- That NOWHERE is SOMEWHERE
- Genesis 28:17 “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!”
- Go back to the PLACE God Spoke
- Genesis 35:1 Then 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.”
- It was a Place of Remembrance
- Genesis 32:10 I am not worthy of all the unfailing love and faithfulness you have shown to me, your servant. When I left home and crossed the Jordan River, I owned nothing except a walking stick. Now my household fills two large camps!
- It was a Place of Revelation
- Genesis 28:13-15 At the top of the stairway stood the Lord, and he said, “I am the Lord, the God of your grandfather Abraham, and the God of your father, Isaac. The ground you are lying on belongs to you. I am giving it to you and your descendants. Your descendants will be as numerous as the dust of the earth!
- It was a Place of Response
- Genesis 28:22 This stone that I have set up as a memorial pillar will mark this as a place where God lives. And everything you give me, I’ll return… to you.”
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