Genesis 25-37, 42, 45-49
Jacob who had already received the
birthright from his brother Esau deceived his father in receiving the blessing.
Although Esau thought nothing of his birthright, Jacob received it from the
deception of his mother. At Bethel the
Lord reminds Jacob not only that the blessing was his but that through him and
his descendant a bridge between earth and heaven would be established. Jesus
affirms that He is that ladder. (see John 1:51)
Jesus
is the mediator between God and man. For our salvation, to win our peace He
broke into time and space to be our only Savior. Sin, which caused a deep wedge
of separation between God and man, has now been removed through the suffering,
death and resurrection of Jesus. We now have peace with God through His Son
Jesus. Jacob’s dream revealed this reality. You now know it by faith. Christ makes all the difference in the world.
He is the stairway to heaven, the gate that leads to eternal life. Through Him,
we now have peace with God.
Merciful Father, through Holy Baptism
You called us to be Your own possession. Grant that our lives may evidence the
working of Your Holy Spirit in love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control, according to the image of Your
only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior.
Schnorr
von Carolsfeld Woodcut used with permission © WELS
Halley’s
Bible Handbook An Abbreviated Bible Commentary Twenty-Third Edition, © 1962
Zondervan Grand Rapids
Collect
for Life as a baptized child of God, Lutheran Service Book © 2006 Concordia
Publishing House, St. Louis
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