In Genesis 28, Isaac tells Jacob to go away from Canaan to find and marry a woman in Haran, from the family of Abraham. Isaac blesses Jacob and sends him off to take a wife from among the daughters of his uncle Laban, saying “ May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and increase your numbers until you become a community of peoples. May He give you and your descendants the blessing given to Abraham.” As Jacob then journeyed toward Haran, he stopped to rest in Bethel and had a dream in which God spoke to him of the promises of blessings and the land of Canaan which would be given to Jacob and his descendants. God said also, “I am with you and will watch over your, wherever you go, and … I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” Jacob awoke and realized that God was with him and he made a vow, saying “ (Since) God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear so that I return safely to my father’s house, then the Lord will be my God” . Jacob models for us the proper response to God's promises that we claim--- our loyalty and commitment to Him as the Lord of our life.