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He dreamed. Behold, a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. Behold, the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
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The Ladder is Christ
The commentators overwhelmingly interpret the ladder as a powerful symbol of Jesus Christ. As the one and only Mediator, His divine nature reaches to heaven while His human nature rests on earth, bridging the gap created by sin. Through Him, blessings descend to us, and our prayers ascend to God. As Jesus Himself later said, He is the reality to which this vision points (John 1:51).
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18th Century
Presbyterian
קהל qâhāl — “congregation.”
מחלת māchălat — Machalath, “sickness, or a harp.”
לוּז l…
19th Century
Anglican
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
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16th Century
Protestant
And he dreamed. Moses here teaches how opportunely, and (as we might say) at the critical moment, the Lord helped his servant. For who wou…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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