Genesis 28

Ver. 12, 13. This vision represented the peculiar care of God concerning Jacob and other saints, and the ministration of angels to them

Genesis 28:14

Ch. xxxii. 1, 2. But chiefly this ladder typified Christ as mediator between God and man; He, in his manhood, is of the earth, a descendant of Jacob, and in his divine person is the Lord from heaven; Is. vii. 14. and ix. 6. John i. 14. Rom. i. 3, 4. and ix. 5. 1 Tim. iii. 16; he is the only means of fellowship between God and men, John xiv. 6. Eph. ii. 18. and iii. 12. 1 Tim. ii. 5, 6; and he directs and enjoys the ministration of angels; in his conception, Luke i. 31. Mat. i. 20. his birth, Luke ii. 14. Heb. i. 6. his temptation, Mat. iv. 11. his agony, Luke xxii. 43. his resurrection, Mat. xxviii. 2, 5. his ascension, Acts ii. 10, 11. Ps. xlvii. 5. and lxviii. 17, 18. Dan. vii 10, 13. and second coming, 1 Thess. iv. 16. 2 Thess. i. 7. Mat. xxv 31. 11 Ver

Genesis 28:20

A vow is a solemn promise made to God, by which we bind ourselves more strictly to necessary duty, or what indifferent things are calculated to promote it, Psal. lxxvi. 11. and cxix. 106. Is. xix. 21. and xliv. 4, 5. and xlv. 23. 2 Cor. viii. 5. Deut. v. 2, 3. and xxix. 1, 12, 13. Josh. xxiv. 25. 1 Kings xi. 17. 2 Chron. xxix. 10. and xxxiv. 31, 32, 34. Ezra x. 3. Neb. ix. 10. Acts xviii. 18. and xxi. 23, 24. and that either in thankfulness for some mercy received; Joa. i. 16. or for obtaining some special benefit; - Ver

Genesis 28:21

Owned and worshipped by me and my family, as the author of our whole happiness, and as our sovereign and everlasting portion; Ex. xv. 2. Psal. cxviii. 27

REFLECTIONS UPON CHAP. XXVIII.—How crosses and crowns are mingled together in the lot of the saints! But it is comfortable when the blessing of parents and of God prepares men for their trials; and to have a godly friend’s house to lodge in, amidst our distress, alleviates the grief. What care both parents and children ought to take to prevent unequal marriages with the ungodly! How shrewd the contrivances of carna men to promote their temporal advantage! But they who aim only at pleasing men often meet with the most bitter disappointments. They who rest on partial reformations lie down but the more securely under the wrath of God. It is too late to be wise when the opportunity is lost. How amazing the mercy of God, in graciously visiting such as, by their sin, have made their own homes dangerous for them to tarry at. Easily he renders even trouble sweet with his kindness; and happy they who have him and his angels to be their protectors! No danger can come near them. And, if he love, he will never leave us.—He is often nearer us than we are aware: and his comfortable presence in ordinances is the very gate to celestial joys. How effectually nearness to God humbles us under a sense of our own vileness and corruption! and happy is it when our fellowship with God leaves a lasting impression on our spirits; powerfully constrains us, by solemn engagement, to surrender ourselves, and all that we have, to his service; and renders us content with a moderate share of the good things of this life! But while I thus regard the kindness of his providence, let me here contemplate the person and the work of my glorious Redeemer, that Mediator between God and man. On earth, in the condescension of his humanity: in heaven, in the glory of his divinity; through him I come near to God, and enjoy his presence and his favour; through him I behold the promises of guidance and protection; and after all my wanderings in this world, defended by his care, shall return to my Father’s house in peace, laden with the blessings of eternal glory