Let Us Arise and Go Up

When we put away our idols, purify our hearts, and rise in obedience, God meets us again with blessing and purpose—so arise and go back to your Bethel today!

• Jacob settled in Shechem instead of fully obeying God’s call to Bethel.
• His compromise led to tragedy—Dinah’s violation and family turmoil.
• God mercifully called Jacob again to return to Bethel, the place of promise.
• Jacob commanded his household to put away foreign gods and purify themselves.
• At Bethel, Jacob built an altar, renewed his worship, and received fresh blessing.
• God reaffirmed Jacob’s new identity as “Israel” and the covenant of multiplication and inheritance.
• True restoration begins when we return to the place where we first met God.