![]() When the righteous look like they are going to be beaten and overcome by evil, watch out. One recurring theme throughout the Scriptures is that the party who appears to be the weaker party is actually the stronger one. However, the verb form סָלַל salal is found all over the Bible and is commonly used to mean “ramp” or “highway.” Was this path to heaven temporary, like a ladder up against the side of a house, or permanent, such as a ramp or a ziggurat. The Hebrew word סֻלָּם sullam, usually translated as ladder, is only found in the TaNaKh. “He had a dream, and behold, a ladder was set on the earth with its top reaching to heaven and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.” (Genesis 28:12 NASB) ![]() We need to pay attention and watch where God is acting. Just as the battle against Amalek reminded Israel that the LORD was the real source of their victory, the support for Ya’akov‘s head became a reminder of the real source of Ya’akov‘s birthright and all his blessings. The rock Ya’akov put under his head at the beginning of the Torah section וַיֵּצֵא Vayetze (“he went out,” Genesis 28:10–32:2) reminds me of the rock Aharon and Khur provided for Moshe to sit on while Yehoshua was leading Yisrael in the battle against Amalek (Exodus 17:12). He came to a certain place and spent the night there, because the sun had set and he took one of the stones of the place and put it under his head, and lay down in that place.” (Genesis 28:10–11 NASB) “Then Ya’akov departed from Beersheba and went toward Haran. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:50:44 - 30.0MB)
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