# 266 He Rolled the Stone Away

The Book of Genesis

Day 266

Ge 29:1 So Jacob went on his journey and came to the land of the people of the East. 2 And he looked, and saw a well in the field; and behold, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks. A large stone was on the well's mouth. 3 Now all the flocks would be gathered there; and they would roll the stone from the well's mouth, water the sheep, and put the stone back in its place on the well's mouth. 4 And Jacob said to them, "My brethren, where are you from?" And they said, "We are from Haran." 5 Then he said to them, "Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?" And they said, "We know him." 6 So he said to them, "Is he well?" And they said, "He is well. And look, his daughter Rachel is coming with the sheep." 7 Then he said, "Look, it is still high day; it is not time for the cattle to be gathered together. Water the sheep, and go and feed them." 8 But they said, "We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together, and they have rolled the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep." 9 Now while he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was a shepherdess. 10 And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

There is something supernatural going on here. Jacob arrives at Haran and stops at a well. There were three flocks of sheep at the well. That means there were at least three shepherds at the well when Jacob arrived. None of them are watering their sheep because there is a large stone over the well’s mouth. This stone was placed there to keep others from pilfering the water or contaminating the water, or even filling it up with earth.

This stone was large enough that it would take several shepherds to move it! They told Jacob that that they did not move the stone until they were all gathered together.

But look what happens! Jacob sees Rachel coming with her sheep and he rolls the stone away all by himself! How did he do that?  Obviously he had help from on high!

I don’t want to read more into this event than actually is there, but I can’t help but see a foreshadowing of an event involving the rolling away of another large stone. One day another stone that had been put in place and sealed, and guarded so that no one would pilfer it, was supernaturally rolled away to reveal the empty tomb. The tomb that had held One who came from the seed of Jacob. One who is the unpolluted Living Water for all the world! And all who believe in this wellspring of life, Jesus Christ, shall never thirst.

Are you thirsty? Come to Jesus and drink! The lid is off the well and available to all who will come!