On the way to
Padan Aram where Laban lived, God appeared to Jacob and the following ensued:
“In a dream he saw a ladder that reached from earth to heaven, and God's angels
were going up and down on it. The Lord was standing beside the ladder and said:
I am the Lord God who was worshiped by Abraham and Isaac. I will give to you
and your family the land on which you are now sleeping. Your descendants will
spread over the earth in all directions and will become as numerous as the
specks of dust. Your family will be a blessing to all people. Wherever you go,
I will watch over you, then later I will bring you back to this land. I won't
leave you--I will do all I have promised,” Genesis 28:12-15.
This was the
revelation of the destiny of Jacob by God, to confirm that He the Lord, was in
agreement with the journey especially the need to look for a wife.
However, time
was of essence to God which is why ‘the woman of God’ Rebecca specifically told
him to spend a short time with Laban, to do what he needed to do, but
unfortunately, he fell into the snare of the devil which came through a
seemingly nice looking proposal.
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