God made four promises to Jacob in the course of his vision at Beth-El of a stairway into Heaven:
1) Land
2) Descendants beyond count
3) Blessing of all peoples through his Offspring
4) God's protection in exile and Jacob's eventual return to the land.
#genesis 28:13-15 #vayetzei
"Like the dust of the earth" in v14 could be both blessing and curse. Jacob's descendants would be as numerous as the dust of the earth, but trampled under the feet of all nations.
Until Israel has taken permanent and full possession of the Promised Land (see v15), God's promise to Jacob has yet to be fulfilled.
SMALL STRAWS by MARSHA BURNS
You sometimes feel like you are running a race on an obstacle course where you keep getting bogged down in mud holes, having to jump hurdles, and hitting brick walls. But I tell you that I am with you to make rough places smooth and crooked places straight. Trust Me to bring you through, says the Lord. Isaiah 40:4-5 Every valley shall be exalted and every mountain and hill brought low; the crooked places shall be made straight and the rough places smooth; the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
SMALL STRAWS by MARSHA BURNS
You sometimes feel like you are running a race on an obstacle course where you keep getting bogged down in mud holes, having to jump hurdles, and hitting brick walls. But I tell you that I am with you to make rough places smooth and crooked places straight. Trust Me to bring you through, says the Lord. Isaiah 40:4-5 Every valley shall be exalted and every mountain and hill brought low; the crooked places shall be made straight and the rough places smooth; the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
A #chiasm in #proverbs 9:7-9 highlights something important about teaching a foolish person versus teaching a wise person. In both cases, you put something in and you get something back. I also have some thoughts on implications for how we educate our children.
This is an excerpt from the online discussion at Common Sense Bible Study last night.
#wisdom #education
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