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Being blessed God’s way 3

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Samuel Nana Kwame Opoku
Samuel Nana Kwame Opoku

1. Jacob has a dream where God promises him descendants as numerous as dust, that his offspring will spread throughout the earth, and that all people will be blessed through Jacob. 2. God also promises to give Jacob and his descendants the land on which he lies and to be with Jacob wherever he goes. 3. Upon awakening, Jacob is afraid and realizes he is in the house of God, so he sets up the stone he slept on as a pillar and pours oil on it, naming the place Bethel.

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BEING BLESSED GOD’S WAY 3 GENESIS 28:1-5; 10-22
• BACKGROUND: • Esau sold his birth rite- Gen.25 • Jacob is blessed by his father • Jacob flee from Esau • Jacob met God - Gen.28 • Jacob make a vow Gen.28
1. THE PROMISE OF BLESSING a. The blessing of a Land vs.13c b. The blessing of descendants vs.14 c. The blessing of companionship vs.15 2. MOTIVATION TO TITHE a. Promise of his Presence vs. 16-17 b. Promise of his Protection vs. 20b c. Promise of his Provision vs. 20c
•16 When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” 17 He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.
20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear 1. If God will be with me 2. will watch over me 3.will give me food to eat and clothes to wear PRESENCE PROTECTION PROVISION
• 1So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him: “Do not marry a Canaanite woman. 2Go at once to Paddan Aram,a to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel. Take a wife for yourself there, from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother. • 3May God Almightyb bless you and make you fruitful and increase your numbers until you become a community of peoples. 4May he give you and your descendants the blessing given to Abraham, so that you may take possession of the land where you now reside as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.” • 5Then Isaac sent Jacob on his way, and he went to Paddan Aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, who was the mother of Jacob and Esau. • 10Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Harran. 11When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. • 12He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. 13There above itc stood the LORD, and he said: “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying. 14Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.d • 15I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” • 16When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” 17He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.” • 18Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on top of it. 19He called that place Bethel,e though the city used to be called Luz. • 20Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear 21so that I return safely to my father’s household, then the LORDf will be my God22andg 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.”
•13There above it stood the LORD, and he said: "I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying
•4Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.
•15I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you
Being blessed God’s way 3
Being blessed God’s way 3

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Being blessed God’s way 3

  • 1. BEING BLESSED GOD’S WAY 3 GENESIS 28:1-5; 10-22
  • 2. • BACKGROUND: • Esau sold his birth rite- Gen.25 • Jacob is blessed by his father • Jacob flee from Esau • Jacob met God - Gen.28 • Jacob make a vow Gen.28
  • 3. 1. THE PROMISE OF BLESSING a. The blessing of a Land vs.13c b. The blessing of descendants vs.14 c. The blessing of companionship vs.15 2. MOTIVATION TO TITHE a. Promise of his Presence vs. 16-17 b. Promise of his Protection vs. 20b c. Promise of his Provision vs. 20c
  • 4. •16 When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” 17 He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.
  • 5. 20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear 1. If God will be with me 2. will watch over me 3.will give me food to eat and clothes to wear PRESENCE PROTECTION PROVISION
  • 6. • 1So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him: “Do not marry a Canaanite woman. 2Go at once to Paddan Aram,a to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel. Take a wife for yourself there, from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother. • 3May God Almightyb bless you and make you fruitful and increase your numbers until you become a community of peoples. 4May he give you and your descendants the blessing given to Abraham, so that you may take possession of the land where you now reside as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.” • 5Then Isaac sent Jacob on his way, and he went to Paddan Aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, who was the mother of Jacob and Esau. • 10Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Harran. 11When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. • 12He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. 13There above itc stood the LORD, and he said: “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying. 14Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.d • 15I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” • 16When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” 17He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.” • 18Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on top of it. 19He called that place Bethel,e though the city used to be called Luz. • 20Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear 21so that I return safely to my father’s household, then the LORDf will be my God22andg 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.”
  • 7. •13There above it stood the LORD, and he said: "I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying
  • 8. •4Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.
  • 9. •15I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you

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