Читать книгу Children of God Storybook Bible - Archbishop Tutu Desmond - Страница 12
ОглавлениеGod speaks to Jacob
Isaac grew up healthy and strong and had two sons, Esau and Jacob. One day the brothers fought, and Jacob became scared of his big brother. He ran into the desert to hide. When it was dark, Jacob rested his head on a large, smooth stone and tried to sleep.
For a long time Jacob stared up at the distant stars. Jacob felt far away from his family, and so very alone. Finally he fell into a restless sleep.
He dreamed of a staircase reaching to the sky with angels going up and down. In the dream, God stood beside him and said, ‘I made a promise to your forefathers, Abraham and Isaac, and I will keep that promise to you. I will be with you, and I will protect you, and I will keep you safe.’
Jacob woke up. He was amazed by the dream. ‘God is in this place, and I did not know it!’
So he took the stone he had rested on, stood it up, and poured oil on it to bless it. He said, ‘This is the house of God and the gate to heaven.’ He called that place Bethel, which means ‘house of God’, and he promised to remember God everywhere he went.
Dear God,
help me to see that the whole world is your home.
