The significance of Jacob's dream

in chrisianity •  7 years ago 

Dreams in the Hebrew scriptures are very important and have a place in history which is unsurpassed for their influence on future generations. Jacob’s dream is one of the most important because it foretold of the coming peace accord between G_d and man.

Genesis 28 10-19
Jacob’s Dream
10 Then Jacob departed from Beersheba and went toward Haran. 11 He [a]came to [b]a certain place and spent the night there, because the sun had set; and he took one of the stones of the place and put it [c]under his head, and lay down in that place. 12 He had a dream, and behold, a ladder was set on the earth with its top reaching to heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. 13 And behold, the LORD stood [d]above it and said, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie, I will give it to you and to your [e]descendants. 14 Your [f]descendants will also be like the dust of the earth, and you will [g]spread out to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south; and in you and in your [h]descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed. 15 Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have [i]promised you.” 16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it.” 17 He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”
18 So Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put [j]under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on its top. 19 He called the name of that place [k]Bethel (which means house of G_d)
The dream comes to life and is fulfilled in John 1 when Yeshua (Jesus) says)
Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” 51 And He *said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see the heavens opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
Therefore, it can be said that it is through Yeshua (Jesus) that communication between G_d and men is made possible through His personal sacrifice.
The wonder of the happening is that Jacob saw that miracle many centuries before in a dream.

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