Hypothesis: Ascending Jacob’s Ladder is easier as your Splendid Spiritual Self!
Life in the Old Testament can be confusing. Multiple wives, some children blessed, some not. Abraham passing his blessings and worldly goods down to his son Isaac.
Isaac’s twin sons Esau and Jacob by Rebecca. “Two nations are in thy womb, and two peoples shall be divided out of thy womb, and one people shall overcome the other, and the elder (Esau) shall serve the younger (Jacob). Esau was a hunter and his father’s favorite while Jacob was a plain man and his mother. Esau sold his birthright to Jacob and Jacob pretended to be Esau as his father’s soul wanted to bless Esau before he died.
Sibling rivalry to the nth degree.
Isaac sends Jacob to Mesopotamia where Jacob’s vision of a ladder came to him in a dream. He saw in his sleep a ladder standing upon the earth, and the top thereof touching heaven: the angels of God ascending and descending by it; and the Lord God leaning upon the ladder.
Life in the Old Testament can be prophetic!
Jacob’s vision being the first revelation that heaven can be reached from earth, that the two worlds can be one. Most say the ladder is an analogy to Jesus Christ who came to earth from heaven and re-ascended from earth to heaven. Did they even have ladders back then? Wheels too?
No applicable life experiences to share here other than my personal attempt to live life as a spiritual being while still here on earth with the hypothesis being that death and the one-way transition to heaven comes easier and simpler in this manner. Everyone can develop their own unique Splendid Spiritual Self through the TROML Process!
TROML Baby!
Day 9: Reading The Bible with a TROML Perspective; Hypothesis: Ascending Jacob’s Ladder is easier as your Splendid Spiritual Self!
Read and inspired by the Old Testament, The Book of Genesis Chapters 25-29
Bible Notes:
Genesis, the genesis or origin of the world, the history of Creation.
Noe and the Deluge, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph
Closes with the deaths of Jacob and of Joseph in Egypt, whither Joseph had called his father and brothers.
Genesis Chapter 25: Abraham’s children by Cetura; Abraham gives his possessions to Isaac; Abraham’s age and death; God blesses Isaac; Generations of Ismael; Death of Ismael; Birth of Esau and Jacob; Esau sells his birthright to Jacob;
And Abraham married another wife named Cetura…
Children of the concubines ((in polygamous societies) a woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife or wives; a mistress).
And the years of Abraham were a hundred and seventy-five.
And Isaac and Ismael, his sons, buried him… (with) Sara his wife.
Ismael years were a hundred and thirty-seven.
Two nations are in thy womb, and two peoples shall be divided out of thy womb, and one people shall overcome the other, and the elder (Esau) shall serve the younger (Jacob)
Esau sold his birthright to Jacob.
Genesis Chapter 26: Famine in the land; Isaac dwells in Gerara; Isaac prospers; Isaac digs wells; Isaac dwells in Bersabee; Isaac’s covenant with Abimelech; Esau’s wives.
Abimelech king of the Palestines
Isaac said Rebecca is his sister (same as father Abraham and mother Sara).
Depart from us, for thou art become much mightier than we.
And they digged in the torrent, and found living water.
Where the Lord appeared to him saying: I am the God of Abraham, thy father, do not fear, for I am with thee…
And they both offended the mind of Isaac and Rebecca
Genesis Chapter 27: Isaac commands Esau to hunt for meat; Conspiracy of Rebecca and Jacob; Jacob receives the blessing intended for Esau; Esau’s anger and complaint; Esau plans to kill Jacob; Rebecca advises Jacob to flee;
And my soul may bless thee before I die
Rebecca’s idea!
Genesis Chapter 28: Isaac sends Jacob to Mesopotamia; Esau marries a daughter of Ismael; Jacob’s vision of a ladder; Jacob’s vow at Bethel,
And he saw in his sleep a ladder standing upon the earth, and the top thereof touching heaven: the angels of God ascending and descending by it; and the Lord God of Abraham leaning upon the ladder.
Genesis Chapter 29: Jacob comes to the well of Haran; Jacob meets Rachel; Laban welcomes Jacob; Laban’s daughters; Betrothal of Jacob and Rachel; Jacob is deceived with Lia; Jacob marries Rachel; Birth of Ruben, Simeon, Levi, and Juda,
Then Jacob went on in his journey,,,
And when he had heard the causes of his journey,,,
Jacob served seven years for Rachel.
Another seven years for Rachel after deceived with Lia.
Rachel barren, Lia opened her womb.
The Lord saw my affliction; now my husband will love me.
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