BACK TO BETHEL
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1 Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there; and make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.”
2 And Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your garments.
3 Then let us arise and go up to Bethel; and I will make an altar there to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me in the way which I have gone.”
4 So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hands, and the earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the terebinth tree which was by Shechem.
5 And they journeyed, and the terror of God was upon the cities that were all around them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.
6 So Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him.
7 And he built an altar there and called the place El Bethel, because there God appeared to him when he fled from the face of his brother.
8 Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died, and she was buried below Bethel under the terebinth tree. So the name of it was called Allon Bachuth.
9 Then God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Padan Aram, and blessed him.
10 And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; your name shall not be called Jacob anymore, but Israel shall be your name.” So He called his name Israel.
11 Also God said to him: “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall proceed from you, and kings shall come from your body.
12 The land which I gave Abraham and Isaac I give to you; and to your descendants after you I give this land.”
13 Then God went up from him in the place where He talked with him.
14 So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where He talked with him, a pillar of stone; and he poured a drink offering on it, and he poured oil on it.
15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Bethel.
A U.S. Lutheran bishop tells of visiting a parish church in California and finding a stirring red and orange banner on the wall. "Come Holy Spirit. Hallelujah!" it declared in words printed under a picture of a fire burning. The bishop was also interested in the sign directly underneath the banner which said: "Fire extinguisher." So much for that parish's commitment to spiritual renewal.
One World, May, 1982.
Lady asked Billy Sunday:
"Why do you keep having revivals when it doesn't last?"
He asked her, "Why do you keep taking baths?"
A genuine revival without joy in the Lord is as impossible as spring without flowers, or day-dawn without light.
C.H. Spurgeon.
The kingdom of God is not going to advance by our churches becoming filled with men, but by men in our churches becoming filled with God.
Howard Spring.
A revival means days of heaven on earth.
D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones.
Revival is the church falling in love with Jesus all over again.
Vance Havner.
1- THE REQUEST.
1- THE REQUEST.
A- GOD TOLD JACOB TO ARISE AND GO.
A- GOD TOLD JACOB TO ARISE AND GO.
FIRST WE MUST REALIZE THAT THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT GOD TOLD JACOB TO GO.
8 If he said thus: ‘The speckled shall be your wages,’ then all the flocks bore speckled. And if he said thus: ‘The streaked shall be your wages,’ then all the flocks bore streaked.
13 Then God went up from him in the place where He talked with him.
13 I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and where you made a vow to Me. Now arise, get out of this land, and return to the land of your family.’ ”
GENESIS 35:
THEN AS JACOB LEFT HIS BROTHER ESAU ME HIM ON THE ROAD AND THEY AGREED THAT THEY WERE BOTH HEADED HOME BUT JACOB STOPPED AT SHECHEM
18 Then Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan Aram; and he pitched his tent before the city.
19 And he bought the parcel of land, where he had pitched his tent, from the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred pieces of money.
GENESIS 33:18
JACOB CAME SO CLOSE TO THE PLACE THAT GOD WANTED HIM TO BE BUT HE STOPPED AND DIDN'T SEE IT TO COMPLETION UNTIL THERE WAS A FAMILY CRISES AND HE HAD TO DO SOMETHING.
1 Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there; and make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.”
1 Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there; and make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.”
GOD WANTED JACOB TO PERFORM AN ACTION TO MEET HIM. GOD WANTED JACOB TO GO BACK TO THE PLACE WHERE GOD FIRST APPEARED TO HIM. OFTEN TIMES WE JUST SIT AND WAIT ON GOD WHEN GOD HAS ALREADY GIVEN US THE ACTION TO PERFORM.
GOD WANTED JACOB TO PERFORM AN ACTION TO MEET HIM. GOD WANTED JACOB TO GO BACK TO THE PLACE WHERE GOD FIRST APPEARED TO HIM.
B- JACOB PREPARED HIS HOUSE HOLD TO RESPOND TO THE LORD.
B- JACOB PREPARED HIS HOUSE HOLD TO RESPOND TO THE LORD.
B- JACOB PREPARED HIS HOUSE HOLD TO RESPOND TO THE LORD.
B- JACOB PREPARED HIS HOUSE HOLD TO RESPOND TO THE LORD.
2 And Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your garments.
3 Then let us arise and go up to Bethel; and I will make an altar there to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me in the way which I have gone.”
4 So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hands, and the earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the terebinth tree which was by Shechem.
2 And Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your garments.
THIS TIME JACOB MADE SURE EVERYONE IN HIS HOUSEHOLD WAS FOLLOWING HIM TO GOD. AND HE GAVE THEM THE REASON FOR DOING SO.
19 Now Laban had gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel had stolen the household idols that were her father’s.
GENESIS 31:
2- THE RESULT.
2- THE RESULT.
A- GOD PROTECTED THEM ON THEIR JOURNEY
A- GOD PROTECTED THEM ON THEIR JOURNEY
GENESIS 35:
5 And they journeyed, and the terror of God was upon the cities that were all around them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.
10 Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
2-
ISAIAH
10 Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
11 He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry them in His bosom, And gently lead those who are with young.
B- GOD BLESSED JACOB.
B- GOD BLESSED JACOB.
GENESIS 3
9 Then God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Padan Aram, and blessed him.
10 And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; your name shall not be called Jacob anymore, but Israel shall be your name.” So He called his name Israel.
11 Also God said to him: “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall proceed from you, and kings shall come from your body.
12 The land which I gave Abraham and Isaac I give to you; and to your descendants after you I give this land.”
13 Then God went up from him in the place where He talked with him.
14 So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where He talked with him, a pillar of stone; and he poured a drink offering on it, and he poured oil on it.
15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Bethel.
9 Then God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Padan Aram, and blessed him.
10 And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; your name shall not be called Jacob anymore, but Israel shall be your name.” So He called his name Israel.
11 Also God said to him: “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall proceed from you, and kings shall come from your body.
12 The land which I gave Abraham and Isaac I give to you; and to your descendants after you I give this land.”
13 Then God went up from him in the place where He talked with him.
14 So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where He talked with him, a pillar of stone; and he poured a drink offering on it, and he poured oil on it.
15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Bethel.
GENESIS 35:
6 Will You not revive us again, That Your people may rejoice in You?
PSALMS
8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.