Blessed are you, YHVH,
our Elohim, King of the Universe, you have selected us from among all the
peoples, and have given us your Torah. Amein.
Gen 28:10 And Yaʽaqoḇ went out (Vayetzei) from Be’ĕrsheḇa and went toward Ḥaran.
Yakov (transliteration
can differ like Yakov or Yaqov) went from the place (Beersheba)where he
received the covenantal blessing of the first born to Haran (a parched land S2787)
and from then onto a spiritual wilderness journey that would cause him to say
the following to Pharoah: much pain and many challenges.
Gen 47:9 And Ya‛aqoḇ said to
Pharaoh, “The days of the years of my sojournings are one hundred and thirty years.
Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not
reached the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their
sojournings.”
Gen 47:10 And Ya‛aqoḇ blessed
Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.
Gen 47:11 So Yosěph settled his father
and his brothers, and gave them a possession in the land of Mitsrayim, in the
best of the land, in the land of Ra‛meses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
Gen 47:12 And Yosěph provided his father, and his brothers, and all his father’s household with bread for the mouth of the little ones.
Yasher 29
30. And Isaac finished commanding Jacob and blessing him, and he gave him many gifts, together with silver and gold, and he sent him away; and Jacob hearkened to his father and mother; he kissed them and arose and went to Padan-aram; and Jacob was seventy seven years old when he went out from the land of Canaan from Beersheba 31. And when Jacob went away to go to Haran Esau called unto his son Eliphaz, and secretly spoke unto him, saying, Now hasten, take thy sword in thy hand and pursue Jacob and pass before him in the road, and lurk for him, and slay him with thy sword in one of the mountains, and take all belonging to him and come back. 36. And Eliphaz came near to Jacob and he answered and said unto him, Thus did my father command me, and now therefore I will not deviate from the orders which my father gave me; and when Jacob saw that Esau had spoken to Eliphaz to employ force, Jacob then approached and supplicated Eliphaz and his men, saying to him, 37. Behold all that I have and which my father and mother gave unto me, that take unto thee and go from me, and do not slay me, and may this thing be accounted unto thee a righteousness. 38. And the Lord caused Jacob to find favor in the sight of Eliphaz the son of Esau, and his men, and they hearkened to the voice of Jacob, and they did not put him to death, and Eliphaz and his men took all belonging to Jacob together with the silver and gold that he had brought with him from Beersheba; they left him nothing.
Maybe this is how YHVH will get the
attention of the remnant of Yakov in the last days – strip them from all their
possessions and comforts. Yakov is about to have a life changing encounter with
YHVH.
Gen 28:11 And he came upon a place and stopped over for the night, for the sun had set. And he took one of the stones of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place to sleep.
Three times in this one verse (Ber 28:11) the Hebrew word “ha makom” or “the place” is used.
יא וַיִּפְגַּע בַּמָּקוֹם וַיָּלֶן שָׁם, כִּי-בָא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ, וַיִּקַּח
מֵאַבְנֵי הַמָּקוֹם, וַיָּשֶׂם
מְרַאֲשֹׁתָיו; וַיִּשְׁכַּב, בַּמָּקוֹם הַהוּא.
Mat 8:20 And יהושע said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the heaven nests, but the Son of Aḏam has nowhere to lay His head.”
“Gen 28:12 And he dreamed and saw a ladder set up on the earth, and its top reached to the heavens, and saw messengers of Elohim going up and coming down on it.
“ladder” in Hebrew is “sulam” this is the only place in scripture where
this word is used. The gematria for “sulam” and “Sinai” are the same – 130.
The same Torah Moshe received on Sinai, Yahshua will proclaim (has
proclaimed) from the temple mount or Mount Tsion/Zion (mount Moriah) – Is 2:2-4
Yahshua refers to the event of this parashah in Joh 1:51 And He said
to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, from now on you shall see the heaven
opened, and the messengers of Elohim ascending and descending upon the Son of
Adam.” He is the Torah that came from heaven and who returned to heaven and
will come back again from heaven. Messengers (angels) do this all the time. 2
Cor 12:2
The significance of this event points us to fact that YHVH was assuring
Yakov that he would make a way for His chosen people to reach Him. Speaking of
messengers the scripture says: Heb 1:14 Are they not all serving
spirits sent out to attend those who are about to inherit deliverance?
Gen 28:13 And see, יהוה
stood above it and said, “I am יהוה
Elohim of Aḇraham your father and the Elohim of Yitsḥaq. The land on which
you are lying, I give it to you and your seed.
Gen
28:14 “And your seed shall be as the
dust of the earth, and you shall break forth to the west and to the east, to
the north and the south. And all the clans of the earth shall be blessed in you
and in your seed.
Gen
28:15 “And see, I am with you and shall
guard you wherever you go, and shall bring you back to this land. For I am not
going to leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.”
Gen
28:16 And Yaʽaqoḇ awoke from his sleep
and said, “Truly, יהוה is
in this place, בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה and I did not know it.”
Gen
28:17 And he was afraid and said, “How awesome
is this place!הַמָּקוֹם
This is none other than the house of Elohim, and this is the gate of the
heavens!”
Gen
28:18 And Yaʽaqoḇ rose early in the
morning, and took the stone that he had put at his head, set it up as a
standing column, and poured oil on top of it.
Gen 28:19 And he called the name of that placeהַמָּקוֹם Bĕyth Ěl, however, the name of that city had been Luz previously.
Yakov was not looking for Beit –
El, he was guided to this place – ‘’ha makom’’ so too will his seed.
Gen
28:20 And Yaʽaqoḇ made a vow, saying,
“Seeing (if) Elohim is with me, and has kept me in this way that I am going,
and has given me bread to eat and a garment to put on –
Gen
28:21 when I have returned to my
father’s house in peace, and יהוה
has been וְהָיָה (will
be)my Elohim,
Gen
28:22 then this stone which I have set
as a standing column shall be Elohim’s house, and of all that You give me, I
shall certainly give a tenth to You.”
Gen 29:1 And
Yaʽaqoḇ moved on and came to the land of the people of the East.
Gen 29:2 And he looked and saw a well in the field, and saw three flocks of sheep (John
10:16)lying by it, for out of that well they watered the flocks, and a large
stone was on the well’s mouth.
Gen 29:3 And all the flocks would be gathered there, then they would roll the stone from the well’s mouth and water the sheep, and put the stone back in its place on the well’s mouth.
Joh 10:16 “And other sheep I have which are not of this fold – I have to bring them as well, and they shall hear My voice, and there shall be one flock, one shepherd.[b] Footnote: bSee also Joh_11:52, Eph_2:13-19, Isa_56:8, Eze_34:23, Eze_37:24. (the two houses of Israel and the nations)
Gen 28:22 then this stone(Heb וְהָאֶבֶן הַזֹּאת– ve
ha even hazot) which I have set as a standing column shall be Elohim’s
house..This could be a reference to Messiah as the chief corner stone of the
future temple.
Only twice in the Tenach do you have a combination of the word “and the
stone” in Hebrew “ve ha even” It is
found in Ber/Gen 28:22 and 29:2.
Psa 118:22 The stone which the builders
rejected Has become the chief corner-stone.[b] Footnote: bSee also Act_4:11.
It is amazing to consider that ‘’the large stone’’ was rolled away from
the grave of our Master and when his followers came to seek him, he was not
there – Luke 24:2
Mat 21:42 יהושע said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures, ‘The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief corner-stone. This was from יהוה, and it is marvellous in our eyes’? Mat 21:43 “Because of this I say to you: the reign of Elohim shall be taken from you and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits of it. Mat 21:44 “And he who falls on this stone shall be broken, but on whomever it falls, he shall be pulverised.”
Isa 8:14 “And He shall be for a set-apart place, but a stone of stumbling and a rock that makes for falling to both the houses of Yisra’ĕl, as a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Yerushalayim. Isa 8:15 “And many among them shall stumble and fall, and be broken and snared and taken.” Isa 8:16 Bind up the witness, seal the Torah among my taught ones.
Gen 29:4 So Yaʽaqoḇ said to them, “My brothers, where
are you from?” And they said, “We are from Ḥaran.”
Gen 29:5 And he said to them, “Do you know Laḇan son
of Naḥor?” And they said, “We know him.”
Gen 29:6 So he said to them, “Is he well?” And they
said, “Well. And see, his daughter Raḥĕl is coming with the sheep.”
Gen 29:7 And he said, “See, it is still high day, not
the time for the livestock to be gathered together. Water the sheep, and go and
feed them.”
Gen 29:8 But they said, “We are not allowed until all
the flocks are gathered together, and they have rolled the stone from the
well’s mouth, then we shall water the sheep.”
Gen 29:9 While he was still speaking with them, Raḥĕl
came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
Gen 29:10 And it came to be, when Yaʽaqoḇ saw Raḥĕl
the daughter of Laḇan his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laḇan his
mother’s brother, that Yaʽaqoḇ went near and rolled the stone from the well’s
mouth, and watered the flock of Laḇan his mother’s brother.
Gen 29:11 And Yaʽaqoḇ kissed Raḥĕl, and lifted up his
voice and wept.
Gen 29:12 And when Yaʽaqoḇ told Raḥĕl that he was her
father’s relative and that he was Riḇqah’s son, she ran and told her father.
Gen 29:13 And it came to be, when Laḇan heard the
report about Yaʽaqoḇ his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced
him and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Then he told Laḇan all these
matters.
Gen 29:14 And Laḇan said to him, “You are indeed my
bone and my flesh.” And he stayed with him for a month.
Gen 29:15 Then Laḇan said to Yaʽaqoḇ, “Because you
are my relative, should you therefore serve me for naught? Let me know, what
should your wages be?”
Gen 29:16 And Laḇan had two daughters, the name of the
elder was Lĕ’ah, and the name of the younger was Raḥĕl.
Gen 29:17 And Lĕ’ah’s eyes were weak, but Raḥĕl was
lovely of form and appearance.
Gen 29:18 And Yaʽaqoḇ loved Raḥĕl, so he said, “Let
me serve you seven years for Raḥĕl your younger daughter.”
Gen 29:19 And Laḇan said, “It is better that I give
her to you than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me.”
Gen 29:20 So Yaʽaqoḇ served seven years for Raḥĕl,
and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her.
Gen 29:21 Then Yaʽaqoḇ said to Laḇan, “Give me my
wife, for my days are completed, and let me go in to her.”
Gen 29:22 And Laḇan gathered all the men of the place
and made a feast.
Gen 29:23 And it came to be in the evening, that he
took Lĕ’ah his daughter and brought her to Yaʽaqoḇ. And he went in to her.
Gen 29:24 And Laḇan gave his female servant Zilpah to
his daughter Lĕ’ah as a female servant.
Gen 29:25 And in the morning it came to be, that see,
it was Lĕ’ah. So he said to Laḇan, “What is this you have done to me? Was it
not for Raḥĕl that I served you? Why then have you deceived me?”
Gen 29:26 And Laḇan said, “It is not done this way in
our place, to give the younger before the first-born.
Gen 29:27 “Complete the week of this one, then we give
you this one too, for the service which you shall serve with me still another
seven years.”
Gen 29:28 And Yaʽaqoḇ did so and completed her week.
Then he gave him his daughter Raḥĕl too, as wife.
Gen 29:29 And Laḇan gave his female servant Bilhah to
his daughter Raḥĕl as a female servant.
Gen 29:30 And he also went in to Raḥĕl, and he also loved Raḥĕl more than Lĕ’ah. And he served with Laḇan still another seven years.
Polygyny was very common in the ancient Hebrew culture. In the church and modern western civilization, it is unacceptable. There is no scriptural evidence in all scripture that YHVH ever forbade this kind of marriage arrangement.
Joh 16:33 “These words I have spoken to you, that in Me you might have peace. In the world you have pressure, but take courage, I have overcome the world.” 2Pe 1:19 And we have the prophetic word made more certain, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, 2Pe 1:20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture came to be of one’s own interpretation, 2Pe 1:21 for prophecy never came by the desire of man, but men of Elohim spoke, being moved by the Set-apart Spirit. (The Torah is a prophetic word to all nations)
A
prayer to meditate on to overcome the challenges of this world:
Psa 34:1
Aleph אֲבָרְכָה I bless יהוה at
all times; His praise is continually in my mouth.
Psa
34:2 Bět בַּיהוָה My being makes its boast in יהוה; Let the humble hear and be
glad. Jer 9:24
Psa
34:3 Gimel גַּדְּלוּ Oh, make יהוה great with me, And let us exalt His Name together.
Psa
34:4 Dalet דָּרַשְׁתִּי I sought יהוה, and He answered me, And
delivered me from all my fears.
Psa
34:5 Hě הִבִּיטוּ They looked to Him and were lightened, Waw
וּפְנֵיהֶם And their faces were not ashamed.
Psa
34:6 Zayin This זֶה
poor one cried out and יהוה heard him, And saved him out of all his
distresses.
Psa
34:7 Ḥet חנה The
messenger of יהוה
encamps all around those who fear Him, And rescues them.
Psa
34:8 Tet טַעֲמוּ (perceive)Oh, taste and see that יהוה is good; Blessed is the man that takes
refuge in Him!
Psa
34:9 Yod יְראוּ Fear יהוה, you His set-apart ones, For
there is no lack to them who fear Him!
Psa
34:10 Kaph כְּפִירִים Young
lions have lacked and been hungry; But those who seek יהוה lack not any good matter.
Psa
34:11 Lamed לְכוּ
Come, you children, listen to me; Let me teach
you the fear of יהוה.
Psa
34:12 Mem מִי Who is the man who desires life, Who loves many days, in order to see
good?
Psa
34:13 Nun נְצֹר (guard) Keep
your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking deceit.
Psa
34:14 Sameḵ סוּר Turn away from evil and do good; Seek peace,
and pursue it.
Psa
34:15 Ayin עֵינֵיThe eyes of יהוה are
on the righteous, And His ears unto their cry.
Psa
34:16 Pě פְּנֵי The
face of יהוה is
against evil-doers, To cut off their remembrance from the earth.
Psa
34:17 Tsadi צָעֲקוּ The righteous cried out, and יהוה heard, And delivered them out of all their distresses.
Psa
34:18 Qoph קָרוֹב יהוה is near to the broken-hearted, And saves those whose spirit is
crushed.
Psa
34:19 Rěsh
רַבּוֹת, רָעוֹת צַדִּיק Many are the evils of the righteous,[a But יהוה
delivers him out of them all. Footnote: a Psa_71:20, 2Ti_3:11-12.
Psa
34:20 Shin שֹׁמֵר He is guarding all his bones; Not one of them is broken.
Psa
34:21 Taw תְּמוֹתֵתEvil does slay the wrong, And
those who hate the righteous are guilty.
Psa 34:22 יהוה redeems the lives of His servants, And none of those taking refuge in Him are guilty.
2Co 4:16 Therefore we do not lose heart, but even if our outward man is perishing, the inward man is being renewed day by day. 2Co 4:17 For this slight momentary pressure is working for us a far more exceeding and everlasting weight of esteem. 2Co 4:18 We are not looking on what is seen, but on what is not seen. For what is seen passes away, but what is not seen is everlasting. [c] Footnote: cSee 2Co_5:7, Rom_8:24, Heb_11:1 and Heb_11:13.
Baruch atah YHVH, Eloheinu, Melech ha-‘Olam, asher natan lanu Toraht-emet, v’chai-yeh o’lam nata-b’tochenu. Baruch atah YHVH, notein ha-Torah. Amein.
Blessed are you YHVH, our Elohim, King
of the Universe, you have given us your Torah of truth, and have planted
everlasting life within our midst. Blessed are you, YHVH giver of the Torah –
Amein.