Genesis 28:10-22

The privilege of God’s blessing (with Q&A)

In Genesis 28, we meet Jacob at 'square minus one', fleeing his family home because of his sin. As a result, God's promises look far away from being fulfilled. But God graciously intervenes in Jacob's life, showing he will open up access to Heaven as part of his promises. And he guarantees his promises will be fulfilled by being with Jacob. For us, this passages points forward to God sending his Son graciously down into the world, his presence with us today by his Spirit, which gives us the assurance to go out into in fulfilment of the Great Commission.