Table of Contents
- 1 Why did Jacob set up an altar in Bethel?
- 2 What stands out to you about Jacob’s response to the presence and promise of God?
- 3 What stands out from Rebekah and Isaac examples of prayer?
- 4 What was God’s specific command to Jacob and why was Bethel significant?
- 5 How did Jacob get closer to God?
- 6 What was the covenant between God and Jacob?
- 7 How long did Isaac pray for Rebecca?
- 8 What does the Bible say about setting up a pillar?
- 9 What did Jacob do with the stone that he put for Pillow?
- 10 Why did Jacob set up a stone in the temple?
Why did Jacob set up an altar in Bethel?
Jacob and all the people with him came to Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan. There he built an altar, and he called the place El Bethel, because it was there that God revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.
What stands out to you about Jacob’s response to the presence and promise of God?
12. What stands out to you about Jacob’s response to the presence and promises of God? He realized how powerful God is, and the only response is to humble and bow before God.
In what ways did the parents accept or disregard God’s revealed promises and righteous ways Genesis 25 23?
4. In what ways did the parents accept or disregard God’s revealed promises and righteous ways? (Genesis 25:23.) Rebekah disregard God by having her own manipulative scheme, she thought that would be the way to fulfill God’s plan for Jacob.
What stands out from Rebekah and Isaac examples of prayer?
6. What stands out from Rebekah and Isaac’s examples of prayer? (See also Genesis 24:62-67.) They seek God on their practical concerns.
What was God’s specific command to Jacob and why was Bethel significant?
9. What was God’s specific command to Jacob, and why was Bethel significant? (See Genesis 28:10-22.) God said to Jacob, “Go up to Bethel and settle there, and build an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you were fleeing from your brother Esau.” Bethel means house of God. 10.
Who built the altar at Bethel?
Jacob
Jacob’s building an altar at Bethel illustrates this piety in three ways: 1) unlike Abram and Isaac, Jacob builds the altar explicitly in response to divine instruction; 2) this instruction motivates Jacob to remove all “gods” from his household (35:2, 4); and, 3) Jacob builds the altar in fulfilment of his vow at Luz/ …
How did Jacob get closer to God?
Jacob wakes up and wants to worship this God. Using the stone that was his pillow during the night, he builds an altar. Jacob pours oil on the altar and gives it the name Bethel [meaning: house of God, holy place]. I think it was Jacob’s way of coming back to God, of drawing nearer to Him.
What was the covenant between God and Jacob?
God’s fulfillment of Jacob’s vow is confirmed by God’s covenant renewal: “Your name shall not be called Jacob anymore, but Israel shall be your name… I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall proceed from you, and kings shall come from your body.
What are the promises that God made to Jacob?
It is at Bethel where the LORD reiterates His covenant promise to Jacob: “I am the LORD God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants.
How long did Isaac pray for Rebecca?
But the Bible noted of Isaac that he married Rebekah at the age of forty and he stayed with her for another twenty years without a child.
What does the Bible say about setting up a pillar?
Genesis 28:22, NIV: “and this stone that I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth.'” Genesis 28:22, ESV: “and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God’s house. And of all that you give me I will give a full tenth to you.””
What does the Bible say about setting up a stone?
Genesis 28:22, KJV: “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.” Genesis 28:22, NASB: “And this stone, which I have set up as a memorial stone, will be God’s house, and of everything that You give me I will assuredly give a tenth to You.'”
What did Jacob do with the stone that he put for Pillow?
And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put forhis pillows, and set it up fora pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
Why did Jacob set up a stone in the temple?
18, 19. Jacob set up a stone, etc.— The mere setting up of the stone might have been as a future memorial to mark the spot; and this practice is still common in the East, in memory of a religious vow or engagement. But the pouring oil upon it was a consecration.