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VAYETZE (And He Went Out) VAYETZE (And He Went Out) GENESIS (B‟RESHIYT 28:10 – 32:3) INTRODUCTION: 1. Jacob‟s flight from Esau placed him in the home of another crafty and deceitful person. a. Laban is viewed as one who tried to uproot the nation of Israel. b. Tradition says Jacob first consulted Shem and Eber before going to Padam Aram. c. Both had to cope with corruptive influences: Eber (Babylon); Shem (flood). 2. Supposedly, this helped prepare him for his coming ordeal – legend not text. 3. Once again, a well becomes the place where the bride of a patriarch is found. a. Eliezer met Rebecca on Isaac‟s behalf. b. Moses met Zipporah. c. Y‟shua met the Samaritan woman at the well (Jn. 4). 4. A well is also seen as a depository of wisdom; water concealed and buried underground. a. Those determined to access wisdom must assert themselves and remove obstacles. b. In this case, a stone. 5. Stones will play a large role in this portion. a. In one case, hints at fact Jacob is the one to take a family and transform into a nation. b. Will also hint that this nation will only be sustained by the role of the Messiah Y‟shua. 6. Also learn, God is very near even when we feel our lives are threatened. a. Jacob flees from Esau and encounters God at Bethel. b. The dream of the staircase. 7. Even though he was forced to leave the land (symbolizing current exile), Jacob would be protected and brought back into the Land at the appointed time. CHAPTER 28: THE FOUNDATION STONE 1. V 10: “And Jacob went out (Heb.vayetze) from Beer-sheva and went toward Haran.” 2. V 11: “He lighted upon (encountered) the place.” a. Not “a place.” b. The place was where Isaac had been bound and where Temple would stand. 3. Hebrew word “lighted upon/encountered” (paga’) also means “to entreat, intercede.” a. Implying he prayed for Divine protection. b. Because this was at evening, Jacob attributed with instituting ma’ariv, evening prayer. 4. V 11: “He took one of the stones of the place and put it under his head.” a. “The place” - (Heb.ha’makom) – using definite article specifies the place. b. Again, Mount Moriah where the Temple would stand. 5. This place already had an interesting history – (we cover in detail in Vayera). 6. “On the third day, Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place (ha’makom) afar off.” a. Gen. 22:4 b. Abraham saw something he didn‟t reveal to anyone else. c. He saw something that day that gave him confidence that: “God will provide Himself the Lamb for a burnt offering” (Gen. 22:8) 7. Rabbis determined the Spirit of Prophecy came upon him revealing something to him. a. He saw something in the distance of time hinted at by merachok “afar off.” b. What did he see? Y‟shua said, Abraham saw “my day” and rejoiced (Jn. 8:56). 8. According to Hebrews, he believed God would be obligated to raise Isaac from the dead. a. Hebrews 11:17 b. It is a picture of the Messiah Y‟shua, the Promised Seed raised from the dead. c. Abraham saw the Lamb God would provide on the “third day.” 9. His trust in God‟s provision and Isaac‟s submission left a spiritual imprint on Mount Moriah. a. Thus, prompting him to name the mountain YHVH Yireh. b. Ha’makom – “the place” - is also a title given to the Creator. c. He is in every place thus He is “the place.” 10. This is the “place” Jacob came to at evening time as he fled from Esau. a. Footnote: Abraham returned to Beer-sheva after these events. b. Jacob is coming from Beer-sheva. c. Jacob comes to the place where Abraham saw “the LORD afar off (in time). 11. It is from this sacred place that Jacob takes “one of the stones” (alt. “from the stones”). a. Implying that he took a stone, not multiple stones; Rashi said, “the stone.” b. Other sources suggest multiple stones (12) that formed one larger stone. c. Twelve tribes coming together as one nation (under Messiah). d. And placed it under his head? 12. The word that gets translated as “pillows” is m’ra’ashotaiv (plural form). a. The word can be translated as “headpiece” or “headrest.” b. Alternate renderings are: “arranged around his head” or “placed at his head.” c. Would seem logical that he placed them at his head rather than under. 13. Yet, why would he feel the need to place them at his head? a. Remember the birth of Jacob, he placed his hand on Esau‟s heel – to protect his head? b. Is the stone placed there to conceal/protect his head from Esau? c. Furthermore, the word is plural and suggests “heads” rather than “head.” d. What would “heads” speak of? – the twelve tribes of Israel. 14. Suggests the stone ( ha’even) of the place protects Jacob and his heads (tribes). a. What is the stone? “Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone of sure foundation: he that believes shall not be in haste.” - Isaiah 28:16 “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.” - Psalm 118:22 “And he will become a sanctuary and a stone of offense and a stone of stumbling to both houses of Israel, a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.” – Isaiah 8:14 15. Here is what New Testament says of this stone: “For it stands in Scripture: „Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.‟ So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, „The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,‟ and „A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense.‟ They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.” – 1 Peter 2:6-8 16. Y‟shua said: “Y‟shua said to them, „Have you never read in the Scriptures: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes'? … And the one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him." – Matthew 21:42, 44 17. Thus, the stone at his head(s) represents Y‟shua concealing/guarding Jacob and tribes. a. John 11:45-52 – Y‟shua died in order to bring the tribes together as one. b. Remember this is where Abraham saw the LORD – the Lamb – and believed. c. Israel (Jacob) encountered YHVH at place where Promised Seed (Isaac) was lifted up. 18. Judaism believes this particular stone was even ha’shetiyah. a. The Foundation Stone – some believe is still on Temple Mount. 19. The Midrash Tanchuma says: As the navel is set in the center of the human body, so is the land of Israel the navel of the world...situated in the center of the world, and Jerusalem in the center of the land of Israel, and the sanctuary in the center of Jerusalem, and the holy place in the center of the sanctuary, and the ark in the center of the holy place, and the Foundation Stone before the holy place, because from it the world was founded.” 20. It was here that Judaism believes: God gathered the earth that was formed into Adam. It was on this rock that Adam, Cain, Abel, and Noah offered sacrifices to God. Where Abraham placed Isaac on the altar. Where the Ark of the Covenant rested. God engraved His name YHVH upon it. 21. During Sukkot references to the Foundation Stone are mentioned in the Hoshanot recital: Hoshiana – even ha’shetiyah – hoshiana! Please save! – Foundation Stone – Please save! 22. According to rabbinical belief, this the stone that Jacob set at his head and would later anoint as a pillar, calling the place Bethel. a. If this stone portrays Y‟shua, it underscores that He is the beginning of the Creation. b. It is also called the Pierced Stone because of a small in hole in corner. CHAPTER 28: JACOB‟S DREAM 1. V 12: “He dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth and the top reached heaven.” a. Rabbis believe the ladder/staircase (Heb. sulam) alludes to Sinai (Heb. ). b. They are numerically equivalent - 130. c. God is atop the staircase just as He was atop Mount Sinai. 2. V 12: “Behold, the angels of God ascending and descending on it.” a. Rabbinical sources suggest the angels represent different elements. b. The Four Kingdoms – Babylon, Greece, Medo-Persia and Edom (Rome). c. Demonstrates how God directs earthly affairs – dispatching angels to earth and back. 3. Is a bridge between heaven and earth which speaks again of Messiah. a. Angels “ascending and descending” between heaven and earth hints at: “Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name? Surely you know!” – Proverb 30:4 4. Rabbinical work assigns mysterious name to God linked to idea of ascending and descending. a. Secret name of God (ascending and descending nature of letters) “The three letters of the alef-beit each unique in its form, the suspended yod, the ascending lamed, and the descending kuf spell a Divine Name….
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