Proper 21 (CL)

Genesis 28:10-22
10 Jacob left Beersheba and went toward Haran. 11 And he came to a certain place and stayed there that night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down in that place to sleep. 12 And he dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it! 13 And behold, the Lord stood above it and said, “I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. The land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring. 14 Your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and in you and your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed. 15 Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” 16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.” 17 And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”
18 So early in the morning Jacob took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up for a pillar and poured oil on the top of it. 19 He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first. 20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear, 21 so that I come again to my father’s house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God, 22 and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God’s house. And of all that you give me I will give a full tenth to you.”
The Holy Bible : English standard version. 2001 (Ge 28:10-22). Wheaton: Standard Bible Society.

Again you have someone pledging a tenth of all they have to the Lord. Not a tenth of what they earn but of what they have. God has promised Jacob that he will make him into a great nation. His descendants will fill this land and be as many as a the dust of the earth.

Jacob ran away from his family for fear of his brother Esau. He has abandoned his father and mother. He headed north to Rebekah's family. He goes to sleep on this night with a rock under his head. God reveals to him a ladder with Angels going up and down upon it. God restores his Covenant with Abraham and Isaac now with Jacob.

God will protect his people no matter where they go. He will travel with us. He sends his Angels upon the earth to take care of us. God has even redeemed his people from their sins. God has given us life. He has welcomed us into his great Nation. We will share in the inheritance of his Son Jesus Christ.