Isaiah 14

Sometimes a star isn't a star.

WEEK 13                                                  Isaiah 14  

SATURDAY  Reflections

In the middle of this prophecy about God having mercy on Jacob and judgment on Babylon comes to a strange prophecy about the fall of the morning star. This Morning Star also translated as Lucifer and is a prophecy about what has happened and what is going to happen again.

 

Lucifer/Satan fell from heaven because of his pride. The star in the sky which was a symbol of the Babylonians and could have also been called by that name. This is a picture of what pride had cost Satan in the past and what it was going to do to Babylon.

 

What stands out here is that Lucifer's comments were full of pride and self-promotion. Yet as powerful as he was, he was thrown down as will anyone who follows him. This is also a reminder for those who think of themselves too highly and become full of pride. As it says in Proverbs 16:18 “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.”

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Isa 14:1-32
(1)  For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.
(2)  And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.
(3)  And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,
(4)  That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!
(5)  The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.
(6)  He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth.
(7)  The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.
(8)  Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.
(9)  Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
(10)  All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?
(11)  Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
(12)  How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
(13)  For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
(14)  I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
(15)  Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
(16)  They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
(17)  That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?
(18)  All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.
(19)  But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.
(20)  Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.
(21)  Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.
(22)  For I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD.
(23)  I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.
(24)  The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
(25)  That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders.
(26)  This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.
(27)  For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
(28)  In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden.
(29)  Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.
(30)  And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant.
(31)  Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times.
(32)  What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.

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Job 9

Best meds wrongly used are bad, the same is true about advice.

WEEK 13                                               Job 9  

FRIDAY  Reflections

Job begins his response to Bildad by agreeing with everything he says. Like us, there is nothing wrong with the words they are all true, even if they are being applied wrong. They are like good medicine applied to the wrong patient.

 

Job cries out his confusion. His words are like those of so many who don’t understand. To him, it seems God at this point is a God who punishes not just the guilty but the innocent.

 

As with much of Job, there isn’t a lot of truths we can apply but there is the reality of a person in a place of despair and the reality of friends who are missing the point.

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Job 9:2-35
(2)  I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
(3)  If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
(4)  He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
(5)  Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.
(6)  Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.
(7)  Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
(8)  Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
(9)  Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
(10)  Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.
(11)  Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
(12)  Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?
(13)  If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.
(14)  How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?
(15)  Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.
(16)  If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.
(17)  For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
(18)  He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.
(19)  If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?
(20)  If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
(21)  Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.
(22)  This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
(23)  If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.
(24)  The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?
(25)  Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.
(26)  They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.
(27)  If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:
(28)  I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
(29)  If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?
(30)  If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;
(31)  Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.
(32)  For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.
(33)  Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.
(34)  Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:
(35)  Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me.

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Luke 13

WEEK 13                                                      Luke 13  

THURSDAY  Reflections

Imagine going into a class of students soon to be high school graduates with a 4.0 average. These people haven't made less than 100% on any test or assignment they have taken. They know they are the best of the best. Yale, Harvard, Stanford, MIT, and every other college is calling them to come to their university. They have been told, they are the Einsteins and Hawkings of our generation. When you step into the room, they know the average IQ in the place takes a dive.

Now imagine telling them that they are no smarter than the football player whose coach bribed the teachers to give him a C- just so he could play even though he couldn't even read. Tell them they are about as smart as any student in grade school, no, kindergarten. Tell them that the test they have taken for years have been rigged and on the intellectual scale they are (do you dare say it?) AVERAGE.

This isn't going to be received well. Actually, maybe you should run.

Yet, Jesus in Luke 13 shatters the definitions of bad people (sinful). They thought if something bad happened to you, you deserved it. It was their version of Karma. Yet, Jesus says that everyone is just as bad (sinful) and deserves no better than the worst of the worst. Jesus makes it clear everyone has to repent. There are no good people. 

Elsewhere in the Bible, it says, "There is no distinction, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God"(Romans 3:22b-23) yet there is hope "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23). 

 

Here is the Hope: "If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth, he confesses, resulting in salvation. For the Scripture says, “WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him; for “WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.”"(Romans 10:9-13)

Here is the Hope: "hat if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth, he confesses, resulting in salvation. For the Scripture says, “WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him; for “WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.”"(Romans 10:9-13)

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Luk 13:1-35
(1)  There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
(2)  And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?
(3)  I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
(4)  Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
(5)  I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
(6)  He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
(7)  Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
(8)  And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
(9)  And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
(10)  And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
(11)  And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.
(12)  And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.
(13)  And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
(14)  And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
(15)  The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
(16)  And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
(17)  And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
(18)  Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
(19)  It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.
(20)  And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?
(21)  It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
(22)  And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
(23)  Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,
(24)  Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
(25)  When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
(26)  Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
(27)  But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
(28)  There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
(29)  And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
(30)  And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
(31)  The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.
(32)  And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.
(33)  Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.
(34)  O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!
(35)  Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

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Psalm 11

WEEK 13                                                     Psalm 11  

WEDNESDAY  Reflections

I don’t have to run away. I can trust in God. God will work it all out He will make things right. Yes, there may be a time to leave an area but it should be in God’s direction not just in response to fear. The psalmist has it right, there may be people who say it’s dangerous, but if I’m trusting in God I don’t have to be afraid.

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Psa 11:1-7
(1)  To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?
(2)  For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
(3)  If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
(4)  The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
(5)  The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
(6)  Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
(7)  For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

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Genesis 29

WEEK 13                                                  Genesis 29  

TUESDAY  Reflections

Jacob’s love for Rachel is expressed so clearly in verse 20, “So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her” (NIV). The impression is that the hope of having her overshadowed the wait and the toil. It was no wonder he was upset when he found that the woman he was first married to was Leah. I, however, don’t want to look at the dysfunction which followed but focus on Jacob’s love.

 

The love we see here wasn’t filled with the desire for self-gratification or impatience. This love endured the work and the time as if it was even a concern. This is the love we need to have to fill our life. Love makes it possible to endure anything.

 

This verse reminds me of Jesus in Hebrews 12:2b; “For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” How could Jesus endure 33 years as a mortal not to mention the time on the cross? LOVE.

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Gen 29:1-35
(1)  Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.
(2)  And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth.
(3)  And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place.
(4)  And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.
(5)  And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.
(6)  And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.
(7)  And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.
(8)  And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep.
(9)  And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them.
(10)  And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.
(11)  And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
(12)  And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father.
(13)  And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.
(14)  And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.
(15)  And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?
(16)  And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
(17)  Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
(18)  And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
(19)  And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.
(20)  And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
(21)  And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
(22)  And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
(23)  And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.
(24)  And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.
(25)  And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?
(26)  And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.
(27)  Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
(28)  And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
(29)  And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
(30)  And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
(31)  And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.
(32)  And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.
(33)  And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.
(34)  And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.
(35)  And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.

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Genesis 28

WEEK 13                                        Genesis 28  

MONDAY  Reflections

This chapter contains a beautiful vision Jacob had of God and God’s renewal of the covenant. There is also a reference to tithing at the end of the chapter which shows this was a practice which predated the law. We also see Isaac blessing Jacob and sending him to get a wife from their homeland rather than among the pagan’s they lived around as Esau had done. The verses which caught my attention today were Esau’s reaction to Isaac’s blessing of Jacob.

 

We saw back in chapter 26 Esau’s wives cause Isaac and Rebekah a great deal of grief. Esau ignored the problem until he saw Jacob receiving a blessing. It was only after this blessing did Esau try to find a way to remedy his mistake. However, all he does is add another wife. This was adding a good deed to a list of sins and hoping it would balance the scales, it didn’t. We don’t see Esau willing to change his lifestyle or repenting, just adding someone whom he thinks might be more acceptable. This is another example of why Jacob was the better choice for the covenant promise.

 

The lesson for us is that adding a good deed doesn’t balance out misdeeds.

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Gen 28:1-22

(1)  And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.

(2)  Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother.

(3)  And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;

(4)  And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.

(5)  And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.

(6)  When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;

(7)  And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;

(8)  And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;

(9)  Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.

(10)  And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.

(11)  And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.

(12)  And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

(13)  And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

(14)  And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

(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.

(16)  And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.

(17)  And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

(18)  And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.

(19)  And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.

(20)  And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,

(21)  So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:

(22)  And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.

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