Genesis 28: Jacob’s Vision Proves The Preexistence

Ooh, I really enjoyed this morning’s reading! ^_^ I hope y’all find it just as interesting as I did. Today I realized something really cool. Ironically, I wasn’t reading from Genesis at all; I was reading from 2 Nephi 3 when I started drifting back through old childhood memories.

As a kid, my parents gave me a children’s Bible with watercolor images on every page. And I really loved that book. It was basically a treasure of mine. This book didn’t have the full Bible in it, though, just the “main” stories. A lot of the grosser details were also left out… Basically, it was censored for kids. But I loved it still. XD

Anyway. Reading about Joseph in 2 Nephi, for some reason I thought back to Jacob, grandson of Abraham. Joseph descended from Jacob; maybe that’s what did it. Either way. Do you remember how Jacob had a vision of God and angels, while out in some desert? In that vision, I’ve always wondered why the angels were going up and down a ladder (or stairs, depends who you ask). Now I know why. And it’s an awesome example of premortal life being hinted at in the Bible.