Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-05-27
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
Sl1rnldaySchoel
' Lesson V
by REV p b. FITZwATER. ID. Dean
Of the Evening School, Moody Bible In
stitute of Chicago.)
&C. 1925 Western Newspaper Union)
Lesson for May 80
JACOB AT BETHEL

JACOB AT BETHEL
LESSON TEXT-Genesis 2s:1o-22
GOLDEN TEXT am with thee and
VIII keep thee IN all places whittier
thou goest.-Gen. 28:15
PRIMARY ToPIC-Jacob Dreams at
JUNIOR ToPIc-Jaeob's vision at
Bethel
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOP
IC-A Young Mans Dreams and vi
sions
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT Top
IC-The Place of Vision in Human
Lives.
!. Jacobs Flight to Haran.
He fed from an outraged brother
His deceit and cunning got him into
trouble. His long exile from home
was the result of his selfish ambition
Whatsoever a man soweth that shall
he also reap Rebekah made her plea
before Isaac for sending Jacob away,
stating her fear Of jacobs probable
marriage with a daughter Of Canaan,
when il reality She feared that Hsau
would Ri him. Isaac at once recog
nized the wisdom of her suggestion.
He knew that the success or failure
Of ones life is largely determined by
, his marriage. 1t was clear that if
Jacob were to continue in the line of
the covenant blessing care must be
exercised in his marriage. Besides, it
/; is parental duty to see that chill
dren are well married. Among Chris
tians only marriage in the Lord is
allowable Ct Cor { .39). Isaac, alive
to Jacobs destiny, issued his com
mand and bestowed upon him the
covenant blessing which had come
from God Almighty to Abraham Gen.
! I'D. The elements embraced in this
| blessing are:
"a A numerous offspring ". 81.
! (2) Possession of the promised land
! ". ~.
CD And everything that is included
! in the Abrahamic covenant Gen. ~:
| 1-3 and Gen. 1919.
We should learn from the expert
| ence of Jacob.
| ]. Re sure your sin will find you
out.
i Jacob deceived his Gther. lie in
turn was deceived by lhis children.
. That wrong home life has its
perils
Isaac knew thaH the blessing was
to be Ncob's, yet Ne planned for Esau
to have Nne place. of prominence, He
was willing foy the sake of a little
venison to\giH to Esau that which
God had piaAyed for Jacob
II. Jacob 4 Bethel
/. The L9A meets Jacob at Bethel
Wv. 1o-13/s
With y spirit clouded by home
sickness bn the Sne hand and by fear
on the /other hen had dream that
night il which Con appeared to him.
in thiy dream Jacob Neheld ladder or
tair/reaching from earth to heaven.
upon which angels we're ascending and
descending. Above thA ladder stood
tbe Lord who spoke to him. This lad
der suggests s means of communica-
fion betwe.r, earth and heaven. be-
Ftween man and God Jesus Christ
is the ladder which provides us a
means of communication with heaven
(John ! 81 IA :6 Heb. 10 1920 Je-
sus became a real ladder to us, bridging
the chasm between earth and heaven.
He was Il real man that He. might
identify himself with the race. He is
very God. really divine that He might
lift us up to God and secure IL recon
ciliatiop with Him. Earth and heaven.
man and God. We're separated by the
introduction of sin, but through Christ
a means of intercourse is re-estab-
lished. This vision suggested to Jacob
that the only approach to God was
through Il mediator. The angels as
cending and descending are heavenly
passengers whicheare sent to minister
to man through the mediatory work of
Christ (Ieb LID God spoke to him
from the top Of the ladder and assured
him that He is the God who entered
into covenant with Abraham and ne.
newed the same unto his father Isaac
; Is. 49, This assurance embraced the
following:
: d) The possession of the land "
49,.
(2) 4 numerous offspring (v. ~.
t3) The promise Of His personal
presence and preservation (v 15).
This promise was fulfilled in Il MAJ.
velous way with Jacob and is still be
ing fulfilled with his seed
H. Jacobs Vow to the Lord wv
1929.
He set w as a monument the stone
; which he had had for pillow He
named the place Bethel which means
the house Of God. Jacob ne.5 vowed
that since God had . grucously obi
gated himself 70 perform all this fol
him. he would enthrone God as In,
Lord of his life and give back to Hin