If you mention the name Jacob, most people will start singing the ladder song.
We are climbing Jacob’s ladder
We are climbing Jacob’s ladder
We are climbing Jacob’s ladder
Soldiers of the cross
(No one ever asks why the cross shows up in an Old Testament song, but that is another story!)
But Jacob’s story is so much more complex! A thief, swindler, wrestler, and oh yea, one of the Father’s of our faith! His is a story we need to remember because it is our story!