In Genesis 28, Isaac blesses Jacob and instructs him not to marry a Canaanite woman, sending him to Paddan-Aram to find a wife. During his journey, Jacob dreams of a ladder reaching to heaven, where God reaffirms the covenant made with Abraham and promises to be with Jacob. Jacob recognizes the significance of the place, names it Bethel, and vows to serve God if he is kept safe and provided for.

2. Genesis 28
1 So Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and
charged him, and said to him, “You shall not
take a wife from the daughters of Canaan. 2
“Arise, go to Paddan-aram, to the house of
Bethuel your mother’s father; and from there
take to yourself a wife from the daughters of
Laban your mother’s brother. 3 “May God
Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and
multiply you, that you may become a
company of peoples.

3. 4 “May He also give you the blessing of
Abraham, to you and to your descendants
with you, that you may possess the land of
your sojournings, which God gave to
Abraham.” 5 Then Isaac sent Jacob away, and
he went to Paddan-aram to Laban, son of
Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah,
the mother of Jacob and Esau. 6 Now Esau saw
that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him
away to Paddan-aram to take to himself a wife
from there, and that when he blessed him he
charged him, saying, “You shall not take a wife
from the daughters of Canaan,”

4. 7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his
mother and had gone to Paddan-aram. 8 So
Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan
displeased his father Isaac; 9 and Esau went to
Ishmael, and married, besides the wives that
he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael,
Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebaioth. 10 Then
Jacob departed from Beersheba and went
toward Haran. 11 He came to a certain place
and spent the night there, because the sun
had set; and he took one of the stones of the
place and put it under his head, and lay down
in that place.

5. 12 He had a dream, and behold, a ladder was
set on the earth with its top reaching to
heaven; and behold, the angels of God were
ascending and descending on it. 13 And
behold, the LORD stood above it and said, “I
am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham
and the God of Isaac; the land on which you
lie, I will give it to you and to your
descendants. 14 “Your descendants will also be
like the dust of the earth, and you will spread
out to the west and to the east and to the
north and to the south; and in you and in your

6. descendants shall all the families of the earth
be blessed. 15 “Behold, I am with you and will
keep you wherever you go, and will bring you
back to this land; for I will not leave you until I
have done what I have promised you.” 16 Then
Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely
the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it.”
17 He was afraid and said, “How awesome is
this place! This is none other than the house
of God, and this is the gate of heaven.” 18 So
Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the
stone that he had put under his head and set
it up as a pillar and poured oil on its top.

7. 19 He called the name of that place Bethel;
however, previously the name of the city had
been Luz. 20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying,
“If God will be with me and will keep me on
this journey that I take, and will give me food
to eat and garments to wear, 21 and I return to
my father’s house in safety, then the LORD will
be my God. 22 “This stone, which I have set up
as a pillar, will be God’s house, and of all that
You give me I will surely give a tenth to You.”

8. Because we know the end
Jacob hears from God
Moving away put him in a place to hear
God uses all things to achieve His purposes

9. Took charge
Accepted God’s will by
bestowing the proper
blessing.
Called Blessed Charged
A Big Move
Isaac
1. Blessed Jacob
2. Charged Jacob

10. A Real Big Move
God’s Blessing
May God Almighty bless you and make you
fruitful and multiply you, that you may
become a company of peoples. May He also
give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and
to your descendants with you, that you may
possess the land of your sojournings, which
God gave to Abraham.

11. Move from what you want to what
God promises
Prayers
Biblical Prayer-what God said
Spirit Prayer-
Romans 8:26 (NASB95)
26 In the same way the Spirit
also helps our weakness; for
we do not know how to
pray as we should, but the
Spirit Himself intercedes for
us with groanings too deep
for words;
Biblically modeled
Behaviors
Matthew 6:33 (NASB95)
33 “But seek first His kingdom
and His righteousness, and
all these things will be
added to you.

13. Others will change
Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob
sent him away to take a wife…and that he
blessed him he charged him…and that [he]
had obeyed his father and his mother…So
Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan
displeased his father; [so he] went and
married…Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael,
Abraham’s son.

14. Actions & Consequences
Then Jacob departed from Beersheba and went
toward Haran. He came to a certain place and
spent the night there, because the sun had set;
and he took one of the stones of the place and
put it under his head, and lay down in that place.

15. 1. Has to leave home
2. Middle of no where
3. Uncomfortable

16. Perfect Reception
He had a dream, and behold, a ladder was set
on the earth with its top reaching to heaven;
and behold, the angels of God were ascending
and descending on it. And behold, the LORD
stood above it and said, “I am the LORD, the
God of your father Abraham and the God of
Isaac; the land on which you lie, I will give it to
you and to your descendants.

17. Perfect Reception
Your descendants will also be like the dust of
the earth, and you will spread out to the west
and to the east and to the north and to the
south; and in you and in your descendants
shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Behold, I am with you and will keep you
wherever you go, and will bring you back to
this land; for I will not leave you until I have
done what I have promised you.

18. Getting out of our comfort zone
1. Has his own
vision of God
2. Receives the
generational
promise
3. Get’s his blessing
from God
4. Personal promise
from God
We weren’t call to be
comfortable
Get out of the familiar
Break the routine
Get alone to hear God

19. Numbers 23:19 (NASB95)
19 “God is not a man, that He should
lie, Nor a son of man, that He should
repent; Has He said, and will He not do
it? Or has He spoken, and will He not
make it good?
Deuteronomy 31:8 (NASB95)
8 “The LORD is the one who goes ahead
of you; He will be with you. He will not
fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or
be dismayed.”
Hebrews 13:5 (NASB95)
for He Himself has said, “I WILL NEVER
DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I EVER FORSAKE YOU,”
High Definition Promise
Behold, I am with you and
will keep you wherever you
go, and will bring you back
to this land; for I will not
leave you until I have done
what I have promised you.
Numbers 23:19
Deuteronomy 31:8
Hebrews 13:5

20. Great
Reception
Surely the LORD is in this
place, and I did not know it.
He was afraid and said,
“How awesome is this
place! This is none other
than the house of God, and
this is the gate of heaven.”
1.Recognized
God
2.Showed
reverence
3.Recognized
the
significance

21. The first house of God
Set up an altar
Gave an offering
Gave it a prophetic
name
So Jacob rose early
in the morning, and
took the stone that
he had put under his
head and set it up as
a pillar and poured
oil on its top. He
called the name of
that place Bethel;

22. Bad Reception
Then Jacob made a
vow, saying, “If God will
be with me and will
keep me on this
journey that I take, and
will give me food to eat
and garments to wear,
and I return to my
father’s house in safety,
If God…?

23. Bad Reception
…then the LORD will be
my God. This stone,
which I have set up as a
pillar, will be God’s
house, and of all that
You give me I will surely
give a tenth to You.”
Then I…

24. Let me get this straight
God’s part
1. Be with me
2. Keep me
3. Give me food
4. Give me clothes
5. Return home
safely
Jake’s part
1. I’ll serve God
2. Build God a
house
3. I’ll tithe

25. Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we
eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will
we wear for clothing?’…But seek first His
kingdom and His righteousness, and all
these things will be added to you. So do
not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow
will care for itself. Each day has enough
trouble of its own.
Matthew 6:31; 33-34