Sunday, September 7, 2025
“The Dream Jacob Saw of a
Ladder from Heaven”
Pastor Hiroyuki Anjiki

1. Jacob’s escape
2. God’s manifestation and blessing
* (1) Promise of land (Genesis 28:13)
* (2) Promise of descendants (Genesis 28:14)
* (3) Blessings for gentiles (Genesis 28:14)
* (4) Personal promise for Jacob (Genesis 28:15)
3. Jacob’s faith and response
* Genesis 28:18 “poured oil” = Sign of a contract that something was actually received
* Genesis 28:21 “allowed to return safely” (different translation)
* Malachi 3:10 “‘Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.’” (NIV)
* John 1:51 “He then added, ‘Very truly I tell you, you will see ‘heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on’ the Son of Man.’” (NIV)
* 1 Timothy 2:5 “For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus.” (NIV)
* John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (NIV)

Thoughts to share at mini church:
1. How did Jacob feel when he fled from his hometown?
2. What did the experience at “Bethel” bring about for Jacob?
3. In what form was the response of Jacob’s faith expressed?

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