Rev Xi An Poon
創世記 28:15「我也與你同在。你無論往哪裡去，我必保佑你，領你歸回這地，總不離棄你，直到我成全了向你所應許的。」
今天創世記第28章，接續第27章雅各用欺騙的方法得著祝福之後的結果。
第27章讓我們看見，這個家庭裡有很多不成熟的地方：以撒偏愛以掃，利百加偏愛雅各；雅各渴望祝福，卻用了人的方法；以掃失去祝福之後，心裡充滿怨恨，甚至想要殺雅各。
所以到了第28章，雅各不是帶著榮耀離開父家，而是帶著家庭破裂、自己的後果、前途不明和心裡的懼怕，從別是巴往哈蘭去。
很多時候，我們的人生也會走在這樣的路上。不是所有路都是在我們很剛強、很成熟、很有把握的時候開始的。有些路，是在我們仍然有軟弱、仍然有混亂、仍然不知道前面怎樣的時候，不得不走下去。
但創世記28章最寶貴的地方，就是神沒有等到雅各完全成熟、完全走對了才向他顯現。神是在他孤單、混亂、需要被帶領的路上，親自遇見他，向他重申應許，也保證祂的同在。
這一章讓我們看見：即使人的生命曾經混亂，神的應許仍然堅定；即使人走在未知的路上，天沒有向他關閉，神仍然在路上與他同在。
一、把方向交回神手中
創世記 28:3-4「願全能的神賜福給你，使你生養眾多，成為多族，將應許亞伯拉罕的福賜給你和你的後裔……」
在第27章，以撒是在被欺騙的情況下祝福雅各；但到了第28章，以撒清楚知道自己祝福的是雅各，仍然正式把亞伯拉罕的福分祝福給他。
這讓我們看見，神的應許不是按人的偏好、情感或安排來成就，而是按神自己的揀選和信實來成就。
以掃看見父親不喜悅迦南女子，於是再娶以實瑪利的女兒為妻。這是一個外在的調整，但經文沒有說這改變了神應許的方向。
人的補救不能取代神的應許，人的方法也不能成就神的祝福。走在應許的路上，第一步是把方向交回神手中，讓神校正我們的心、我們的方法和我們的道路。
二、在路上看見神同在
創世記 28:12-13「夢見一個梯子立在地上，梯子的頭頂著天，有神的使者在梯子上，上去下來。耶和華站在梯子以上……」
雅各離開家，在路上天黑了，就拿石頭作枕頭睡覺。這是一個很孤單的畫面：沒有家人的陪伴，沒有舒適的床，也沒有清楚的前途。
但就在這個夜晚，神向雅各顯現。
雅各夢見梯子立在地上，頭頂著天，有神的使者上去下來。這讓雅各看見：天沒有向他關閉，神沒有離開他的生命，地上的路仍然在神的掌管之中。
神對雅各說：「我也與你同在。你無論往哪裡去，我必保佑你……總不離棄你。」
這是雅各最需要的保證。他不只是需要平安到達哈蘭，他更需要知道，神在他所走的路上與他同在。
今天我們也可能走在不容易的路上，面對家庭、工作、健康、關係或生命中的未知。但神提醒我們：天沒有關閉，神沒有離開，祂仍然在我們的路上掌權、保守和帶領。
三、用信心回應神應許
創世記 28:16-19「雅各睡醒了，說：『耶和華真在這裡，我竟不知道！』……他就給那地方起名叫伯特利。」
雅各醒來後，才知道神真在這裡。他把所枕的石頭立作柱子，澆油在上面，並把那地方起名叫伯特利，意思是「神的家」。
這是雅各開始回應神的時刻。過去他很懂得抓，很懂得計算，很懂得用自己的方法得到想要的東西；但現在，他開始學習對神的顯現作出回應。
他的信心仍然在成長中，但神已經在路上遇見他，也開始教導他怎樣信靠神、認識神、回應神。
雅各把「路斯」改名為「伯特利」，代表他的眼光改變了。原本只是一個普通住宿的地方，因著神的顯現，成為神的家；原本只是一段逃亡的路，因著神的應許，成為應許之路。
總結
創世記28章讓我們看見，神不是等雅各走對了才與他同在，而是在他仍然不成熟、仍然帶著破碎上路的時候，先向他顯現，先宣告應許，先保證同在。
神今天也不是要我們停留在自己曾經走錯、做得不夠或不夠成熟的地方。祂要讓我們看見，即使我們的路曾經混亂，祂仍然可以在路上遇見我們，重新把我們帶回祂的應許。
今天，讓我們把自己的路帶到神面前。那些我們想掌控的地方，那些我們想靠自己解決的事情，那些我們以為只能自己承擔的重擔，都可以重新交給神。
因為祂說：「我也與你同在。你無論往哪裡去，我必保佑你……總不離棄你，直到我成全了向你所應許的。」
禱告
親愛的天父，
感謝祢藉著創世記第28章對我們說話。感謝祢讓我們看見，人的生命雖然會有破碎、不成熟、混亂和軟弱，但祢的應許仍然堅定，祢的同在仍然真實。
主啊，求祢幫助我們，把生命的方向重新交回祢手中，不再只靠自己的方法抓住祝福，也不再只用外在的補救代替真正回到祢面前。
當我們走在未知的路上，求祢開我們的眼睛，使我們看見祢仍然與我們同在。當我們感到孤單、沒有把握、前面不清楚的時候，求祢讓我們記得祢的話：「我也與你同在。」
願祢把我們生命中的「路斯」變成「伯特利」；把我們以為只是普通、孤單、艱難的地方，變成遇見祢、認識祢、回應祢的地方。
願我們從今天開始，不再靠自己的方法抓住祝福，而是在祢的同在中，走在祢應許的路上。
奉主耶穌基督的名禱告，阿們。
創世記 28
1 以撒叫了雅各來，給他祝福，並囑咐他說：「你不要娶迦南的女子為妻。 2 你起身往巴旦亞蘭去，到你外祖彼土利家裡，在你母舅拉班的女兒中娶一女為妻。 3 願全能的神賜福給你，使你生養眾多，成為多族， 4 將應許亞伯拉罕的福賜給你和你的後裔，使你承受你所寄居的地為業，就是神賜給亞伯拉罕的地。」 5 以撒打發雅各走了，他就往巴旦亞蘭去，到亞蘭人彼土利的兒子拉班那裡，拉班是雅各、以掃的母舅。 6 以掃見以撒已經給雅各祝福，而且打發他往巴旦亞蘭去，在那裡娶妻，並見祝福的時候囑咐他說不要娶迦南的女子為妻， 7 又見雅各聽從父母的話往巴旦亞蘭去了， 8 以掃就曉得他父親以撒看不中迦南的女子， 9 便往以實瑪利那裡去，在他二妻之外又娶了瑪哈拉為妻。她是亞伯拉罕兒子以實瑪利的女兒，尼拜約的妹子。
10 雅各出了別是巴，向哈蘭走去。 11 到了一個地方，因為太陽落了，就在那裡住宿，便拾起那地方的一塊石頭枕在頭下，在那裡躺臥睡了。 12 夢見一個梯子立在地上，梯子的頭頂著天，有神的使者在梯子上上去下來。 13 耶和華站在梯子以上，說：「我是耶和華你祖亞伯拉罕的神，也是以撒的神，我要將你現在所躺臥之地賜給你和你的後裔。 14 你的後裔必像地上的塵沙那樣多，必向東西南北開展。地上萬族必因你和你的後裔得福。 15 我也與你同在，你無論往哪裡去，我必保佑你，領你歸回這地，總不離棄你，直到我成全了向你所應許的。」 16 雅各睡醒了，說：「耶和華真在這裡，我竟不知道！」 17 就懼怕，說：「這地方何等可畏！這不是別的，乃是神的殿，也是天的門。」
18 雅各清早起來，把所枕的石頭立做柱子，澆油在上面。 19 他就給那地方起名叫伯特利，但那地方起先名叫路斯。 20 雅各許願說：「神若與我同在，在我所行的路上保佑我，又給我食物吃、衣服穿， 21 使我平平安安地回到我父親的家，我就必以耶和華為我的神， 22 我所立為柱子的石頭也必做神的殿。凡你所賜給我的，我必將十分之一獻給你。」
Today, Genesis 28 continues from what happened in Genesis 27, where Jacob received the blessing through deception.
Genesis 27 shows us that there were many areas of immaturity within this family. Isaac loved Esau, Rebekah loved Jacob; Jacob desired the blessing, but he used his own method to obtain it; Esau, after losing the blessing, was filled with bitterness and even wanted to kill Jacob.
So when we come to Genesis 28, Jacob was not leaving his father’s house in glory. He was leaving with family brokenness, the consequences of his own actions, uncertainty about the future, and fear in his heart. He set out from Beersheba toward Haran.
Many times, our lives may also come to such a place. Not every journey begins when we are strong, mature, and confident. Some journeys begin when we are still weak, still confused, and still unsure of what lies ahead, yet we have to keep walking.
But the most precious part of Genesis 28 is this: God did not wait until Jacob was fully mature or had everything right before He appeared to him. God met Jacob on the road, in his loneliness, confusion, and need for guidance. God reaffirmed His promise and assured Jacob of His presence.
This chapter shows us that even when human life has been messy, God’s promise remains firm. Even when a person walks into the unknown, heaven is not closed to him, and God is still with him on the road.
- Place the direction back into God’s hands
Genesis 28:3-4 “May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and increase your numbers until you become a community of peoples. May He give you and your descendants the blessing given to Abraham…”
In Genesis 27, Isaac blessed Jacob while he was being deceived. But in Genesis 28, Isaac clearly knew that the person he was blessing was Jacob, and he formally passed on the blessing of Abraham to him.
This shows us that God’s promise is not fulfilled according to human preference, emotion, or arrangement, but according to God’s own choosing and faithfulness.
Esau saw that his father was displeased with the Canaanite women, so he married a daughter of Ishmael. This was an outward adjustment, but the Bible does not say that this changed the direction of God’s promise.
Human attempts to repair things cannot replace God’s promise, and human methods cannot produce God’s blessing. The first step in walking the path of promise is to place the direction back into God’s hands and allow Him to correct our hearts, our methods, and our way.
- See God’s presence on the road
Genesis 28:12-13 “He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. There above it stood the LORD…”
Jacob left home. When night came, he took a stone for a pillow and lay down to sleep. It was a lonely scene. There was no family beside him, no comfortable bed, and no clear future before him.
But on that very night, God appeared to Jacob.
Jacob saw a stairway resting on the earth, reaching to heaven, with the angels of God ascending and descending on it. Through this, Jacob saw that heaven was not closed to him. God had not left his life. The road on earth was still under God’s rule.
God said to Jacob, “I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go… I will not leave you.”
This was the assurance Jacob needed most. He did not only need to know whether he would safely arrive in Haran. He needed to know that God was with him on the road he was walking.
Today, we may also be walking through difficult roads — in our family, work, health, relationships, or in the unknown areas of life. But God reminds us: heaven is not closed, God has not left, and He is still ruling, watching over, and leading us on the road.
- Respond to God’s promise with faith
Genesis 28:16-19 “When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, ‘Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was not aware of it.’… He called that place Bethel.”
When Jacob woke up, he realized that the Lord was truly in that place. He took the stone he had used as a pillow, set it up as a pillar, poured oil on top of it, and called that place Bethel, which means “the house of God.”
This was the beginning of Jacob’s response to God. In the past, Jacob knew how to grasp, calculate, and use his own method to obtain what he wanted. But now, he began to learn how to respond to God’s revelation.
His faith was still growing, but God had already met him on the road and was beginning to teach him how to trust Him, know Him, and respond to Him.
Jacob changed the name of that place from Luz to Bethel. This shows that his perspective had changed. What was once only an ordinary place to sleep became the house of God because God appeared there. What was once a road of escape became a path of promise because of God’s word.
Conclusion
Genesis 28 shows us that God did not wait until Jacob had everything right before He was with him. While Jacob was still immature and still carrying brokenness on the road, God first appeared to him, first declared His promise, and first assured him of His presence.
God does not want us to remain in the places where we have gone wrong, fallen short, or felt immature. He wants us to see that even when our path has been messy, He can still meet us on the road and bring us back into His promise.
Today, let us bring our road before God. The places we want to control, the things we try to solve by ourselves, and the burdens we think we must carry alone can all be surrendered again to Him.
Because He says:
“I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go… I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
Prayer
Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank You for speaking to us through Genesis 28. Thank You for showing us that although human life may carry brokenness, immaturity, confusion, and weakness, Your promise remains firm and Your presence remains real.
Lord, help us to place the direction of our lives back into Your hands. Help us not to rely only on our own methods to grasp blessing, and not to use outward repairs as a substitute for truly returning to You.
When we walk on an unknown road, open our eyes to see that You are still with us. When we feel lonely, uncertain, or unclear about what lies ahead, help us remember Your word: “I am with you.”
May You turn the “Luz” in our lives into “Bethel.” May the places we thought were ordinary, lonely, or difficult become places where we meet You, know You, and respond to You.
From today onward, may we no longer rely on our own methods to grasp blessing, but walk in Your presence on the path of Your promise.
In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, we pray.
Amen.
Genesis 28
1 Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him: “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan. 2 Arise, go to Padan Aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother’s father; and take yourself a wife from there of the daughters of Laban your mother’s brother.
3 “May God Almighty bless you,
And make you fruitful and multiply you,
That you may be an assembly of peoples;
4 And give you the blessing of Abraham,
To you and your descendants with you,
That you may inherit the land
In which you are a stranger,
Which God gave to Abraham.”
5 So Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Padan Aram, to Laban the son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
6 Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Padan Aram to take himself a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan,” 7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and had gone to Padan Aram. 8 Also Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan did not please his father Isaac. 9 So Esau went to Ishmael and took Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife in addition to the wives he had.
10 Now Jacob went out from Beersheba and went toward Haran. 11 So he came to a certain place and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. And he took one of the stones of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place to sleep. 12 Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
13 And behold, the Lord stood above it and said: “I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants. 14 Also your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed. 15 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 spoken to you.”
16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.” 17 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!”
18 Then Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put at his head, set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on top of it. 19 And he called the name of that place Bethel; but the name of that city had been Luz previously. 20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me bread to eat and clothing to put on, 21 so that I come back to my father’s house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God. 22 And this stone which I have set as a pillar shall be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You.”
Zion Bread of Life Christian Church 
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