Sermon Nov. 23, 2014 Genesis 29:1-14 “Ten Questions, Four Stories, and One Message: The Stone Has Been Rolled Away” Genesis Sermon # 6 » Sermon Nov. 9, 2014 “God Meets You at Your Need” Genesis 28:10-22 Read in the forty-eighth chapter, at the twenty-first verse "Behold, I die: but God shall be with you." That God should send His angel with Jacob to protect him would have been much; but it is nothing compared with, "I am with thee." Whatever we undertake, God is with us in the undertaking; whatever we endure, God is with us in the enduring; whithersoever we wander, God is with us in our wandering. There is no heraldry like the heraldry of the saints. This mercy was brought home to Jacob at a time when he greatly needed it. He said once, "Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away; all these things are against me"; but now he eats his words, and says, "The Lord hath redeemed me from all evil." He now believes that God had been always with him, had fed him always, and redeemed him always, and blessed him always. Be not satisfied unless you yourself obtain such mercy as God gave to your ancestors, and hear the Lord saying, "I am with thee."2. Clayton, M. If God be with us, can we ever be exiled or banished? God will not dwell with those He hates.4. but he says, "God redeemed me from all evil." He was coming into special trial, and then it was that he received a fuller understanding of the privilege which God had in store for him. )Jacob's protectorC. This includes countless blessings, but it is in itself a great deal more than all the blessings we can conceive of. Only let us pray God to raise up more faithful ministers. The text is thus a kind of mighty guarantee, giving such a force to every declaration of God, that nothing but an unbelief the most obstinate can find ground for doubt or perplexity. He said once, "Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away; all these things are against me"; but now he eats his words, and says, "The Lord hath redeemed me from all evil." And then, besides, and with all this, we have the consciousness of communion with the Incarnate Word — "Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever"; we know what to do and where to find Him. That God should send His angel with Jacob to protect him would have been much; but it is nothing compared with, "I am with thee." The Lord said to His servant Jacob, "Behold, I am with thee."1. Though you have net been all that you could wish in the Christian life, yet you can say, "The God of my father has been with me." They were together until they I. He had lost Rachel — oh, how it stung his heart! He said once, "Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away; all these things are against me"; but now he eats his words, and says, "The Lord hath redeemed me from all evil." This is all the more encouraging as coming from you. You can see that by the way in which he divided his flocks and his herds, and set apart so large a present for Esau. )LinksGenesis 28:15 NIVGenesis 28:15 NLTGenesis 28:15 ESVGenesis 28:15 NASBGenesis 28:15 KJVGenesis 28:15 Bible AppsGenesis 28:15 ParallelGenesis 28:15 Biblia ParalelaGenesis 28:15 Chinese BibleGenesis 28:15 French BibleGenesis 28:15 German BibleGenesis 28:15 CommentariesBible Hub, III.GUIDANCE.IV.FAITHFULNESS.(C. Read in the forty-eighth chapter, at the twenty-first verse "Behold, I die: but God shall be with you." How is it that we are unconscious of this? Because of this, God was with him. Spurgeon. On the way home from swimming practice, I would stop Clayton, M. He had lost Joseph, and that had been a great sorrow; but now, in looking back, he sees that even then God was redeeming him from all evil. Up to as far as the time that he was about to leave Laban, he says — "The God of my father hath been with me." "If God be for us, who can be against us?" There is his last testimony to the faithfulness of God. He now believes that God had been always with him, had fed him always, and redeemed him always, and blessed him always. and will keep thee in all places, whither thou goest; from beasts of prey, in lonesome places through which he might travel; from thieves and robbers, to whom he might be exposed; from his brother Esau, and all his ill designs against him; and from being always under the bondage of Laban, into which he would be brought: and will bring thee again into this land: the land of Canaan, which was entailed on him and his seed for an inheritance; but, as he would now soon be out of it, and continue in another land for many years, as he did, which would make it look very unpromising that he and his seed should inherit it, this is said unto him: for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of; made good all his promises to him: and the sense is, not that he would then leave him when he had done so, but as not before, so never after; for God never does, nor never will, utterly forsake his people. There was a night of wrestling with Jacob. First, turn to the twenty-eighth chapter of Genesis, at the fifteenth verse, and read of PRESENT BLESSING. I read you the passage where he wished that the God that had been with him might be with his grandsons in the selfsame way — the forty-eighth chapter, at the fifteenth and sixteenth verses. Be not satisfied unless you yourself obtain such mercy as God gave to your ancestors, and hear the Lord saying, "I am with thee."2. He now believes that God had been always with him, had fed him always, and redeemed him always, and blessed him always. Only let us pray God to raise up more faithful ministers. On that day, too, I have no doubt, Jacob was very much cast down, because he remembered his sin. "If God be for us, who can be against us?" The Lord shall never lack a champion to bear His standard high among the sons of men. A classic car lover was perusing the classifieds and saw an ad that seemed impossible to believe. If God be with us, what can we not do? Many angels, messengers (Psalm 104:4; Hebrews 1:14); natural agents, the elements, &c.; human agents, men good and bad alike carrying out his will; spiritual beings (Psalm 91:11). but he says, "God redeemed me from all evil." Against his poverty, "Thou shalt spread abroad to the east, west," &c. 4. Now, mark you, if you trust in God, this shall be your verdict at the close of life.IV. Now, we will look at him a little further on, in the thirty-fifth chapter, and the third verse: there we shall find him saying — "Let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went." Did Jacob find God to be with him? There is no heraldry like the heraldry of the saints. His hand touches our life at every point. No words of God about our life will be left unfulfilled. I am so thankful for that. Jacob was the inheritor of a great blessing from his fathers, for this sentence was spoken in connection with the following words," I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac." He had lost Joseph, and that had been a great sorrow; but now, in looking back, he sees that even then God was redeeming him from all evil. Now, having left home by himself he meets the Lord who says to him, “I am with you.” Genre The He had just left his father's house, and he felt himself alone. )Four choice sentencesI. III. This mercy was brought home to Jacob at a time when he greatly needed it. Clayton, M. A.I.GOD'S PRESENCE.II.PROTECTION.III.GUIDANCE.IV.FAITHFULNESS.(C. The ladder shows the truth which should stamp our lives. Behold, I am with thee — Wherever we are, we are safe, if we have God’s favourable presence with us. but he says, "God redeemed me from all evil." This includes countless blessings, but it is in itself a great deal more than all the blessings we can conceive of. Dave Cover continues in our sermon series, Genesis: The Strange but True Story of Everything, teaching from Genesis 42-45 with a sermon titled, "Seeing Jesus in Joseph". You can see that by the way in which he divided his flocks and his herds, and set apart so large a present for Esau. and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. Be not satisfied unless you yourself obtain such mercy as God gave to your ancestors, and hear the Lord saying, "I am with thee.". Clayton, M. 28 So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Not because of thy faith, still less of thy goodness. Clayton, M. A.I.GOD'S PRESENCE.II.PROTECTION.III.GUIDANCE.IV.FAITHFULNESS.(C. He said once, "Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away; all these things are against me"; but now he eats his words, and says, "The Lord hath redeemed me from all evil." Did Jacob find God to be with him? His solitariness; angels shall attend thee, and "thy seed shall be as the dust," &c. And "who can count the dust of Jacob," said Balsam (Numbers 23:10). Chuck Smith :: Sermon Notes for Genesis 19:26 ← Back to Chuck Smith's Bio & Resources "THE CONQUENCES OF COMPROMISE" I. There is no unfinished life. At the close of his life we find Jacob more fully than ever confessing that the presence of God had been with him. Because of this, God was with him. There is no heraldry like the heraldry of the saints. )Four choice sentencesI. "I am with thee." I trust that some of you can bear the like witness. But God does not leave His people because of their fears. It is almost unnecessary to take this second text; for if it is written, "I am with thee," you may depend upon it that He will be with us, for God does not forsake His people. IV. Though you have net been all that you could wish in the Christian life, yet you can say, "The God of my father has been with me." He knew he had ill-treated Esau, and robbed him of the blessing; but, for all that, he came with a repentant heart to submit himself before his brother and to do what he could to please him. The Lord shall never lack a champion to bear His standard high among the sons of men. A. "If God be for us, who can be against us?" He had lost Rachel — oh, how it stung his heart! I am so thankful for that. "He blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day, the Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads." Because of this, God was with him. We have had present blessing; we have had future blessing; we have had experienced blessing three times over; and now we go to TRANSMITTED BLESSING; for we find Jacob transmitting the blessing to his son and to his grandson. 2 Go at once to Paddan Aram, [] to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel. At the close of his life we find Jacob more fully than ever confessing that the presence of God had been with him. ), reveal how much has changed since biblical times.1 Yet, aspects of this family tale with its strong emotions, sibling rivalry, deception, and loyalty continue to resonate, challenging us to think more deeply … Continue reading "Commentary on Genesis 29:15-28" )Jacob's protectorC. He was coming into special trial, and then it was that he received a fuller understanding of the privilege which God had in store for him. Why, when God is with a man there is a familiarity of condescension that is altogether unspeakable: it ensures an infinite love. If God be with us, what can we not endure?II. If God be with us, what can we not do? We will call this FUTURE BLESSING. If God be with us, can we ever be exiled or banished? The promise is a promise of —, (1)Presence.(2)Intercourse.(3)Fellowship.(S. He knew he had ill-treated Esau, and robbed him of the blessing; but, for all that, he came with a repentant heart to submit himself before his brother and to do what he could to please him. I. "I am with thee" — it means practical help. The things of which God speaks to His people spread themselves through the whole of the unmeasured hereafter, and it must follow that the pledge of our not being left until the things spoken of are done is tantamount to an assurance that we shall never be left and never forsaken. Because year by year the world goes on as before, unbelievers deny God's active presence, worldly men think not of it, and even godly men sometimes forget, for we cannot see the top of the ladder. "If God be for us, who can be against us?" Did Jacob find God to be with him? This includes countless blessings, but it is in itself a great deal more than all the blessings we can conceive of. Spurgeon. Descended from Christians, we have a greater honour than being descended from princes. 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. ( C. H. It is an inexpressible privilege, to be able to look back to father and grandfather, and perhaps farther still, and to say, "We come of a house which has served the Lord as far back as history can inform us." The vision showed what exists everywhere (2 Kings 6:17). )Four choice sentencesI. "All places whither thou goest. I commenced by noticing the blessing which passed on from Abraham to Isaac; and now we see that Jacob hands it on to Joseph, Manasseh, and to Ephraim — "I die: but God shall be with you." Clayton, M. Genesis 28:15 Jacob's life began in moral confusion. We have had present blessing; we have had future blessing; we have had experienced blessing three times over; and now we go to TRANSMITTED BLESSING; for we find Jacob transmitting the blessing to his son and to his grandson. )LinksGenesis 28:15 NIVGenesis 28:15 NLTGenesis 28:15 ESVGenesis 28:15 NASBGenesis 28:15 KJVGenesis 28:15 Bible AppsGenesis 28:15 ParallelGenesis 28:15 Biblia ParalelaGenesis 28:15 Chinese BibleGenesis 28:15 French BibleGenesis 28:15 German BibleGenesis 28:15 CommentariesBible Hub, II.PROTECTION.III.GUIDANCE.IV.FAITHFULNESS.(C. You can see that by the way in which he divided his flocks and his herds, and set apart so large a present for Esau. He had just left his father's house, and he felt himself alone. Sermon Genesis 28:10-22 A Staircase to Heaven Check out these helpful resources Biblical Commentary Sermons Children's Sermons Hymn Lists Genesis 28:10-22 Richard Niell Donovan Richard Niell Donovan I am always surprised that God chose Jacob to be the (Read Genesis 28:10-15) Jacob's conduct hitherto, as recorded, was not that of one who simply feared and trusted in God. Sermon Videos You are watching Genesis 28:1-9 on Godtube.com the largest video sharing platform offering online Christian videos with faith-based, family friendly content. First, turn to the twenty-eighth chapter of Genesis, at the fifteenth verse, and read of PRESENT BLESSING. I want to go a step further, and come, in the third place, to EXPERIENCED BLESSINGS. Blessed be the everlasting God — if Abraham dies, there is Isaac; and if Isaac dies, there is Jacob; and if Jacob dies, there is Joseph; and if Joseph dies, Ephraim and Manasseh survive. Poor Jacob was full of fear when he heard that Esau was coming to meet him. We will call this FUTURE BLESSING. "I am with thee." Why, when God is with a man there is a familiarity of condescension that is altogether unspeakable: it ensures an infinite love. Only let us pray God to raise up more faithful ministers. In the precious possessions he gives us — love, reason, conscience, will. "I am with thee" — it means practical help. Because of this, God was with him. There had come a great famine in the land; but he says that God had fed him all his life long. This mercy was brought home to Jacob at a time when he greatly needed it. If God be with us, what can we not endure?II. "I am with thee" — it means practical help. I read you the passage where he wished that the God that had been with him might be with his grandsons in the selfsame way — the forty-eighth chapter, at the fifteenth and sixteenth verses. I have read that testimony with great joy. Though you have net been all that you could wish in the Christian life, yet you can say, "The God of my father has been with me." It is almost unnecessary to take this second text; for if it is written, "I am with thee," you may depend upon it that He will be with us, for God does not forsake His people.III. The Keeper of Israel.III.THE MARCH. He knew he had ill-treated Esau, and robbed him of the blessing; but, for all that, he came with a repentant heart to submit himself before his brother and to do what he could to please him. I trust that some of you can bear the like witness. We have had present blessing; we have had future blessing; we have had experienced blessing three times over; and now we go to TRANSMITTED BLESSING; for we find Jacob transmitting the blessing to his son and to his grandson. I read you the passage where he wished that the God that had been with him might be with his grandsons in the selfsame way — the forty-eighth chapter, at the fifteenth and sixteenth verses. )Four choice sentencesI. Not giving uninterrupted prosperity. Do the math: that means it has been played an Descended from Christians, we have a greater honour than being descended from princes. A. A. Dr. David E. Leininger An old story. "I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of."(J. Our capacities are not intended to be satisfied here, but they shall be satisfied hereafter. To our conscience new light is given; to our love new spheres are open; our will receives new strength from the new example of His love and grace. He said once, "Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away; all these things are against me"; but now he eats his words, and says, "The Lord hath redeemed me from all evil." "IV.THE ENGAGEMENT. That God should send His angel with Jacob to protect him would have been much; but it is nothing compared with, "I am with thee." Lot had journeyed with Abraham from Haran to the land of promise. As I have already said, he left Laban's house; and it was a very venturesome journey, but God was with him: Jacob tells us that so it was. GOD DOES ALWAYS WATCH OVER AND GUIDE. That God should send His angel with Jacob to protect him would have been much; but it is nothing compared with, "I am with thee." There was a night of wrestling with Jacob. IV. Observe, once more, that if these varied instruments employed in carrying out the grand purpose are so many, and need so much preparation, there will be an evident necessity that a large number of teachers and trainers shall be kept at God's service in instructing them. Descended from Christians, we have a greater honour than being descended from princes. Turn to the thirty-first chapter again, and read the fifth verse. He had just left his father's house, and he felt himself alone. )Jacob's protectorC. If God be with us, can we ever be exiled or banished? If God be with us, what can we not do? Find Top Church Sermons, Illustrations, and Preaching Slides on Genesis 28:10-15. I have read that testimony with great joy. The Lord shall never lack a champion to bear His standard high among the sons of men. I want to go a step further, and come, in the third place, to EXPERIENCED BLESSINGS. God will not dwell with those He hates.4. II. We will call this FUTURE BLESSING. Poor Jacob was full of fear when he heard that Esau was coming to meet him. )LinksGenesis 28:15 NIVGenesis 28:15 NLTGenesis 28:15 ESVGenesis 28:15 NASBGenesis 28:15 KJVGenesis 28:15 Bible AppsGenesis 28:15 ParallelGenesis 28:15 Biblia ParalelaGenesis 28:15 Chinese BibleGenesis 28:15 French BibleGenesis 28:15 German BibleGenesis 28:15 CommentariesBible Hub, III.THE MARCH. Did Jacob find God to be with him? Chuck Smith :: Sermon Notes for Genesis 15:1 ← Back to Chuck Smith's Bio & Resources "THE LORD OUR SHIELD" Intro. "I am with thee." This mercy was brought home to Jacob at a time when he greatly needed it. Genesis 28:15 King James Version (KJV) 15 And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of. We have had present blessing; we have had future blessing; we have had experienced blessing three times over; and now we go to TRANSMITTED BLESSING; for we find Jacob transmitting the blessing to his son and to his grandson. I have read that testimony with great joy. There is no heraldry like the heraldry of the saints. It is an inexpressible privilege, to be able to look back to father and grandfather, and perhaps farther still, and to say, "We come of a house which has served the Lord as far back as history can inform us." 12:4). There had come a great famine in the land; but he says that God had fed him all his life long. If God be with us, can we ever be exiled or banished? This is all the more encouraging as coming from you. Martin.). 4. How often those who pray for spiritual blessings forget that common things also are ruled by God. First, turn to the twenty-eighth chapter of Genesis, at the fifteenth verse, and read of PRESENT BLESSING. He had lost Rachel — oh, how it stung his heart! On the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying: On the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying: “To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates, the Kenites, the Kenezzites, the Kadmonites, 20the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim, the Amorites, the … Time when he greatly needed it in as an auxiliary in declaring God glorious. ( Genesis 31:38 ) it does not leave his people because of their fears Intercourse. ( )... 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