Genesis 28:10-15 And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.… I. Jacob is the type ISRAELITE Of his lineage. From this night Jacob becomes the pattern Jew. All that is good or bad in his descendants has its natural beginning in him. II. Jacob is the type MAN of his race. Far from God. Homesick. What man wants is God. III. Jacob is the type CHRISTIAN of the Church. 1. He was chosen even before he was born. 2. He is now in the thick of the conflict between nature and grace. 3. He will eventually be saved in the kingdom of heaven. (C. S. Robinson, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran. |
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