1. Teaching the “whole counsel of God” (Acts 20:27)
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3. Jacob’s Flight Jacob went on his journey The people of the East
Lifted his feet – suggests light-footed or enthusiasm – as one might expect after God has confirmed He is with you.
The people of the East
Genesis 25 v 6 – Abraham sent his family eastwards
East was where Moab, Amalek and Babylon were – enemies of Israel
Going east was going away from the land of promise
Jacob, as a type of Christ, went to gentiles to seek a bride
He looked and saw a well in a field
The well – source of life: living water
The field – a picture of the world or humanity

4. Jacob’s Flight Three flocks
We are the sheep of His pasture (Psalm 103 v 3)
Sheep represent humanity
3 flocks
Descendants of Shem, Ham and Japheth
All represented at the crucifixion – Jews, Romans and Simon of Cyrene
All were waiting for refreshment from the well – for the time that the well would be opened
A large stone was on the well’s mouth
Matthew 27 v 60
Mark 16 v 4

5. Jacob’s Flight Would not move the stone until all were gathered Haran
Local agreement
Language suggests they were prevented from removing the stone rather than that they were incapable
Jesus said he would rise on the third day, so the tomb was sealed and all were prevented from moving it until after the third day
Haran
Mountainous
Isaiah 2 v 1 – 5
Isaiah 52 v 7
Or dry
A well in a dry place where the flock needed water.

6. Jacob’s Flight Laban son of Nahor
Laban was the son of Bethuel – grandson of Nahor.
Laban – to become white in the sense of purified or sometimes in the sense of judgement (Joel 1 v 7)
Nahor –
charred, burned or scorched (always signifies judgement)
Snorting or snort
So, Jacob is looking for a son of judgement that has become white
Rachel is coming
Her name means ewe – a lamb or sheep
Isaiah 53 v 7 uses this word to speak of Jesus as like a sheep before its shearers

7. Jacob’s Flight The Lamb was a shepherd to the sheep
Much is made of Laban being ‘his mother’s brother’
Brother can also be translated ‘relative’ or ‘kinsman’
This, taken with Laban saying, “You my bone and my flesh” provides a link back to Adam where this kind of phrase was first used.
These were the flocks of Jacob’s kinsmen and the female descent line is being drawn to our attention – culturally abnormal
Rabbis believe that this speaks of the unity of all humanity (the sheep) in the sin of Adam
Jacob is a type of Jesus, who was born of a woman.
Rachel arrived with the fourth flock
The flock of the lamb

8. Jacob’s Flight The stone is rolled away for the flock of the lamb
Against the agreement that prevented it from being moved
Just as it was on the day of resurrection
As far as we can tell it is only the flock of the lamb that are allowed to drink
Jacob – the type of Christ – removed the stone for the flock of the lamb
The flock of the son from judgement who had become white
The fourth flock – not the natural 3 but the supernatural 1

9. Jacob’s Flight Kissed Rachel Explained that he was a kinsman
Jesus had to be a kinsman to redeem us
He had to be related to us but without our legacy of sin
He stayed a month
It was culturally acceptable to stay up to a month as a guest
Beyond this it was expected that you would work or pay for your keep
Next time we come to Genesis we will see what he did for work
Meanwhile we praise Him that the great stone was rolled away

10. Teaching the “whole counsel of God” (Acts 20:27)
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