Genesis 28:14

_AND THY SEED SHALL BE AS THE DUST OF THE EARTH, AND THOU SHALT SPREAD ABROAD TO THE WEST, AND TO THE EAST, AND TO THE NORTH, AND TO THE SOUTH: AND IN THEE AND IN THY SEED SHALL ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH BE BLESSED._ Thou shalt spread abroad, [Hebrew, _ UWPAARATSTAA_ (H6555)] - margin, break forth; literally, thou shalt spread, thou shalt disperse thyself; thou shalt spread abroad as a people or flock, by an increase of numbers (cf. Exodus 1:12; Isaiah 54:3). TO THE WEST, [Hebrew, _ YAAMAAH_ (H3220)] - literally, seaward, to the Mediterranean sea, which is on the west coast of Palestine. On the use of this term has been founded an objection against the Mosaic authorship of this boo

14._And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth_. The sum of the whole is this, Whatever the Lord had promised to Abraham, Jacob transmitted to his sons. Meanwhile it behoved the holy man, in reliance on this divine testimony, to hope against hope; for though the promise was vast and magnificent, yet, wherever Jacob turned himself, no ray of good hope shone upon him. He saw himself a solitary man; no condition better than that of exile presented itself; his return was uncertain and full of danger; but it was profitable for him to be thus left destitute of all means of help, that he might learn to depend on the word of God alone. Thus, at the present time, if God freely promises to give us all things, and yet seems to approach us empty-handed, it is still proper that we should pay such honor and reverence to his word, that we may be enriched and filled with faith. At length, indeed, af...

10-15 Jacob's conduct hitherto, as recorded, was not that of one who simply feared and trusted in God. But now in trouble, obliged to flee, he looked only to God to make him to dwell in safety, and he could lie down and sleep in the open air with his head upon a stone. Any true believer would be willing to take up with Jacob's pillow, provided he might have Jacob's vision. God's time to visit his people with his comforts, is, when they are most destitute of other comforts, and other comforters. Jacob saw a ladder which reached from earth to heaven, the angels going up and coming down, and God himself at the head of it. This represents, 1. The providence of God, by which there is a constant intercourse kept up between heaven and earth. This let Jacob know that he had both a good guide and a good guard. 2. The mediation of Christ. He is this ladder; the foot on earth in his human nature,...

Verse Genesis 28:14. _THY SEED SHALL BE AS THE DUST_] The people that shall descend from thee shall be extremely numerous, _and in thee and thy_ _seed_-the _Lord_ JESUS descending from thee, according to the _flesh,_ _shall all the families of the earth _- not only all of _thy race_, but all the other _families_ or _tribes_ of mankind which have not proceeded from any branch of the Abrahamic family, _be blessed_; for _Jesus Christ by the grace of God tasted death_ FOR EVERY MAN, Hebrews 2:9....

- Jacob’s Journey to Haran 3. קהל _qâhāl_, “congregation.” 9. מחלת _māchălat_, Machalath, “sickness, or a harp.” 19. לוּז _lûz_, Luz, “almond.” The blessing of his sons was the last passage in the active life of Isaac, after which he retires from the scene. Jacob now becomes the leading figure in the sacred history. His spiritual character has yet come out to view. But even now we can discern the general distinction in the lives of the three patriarchs. Abraham’s is a life of authority and decision; Isaac’s, of submission and acquiescence; and Jacob’s, of trial and struggle. Genesis 28:1 Isaac has now become alive to the real destiny of Jacob. He therefore calls for

EXPOSITION GENESIS 28:10 AND JACOB WENT OUT FROM BEERSHEBA,—in obedience to his father's commandment to seek a wife (Genesis 28:2), but also in compliance with his mother's counsel to evade the wrath of Esau (Genesis 27:43; cf. Hosea 12:12. On Beersheba _vide _Genesis 21:31; Genesis 26:33—AND WENT TOWARDS HARAN—probably along the route traversed by Abraham's servant (cf....

AND THY SEED SHALL BE AS THE DUST OF THE EARTH,.... Innumerable, see Genesis 13:16; AND THOU SHALT SPREAD ABROAD TO THE WEST; or "the sea", the Mediterranean sea, which was west of the land of Canaan: AND TO THE EAST, AND TO THE NORTH, AND TO THE SOUTH; not of the whole world, but of the land of Canaan: the meaning is, that his posterity should be numerous, and break out and spread themselves like a flood of water, and reach to the utmost bounds of the land on all sides: AND IN THEE AND IN THY SEED SHALL ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH BE BLESSED; that is, in that eminent and principal seed that should spring from him, the Messiah, in whom some of all nations should, as they have been, be blessed with all spiritual blessings, as redemption, peace, pardon, justification, adoption, and eternal life; the same promise had been made to Ab

CHAPTER 28 JACOB'S DEPARTURE TO PADAN-ARAM AND HIS VISION _ 1. Isaac sends Jacob away and gives his blessing (Genesis 28:1)_ 2. Esau's action (Genesis 28:6) 3. Jacob's vision and vow (Genesis 28:10) We enter with this upon the interesting wanderings of the third patriarch, Jacob. God was pleased to reveal Himself to the three illustrious men, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, as He did not before. In Exodus 3:4 Jehovah reveals Himself to Moses and Jehovah calls Himself “the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. This is My name forever.” In Abraham, as we have seen, we have the type of the Father; in

YAHWEH REVEALS HIMSELF TO JACOB AT BETHEL. This section is taken from J and E. To E Genesis 28:11 f., Genesis 28:17 f., Genesis 28:20_ a_, Genesis 28:22 may be assigned, to J Genesis 28:10; Genesis 28:13, and perhaps Genesis 28:19_ a_. This may be an insertion, so perhaps Genesis 2

AND THY SEED SHALL BE SO THE DUST OF THE EARTH. See Genesis 13:16, where the same promise is made to Abraham, and 26:4, where it is made to Isaac. It will be well for every student, in order that he may take in the full significance of this revelation to Jacob, to note, 1. That God revealed himself to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in succession; 2. That he revealed himself, not merely as Deity, but under the name of Jehovah, rendered in the Common Version, "Lord," to each one of the patriarchs in succession; 3. That this was the name by which he entered into covenant with Abraham, renewed the covenant with Isaac, and now renews it with Jacob; 4. That to all three he makes the same promises; Palestine as. possession, seed as the dust of the earth, and the Messianic promise that in their seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed....