by Amy Kim Kyremes-Parks
Genesis 28:10-19a
“Jacob is a migrant, holding the distant memory of home while in exile in a foreign land. He is on the move, probably wrapped up in the logistics of any given day. How much daylight is left, how much water is needed, is there food and where to rest safely at night. He is not traveling contemplating his lineage or his position in the grand scheme of God’s Holy promise and purpose like ancestors before him. This is the first time in scripture Jacob is on his own, no sibling conflict and no partner at this point. He is heading back to the home of his ancestors, Haran. He is tired and the sun has set so he finds a rock, yes a rock, for a pillow and sleeps.”
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(Scripture and sermon begin at 39:00)