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Genesis
28:10-19
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
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Navigating the Bible: Text/Rabbinic commentary
and Divrei Torah. |
| "Transcendent,
All-Pervasive Reality," Comparative World Scriptures from
United Communities of Spirit. |
| Chapter LVIII,
Chapter CXX,
Dialogue With Trypho, Justin
Martyr. (c 160) |
| III.25, Against
Marcion, Tertullian
(c. 209) |
| Concerning
Flight in Persecution (paragraph 1) Tertullian (c.
212) |
| VI.XXI, Against
Celsus, Origen.
(c.246) |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "He felt the force of this promise only by faith: for all his life he was a
stranger in this land." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
| "Whom God loves, he never
leaves." |
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| From Wesley's
Notes.
| "The mediation of Christ: He is this ladder: the foot on earth in his human
nature, the top in heaven in his divine nature; or the former is his humiliation, the
latter is his exaltation." |
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| From the Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "There can be no doubt that this use of the original term was common among
the early Hebrews; as there can be no doubt that this use of the original term was common among
the early Hebrews; as JOSEPHUS, describing the town
of Ptolemais (Acre), says it was bounded by a mountain, which, from its projecting sides,
was called "the ladder," and the stairs that led down to the city are, in the
original, termed a ladder thought they were only a flight of steps cut in the side of the
rock." |
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| Contemporary References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
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Genesis 28:10-19a,
Pentecost 9, The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised
Common Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson,
Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne,
Australia.
| "As God proclaims he
will be Jacob’s ‘keeper’ we are reminded of the story of Cain and Abel
(Genesis 4), where the former declared himself not his brother’s ‘keeper’
or protector." |
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Genesis 28:10-22, Pentecost 9, Commentary, Background, Insights from
Literary Structure, Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna
Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in Australia.
| "This
experience of God by Jacob is his own adult faith occurrence in which he
can own God for himself rather than his comment in Gen 27:20, 'Because the
Lord your God granted me success'." |
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Genesis 28:10-19a, Proper 16A,
Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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"The Ladder to
Heaven," Torah Commentary by Rabbi Shai Held. BeliefNet.
| "Three Hasidic interpretations of the
ladder in Jacob's dream shed light on humanity's relationship with God." |
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"First Steps into the Dark," Mark H. Kirschbaum, M.D., Tikkun.
| "Could it be that the events of the
previous perasha are what brought Yaakov to this? Could it be the
experience of a total loss of faith in human "reality" that must have
overcome him, when after a life of pursuing the spiritual and leading what
appeared overtly to be the proper life, his father, , Gd's confidante,
prefers the violent Esav as the bearer for the future of the blessing?" |
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| "The Seeker
is Sought," from the Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "I find it amusing that while
Jacob could not find God by striving, he was found by God while in his
sleep." |
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"The Stony Dreamer: Jacob," William L. Holladay, The Christian
Century, 1996.
| "Some years ago, at a site 25 miles
northeast of Bethel, archaeologists uncovered the remains of a divided
stone staircase leading from the city down to its water source; the
staircase was evidently divided in order to separate the ascending from
the descending traffic. It is likely that Jacob dreamed of such a
staircase." |
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Jacob and the Angel, James Arne Nestingen, The Lenten First Lessons,
Word & World Texts in Context, Luther Seminary, 1985.
| "If all the Bible-campers and others who have climbed
it looked at the scriptural traffic on Jacob's ladder, they might be a
little less aggressive about jumping aboard." |
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Genesis 28:10-17, Saint Michael & All Angels,
Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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Parshas
Vayeitzei, Divrei Torah from The Project Genesis Torah Study. Index to
numerous Orthodox articles and studies on Genesis 28:10 - 32:3. |
| Parshat
Vayeitzei, articles and commentary by the Jewish Community of Atlanta, at The Torah From Dixie.
| "This
is Your Life," Rabbi Yossi New
| "On his way from
his parents' home in B'ersheva to Laban's house in Charan, Jacob camps overnight at a
place he will later name Beit El. The Torah states that he took some stones, placed them
around his head, and went to sleep (Genesis 28:11). Rashi, the fundamental Torah
commentator, notes that the stones served to protect Jacob from wild animals. This
explanation begs the question - why didn't Jacob camouflage his entire body with stones?
Why surround only his head?" |
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| "Taking
the Good," Pinchas Landis
| "Rashi, the fundamental
commentator on the Torah, explains that Jacob was asking that Hashem's name should be upon
him from beginning to end - that Hashem not find anyone unfit among Jacob's descendants.
Meaning, there should be no Jews throughout the history of the Jewish people that are
unfit to be a part of G-d's chosen people." |
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| "Big
Fish, Small Pond," Rabbi Mordechai Saxon
| "Perhaps now we have an insight into Jacob's actions. It was precisely
because
of Hashem's continued kindness to him that he felt unworthy of any additional
favors." |
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| "Shoeless,"
Eyal Feiler
| "Rashi, the fundamental
commentator on the Torah, points out that Hashem appeared to Jacob while he was sleeping
on Mt. Moriah, the future site of the Beit HaMikdash (Temple). Moses meets Hashem
at Mt. Sinai, the site where the Jews will receive the Torah after the exodus from
Egypt." |
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| Articles & Background:
| "Dreams
and Christian Growth," Philip St. Romain,
Spirituality Today, Summer 1984.
| "Through the symbols produced
in our dreams by the unconscious dimension of our persons, the
Spirit of God can reveal ways of living that impede or foster
Christian discipleship." |
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| Dreams
from Jewish Heritage OnLine Magazine. Ancient and contemporary articles, commentary, and
exposition about dreams, Biblical to modern.
| Includes "Climbing Jacob's Ladder,"
David Curzon
| "Following the rabbis of the Midrash, who loved puns, do not read only
'ascending,' but also 'assenting.' And do not only read 'descending,' but also
'dissenting.'" |
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"Jacob at Bethel and Penuel: the Polarity of Divine Encounter," Bernard
Och, Judaism, 1993.
| "Possessing neither the awesome faith
of an Abraham nor the stoic equanimity of an Isaac, Jacob is,
nevertheless, chosen to be the bearer of Divine blessing and the eponymic
father of Israel." |
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| Jacob and Laban's Daughters, from
And Adam Knew Eve: A Dictionary of Sex in the Bible
by Ronald L. Ecker. |
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"Blessed
Deception," program highlights, discussion & reflection questions and more
from the Bill Moyers PBS series
Genesis: A
Living Conversation.
| "How is Rebecca's
relationship with God different from those of the women who preceded her in
Genesis?" |
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| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Greenberg, Irving,
"The Maturation of Covenant in Judaism and Christianity," The Living
Pulpit, 2005. |
| Kaminsky, Joel S.,
"Humor and the Theology of Hope: Isaac as a Humorous Figure,"
Interpretation, 2000. |
| Lamborn, Amy Bentley,
"Covenant Signs Abound," The Living Pulpit, 2005. |
| Oblath, Michael,
"'To Sleep, perchance to Dream...': What Jacob Saw at Bethel (Genesis
28.10-22)," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2001. |
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| Reviews:
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Review: R. Christopher Heard, Dynamics of Diselection: Ambiguity in
Genesis 12 - 36 and Ethnic Boundaries in Post-Exilic Judah. Society
of Biblical Literature, 2001. Reviewed by E.T. Mullen and Phillip Sherman (2
reviews) in SBL's Review of
Biblical Literature. |
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Reviews:
Shaul Bar, A Letter That Has Not Been Read: Dreams in the Hebrew Bible.
Hebrew Union College Press, 2001. Reviews by Robert Gnuse and Frances
Flanner-Dailey in SBL's Review of
Biblical Literature. |
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Review: Jean-Daniel Macchi and Thomas Romer, eds., Jacob: Commentaire
a plusieurs voix, de, Ein mehrstimmiger Kommentar zu, A Plural Commentary of
Gen 25-36: Melanges offerts a Albert de Pury. Labor et Fides, 2001.
Review by James G Williams in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2003. |
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| Sermons:
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| Poetry, Literature, Literary References:
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| With Children:
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"Jacob, Father of
Israel," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons),
coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts. |
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"Stairway to
Heaven," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com. |
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"Jacob's Ladder,"
Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com. |
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"Jacob's Dream,"
children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher
Praise Christian Center. |
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"Crossword on Genesis 27 & 28,"
Don Crownover's
Bible Puzzles. |
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| Drama:
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| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
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Clip Art: Jacob's
Ladder, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection,
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. |
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Jacob's Ladder, Clip Art, Anglican Diocese of Dunedin, New Zealand. |
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| Hymns and Music:
| At Oremus
Hymnal:
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As Jacob with travel
was weary one day
Awake, my soul, and
with the sun
Be thou my vision, O
Lord of my heart
Beneath the cross of
Jesus
Blessed assurance
Christ, the fair glory
of the holy angels
Creating God, your
fingers trace
God is here; as we his
people
God reveals his
presence
God, that madest earth
and heaven
Guide me, O thou great
Jehovah
I want to walk as a
child of the light
It is a thing most
wonderful
Jesus, where'er thy
people meet
Lo, God is here! let us
adore
Nearer, my God, to thee
O God of Bethel, by
whose hand
O happy band of
pilgrims
Savior, again to thy
dear name we raise
The duteous day now
closeth
They did not build in
vain
Timeless love! We sing
the story |
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| Hymns, midi files, scores at Blue Letter Bible/Cyber
Hymnal:
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Hymn
Selections, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship. |
| At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke
files, projection text):
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