Genesis 28:20-22 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat… I. WHAT JACOB SOUGHT. 1. God's presence. 2. Divine protection. 3. Divine providence. 4. Divine peace. II. WHAT JACOB PROMISED. 1. To surrender himself, his entire being, to God. 2. To establish a perennial reminder of Divine goodness and mercy on the spot where he had first found it. 3. To consecrate to God a fixed portion of his income for all benevolent and religious use. (C. S. Robinson, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, |
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