with the believer, with Joy addcd-joy In
The Lord and the 10y Of the Lord, serving
the Lord with glndness, The stone that
WAS prostrate. but now upright and
anolnted, may stand for Jacob HIM
self
10. And he called the name OF that
place Bethel. but the name OF that city
was called luz at the first" Near this
place was one Of Abrams first tenting