Gen. 35:7,9,13 v.7 This is the first time God appears to Jacob
v.9 Now God appears to him again.
v.13 God goes up from talking with him.
notice he's coming down and going up in order to visit Jacob. in Gen. 28:12-13 we see the dream he has with both angels and the Lord God on the ladder. Look at Jn. 1:49-51 it is the same but now it is a better description, it is the son of man, Jesus.
Gen. 32:24 a man wrestles with him. Back up to v.1-2 of 32: and you see Jacob knew the difference. He calls them angels and they are the Lord's hosts. Joshua calls him the captain of the lord's hosts.
David says the heaven of heaven's cannot contain God. 1Kings 8:27. When we have the trinity we see God the father and his son Jesus. Jesus when he appears in the O.T. he is called the pre-incarnate Christ. God can manifest his personalities in many ways. The human body--son of man ---was put on God when he was born of Mary by the Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit is the 3rd personality of the triune God.
It is a very wonderful picture here that Jesus is God and man
Jesus in the O.T. is the pre-incarnate Christ.
The ladder 28:13 shows the Lord God on top of it.
the ladder in Jn. 1:51 shows Jesus the son of man on top. He is the Lord God. The Father is much to big to see. 1Kings 8:27 David says he is very big.
The Holy Spirit that Jesus said he would send to take his place when he goes away , would make him be even closer to us than Jacob. send to you John 16:7 and be in you. John 14:17
God is big enough to bless and protect us.
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