The Birth OF Israel, And GOD’s BLESSING Upon It

Genesis 12:2-3

NOW, THE LORD (GOD Almighty) Had Said TO Abram (aka Abraham): I WILL MAKE YOU, A GREAT NATION; I WILL BLESS YOU, AND MAKE YOUR NAME GREAT; AND YOU SHALL BE A BLESSING! I WILL BLESS THOSE, WHO BLESS YOU; AND I WILL CURSE HIM, WHO CURSES YOU; AND IN YOU, ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH, SHALL BE BLESSED!”

Genesis 27:29

THEN, His Father, Isaac, Said TO Him (Jacob), “Let Peoples SERVE YOU (Jacob), And Nations, BOW DOWN TO YOU (Jacob)! BE MASTER, OVER Your Brethren, And Let Your Mother’s Sons, BOW DOWN TO YOU (Jacob)! CURSED, BE EVERYONE, Who Curses YOU (Jacob); AND BLESSED, BE THOSE, WHO BLESS YOU (Jacob)!”

Genesis 28:1, 3-4

THEN, Isaac Called Jacob, And BLESSED Him (Jacob), And Charged Him, And Said TO Him: “May GOD Almighty BLESS YOU (Jacob), And MAKE YOU (Jacob) Fruitful AND Multiply YOU; That YOU May Be, An Assembly Of Peoples; AND GIVE YOU (Jacob), THE BLESSING Of Abraham, TO YOU (Jacob), AND Your Descendants, WITH YOU; That YOU (Jacob) May INHERIT The Land, IN Which, YOU (Jacob) Are A Stranger, Which GOD (GOD Almighty) GAVE TO Abraham!”

Genesis 28:10-22

NOW, Jacob Went Out, From Beersheba, And Went Toward Haran. SO, He (Jacob) Came To A Certain Place, And Stayed There, All Night, Because The Sun Had Set! And He (Jacob) TOOK, One Of The Stones Of THAT Place, And Put It (The Stone), At His Head (Jacob’s Head), And He (Jacob) Lay Down, IN THAT Place, TO Sleep.

THEN, He (Jacob) DREAMED; AND BEHOLD, A LADDER WAS SET UP, ON The Earth, AND ITS TOP (The Top Of The Ladder), REACHED TO HEAVEN; AND THERE, THE ANGELS OF GOD (GOD Almighty), WERE ASCENDING AND DESCENDING, ON IT (The Ladder)!

AND BEHOLD, THE LORD (GOD Almighty) STOOD ABOVE IT (The Ladder), AND SAID: “I AM THE LORD, GOD Of Abraham, Your Father, AND THE GOD Of Isaac; The Land, On Which, YOU (Jacob) Lie, I (GOD Almighty) WILL GIVE TO YOU (Jacob), AND Your Descendants!”

“Also, Your Descendants Shall BE, As The Dust Of The Earth; YOU (Jacob) Shall Spread, Abroad; TO The West AND The East, TO The North AND The South; AND IN YOU (Jacob), AND IN Your Seed, ALL The Families Of The Earth, SHALL BE BLESSED!”

“Behold, I (GOD Almighty) AM WITH YOU (Jacob), AND WILL KEEP YOU (Jacob), WHEREVER YOU (Jacob) GO, AND WILL BRING YOU (Jacob) BACK, TO THIS LAND; FOR I (GOD Almighty) WILL NOT LEAVE YOU (Jacob); UNTIL, I (GOD Almighty) HAVE DONE, WHAT I (GOD Almighty) HAVE SPOKEN, TO YOU (Jacob)!”

THEN, Jacob Awoke, From His Sleep, And Said, “Surely, THE LORD (GOD Almighty), IS IN, THIS PLACE, AND I (Jacob) Did NOT Know It!” AND He (Jacob) Was Afraid AND Said, “HOW AWESOME, IN THIS PLACE! THIS IS NONE OTHER THAN, THE HOUSE OF GOD (GOD Almighty), AND THIS IS, THE GATE OF HEAVEN!”

THEN, Jacob Rose Early, in The Morning, AND Took THE STONE, That He Had Put, At His Head, SET IT UP, AS A PILLAR, AND Poured Oil, On Top Of IT! And He (Jacob) Called The Name Of THAT PLACE, Bethel; But, The Name Of THAT City Had Been, Luz, Previously.

THEN, Jacob Made A Vow, Saying, “IF GOD (GOD Almighty) WILL BE, WITH Me, AND KEEP Me, IN This Way, That I Am Going, AND GIVE Me, Bread To Eat, AND Clothing, To Put On; So That, I Come Back, TO My Father’s House, IN Peace; THEN, THE LORD, SHALL BE MY GOD! AND THIS STONE, Which I Have SET, AS A PILLAR, SHALL BE GOD’s HOUSE, AND Of All, That YOU (GOD Almighty) GIVE Me, I (Jacob) Will Surely GIVE, A Tenth, TO YOU (GOD Almighty)!”

Genesis 31:11, 13

THEN, THE ANGEL OF GOD (GOD Almighty), Spoke To Me (Jacob), IN A Dream, Saying, ‘Jacob.’ And I Said, ‘Here I Am.’ I AM THE GOD Of Bethel, WHERE YOU (Jacob) ANOINTED THE PILLAR; AND WHERE YOU (Jacob) MADE A VOW, TO ME (GOD Almighty). NOW, ARISE, GET OUT OF THIS LAND, AND RETURN TO THE LAND, OF YOUR FAMILY!’”

Genesis 32:24-30

THEN, Jacob WAS LEFT ALONE; AND A MAN (GOD Almighty) WRESTLED WITH Him (Jacob), UNTIL The Breaking Of Day!

NOW, WHEN HE (GOD Almighty) SAW THAT HE (GOD Almighty) DID NOT PREVAIL, AGAINST Him (Jacob); HE (GOD Almighty) TOUCHED The Socket OF His Hip (Jacob’s Hip); AND The Socket OF Jacob’s Hip, WAS OUT OF Joint, AS HE (GOD Almighty) WRESTLED WITH Him (Jacob)!

AND HE (GOD Almighty) SAID, “LET ME GO, FOR THE DAY BREAKS.” BUT, He (Jacob) Said, “I Will NOT Let YOU GO, UNLESS YOU BLESS Me!” SO, HE (GOD Almighty) SAID TO Him (Jacob), “WHAT IS YOUR NAME?” He (Jacob) SAID, “Jacob.” AND HE (GOD Almighty) SAID, “YOUR NAME SHALL NO LONGER BE CALLED, JACOB, BUT ISRAEL; FOR YOU HAVE STRUGGLED WITH GOD (GOD Almighty) AND WITH MEN, AND HAVE PREVAILED.” THEN, Jacob (Israel) Asked, Saying, “Tell Me Your Name, I PRAY.” AND HE (GOD Almighty) SAID, “WHY IS IT THAT YOU ASK ABOUT MY NAME?” AND HE (GOD Almighty) BLESSED Him (Jacob/Israel) THERE!

SO, Jacob (Israel) Called The Name OF The Place, Peniel: “FOR I HAVE SEEN GOD (GOD Almighty) FACE TO FACE, AND MY LIFE IS PRESERVED!”

Genesis 35:1, 9-12

THEN, GOD (GOD Almighty) SAID TO Jacob (Israel), “ARISE, GO UP TO BETHEL AND DWELL THERE; AND MAKE AN ALTAR THERE, TO GOD (GOD Almighty), WHO APPEARED TO YOU, WHEN YOU FLED, FROM THE FACE OF ESAU, YOUR BROTHER!”

THEN, GOD (GOD Almighty) APPEARED TO Jacob, AGAIN, WHEN He (Jacob) Came From Padan Aram, AND BLESSED Him (Jacob). AND GOD (GOD Almighty) SAID TO Him (Jacob), “YOUR NAME, IS JACOB; YOUR NAME, SHALL NOT BE CALLED, JACOB, ANYMORE; BUT ISRAEL, SHALL BE YOUR NAME!”

SO, HE (GOD Almighty) CALLED His Name (Jacob’s Name), ISRAEL!

ALSO, GOD (GOD Almighty) SAID TO Him (Jacob/Israel): “I AM GOD ALMIGHTY, BE FRUITFUL AND MULTIPLY; A NATION AND A COMPANY OF NATIONS, SHALL PROCEED FROM YOU (Jacob/Israel), AND KINGS SHALL COME, FROM YOUR BODY! THE LAND, WHICH I (GOD Almighty) GAVE ABRAHAM AND ISAAC, I (GOD Almighty) GIVE TO YOU (Jacob/Israel); AND TO YOUR DESCENDANTS, AFTER YOU, I (GOD Almighty) GIVE THIS LAND!”

Fellow Believers, We Learn Four Important Things, About Israel, IN This Message.

1 Just As GOD Almighty BLESSED Abraham (aka Abram), THAT BLESSING, Was Passed Down, TO Jacob.

2 Jacob’ Vision Of The Ladder; Which Reached To Heaven, Itself; With GOD Almighty’s Holy Angels, Ascending AND Descending, Upon IT; AND With GOD Almighty, AT The Top Of The Ladder.

3 Jacob Wrestled, With GOD Almighty, HIMSELF, IN The Dark Of The Night, AND LIVED!

4 GOD Almighty CHANGED Jacob’s Name, To “ISRAEL,” AND HE (GOD Almighty) BLESSED Israel (aka Jacob), AND Tells Him (Israel), He Will Become A Great Nation, The Jewish Nation, The Children Of Israel, The Great Nation Of Israel!

©Stan Arney (Simply, Follow Me™ Christian Ministries)

Matthew 13:16 "But BLESSED Are Your Eyes (Believers' Eyes), For They SEE, AND Your Ears (Believers' Ears), For They HEAR!" --- The Gospel OF Jesus Christ!


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