WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND! (35 OF 54)
by Keith Krell
Scripture: Genesis 29:1-30
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What Goes Around Comes Around! (35 of 54)
Series: The Book of Beginnings
Keith Krell
Genesis 29:1-30
Our story begins, in 29:1-3, with an introduction: ''Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the sons of the east. He looked, and saw a well in the field and behold, three flocks of sheep were lying there beside it, for from that well they watered the flocks. Now the stone on the mouth of the well was large. When all the flocks were gathered there, they would then roll the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep, and put the stone back in its place on the mouth of the well.'' The phrase, ''Then Jacob went on his journey'' is literally translated, ''Then Jacob lifted up his feet.'' This unusual expression suggests that Jacob had a new lease on life now that God had promised him the blessing he had so desperately tried to gain by his own efforts. Before his dream at Bethel (28:10-22), Jacob's heart was filled with fear; now he walks with a new spring in his step. Before, he felt the weight of his past; now, he looks with excitement to the future. Before, he was running for his life; now, he is running to find a wife.
While there appears to be no gap between 29:1 and 29:2, don't be fooled. For the sake of ink, Moses is fast-forwarding this story. Jacob is traveling to Haran, 400 miles away from Bethel. This is a major journey for him, that didn't happen overnight. After many days of traveling, Jacob arrives in Haran. He plans to stay there for a few months, find a wife, and then return home to Beersheba. Little does he know that Haran is going to be his home for 20 long years, or that what awaits him is hard times in Haran.
In 29:4-9, Jacob has a conversation with some local shepherds. Jacob says, '''My brothers, where are you from?' And they said, 'We are from Haran.' He said to them, 'Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?' And they said, 'We know him.' And he said to them, 'Is it well with him?' And they said, 'It is well, ...
Series: The Book of Beginnings
Keith Krell
Genesis 29:1-30
Our story begins, in 29:1-3, with an introduction: ''Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the sons of the east. He looked, and saw a well in the field and behold, three flocks of sheep were lying there beside it, for from that well they watered the flocks. Now the stone on the mouth of the well was large. When all the flocks were gathered there, they would then roll the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep, and put the stone back in its place on the mouth of the well.'' The phrase, ''Then Jacob went on his journey'' is literally translated, ''Then Jacob lifted up his feet.'' This unusual expression suggests that Jacob had a new lease on life now that God had promised him the blessing he had so desperately tried to gain by his own efforts. Before his dream at Bethel (28:10-22), Jacob's heart was filled with fear; now he walks with a new spring in his step. Before, he felt the weight of his past; now, he looks with excitement to the future. Before, he was running for his life; now, he is running to find a wife.
While there appears to be no gap between 29:1 and 29:2, don't be fooled. For the sake of ink, Moses is fast-forwarding this story. Jacob is traveling to Haran, 400 miles away from Bethel. This is a major journey for him, that didn't happen overnight. After many days of traveling, Jacob arrives in Haran. He plans to stay there for a few months, find a wife, and then return home to Beersheba. Little does he know that Haran is going to be his home for 20 long years, or that what awaits him is hard times in Haran.
In 29:4-9, Jacob has a conversation with some local shepherds. Jacob says, '''My brothers, where are you from?' And they said, 'We are from Haran.' He said to them, 'Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?' And they said, 'We know him.' And he said to them, 'Is it well with him?' And they said, 'It is well, ...
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