Advent Day 7

Genesis 28:10-17

Jacob left Beersheba and went toward Haran. And he came to a certain place and stayed there that night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down in that place to sleep. And he dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it! And behold, the LORD stood above it and said, “I am the LORD, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. The land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring. Your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and in you and your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed. Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it.” And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”

Babel was a tower toward heaven. A staircase meant to help its builders reach the power of the gods. Jacob, the grandson of Abraham, dreamt of another staircase provided by God.

Babel was a place provided by the people to reach god, while God said to Jacob WHEREVER you go I will be there.

Humanity leans toward Babel. The systems we tend to trust in come from our own power. We trust in the formulas we can practice to develop closeness with God, we trust in the things can build for safety. We trust in ourselves. God insists that we trust in him. Faithful Christians lean toward trust in God in the face of uncertainty.

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