What made this place awesome to Jacob was that he found God’s presence there. Jacob knew immediately after waking up that this place was no ordinary place, in astonishment he uttered this words, how awesome is this place. It is the same in the spiritual realm, wherever there is a spiritual portal, God attaches a special significance to that place, so that to those that are made aware of their existence, an awesome sense of fear and respect for that place arises within them instantly. So that out of respect, these certain areas are protected from common use. Places of special significance are set apart because of their beauty or maybe, their historical value, or something that makes them special. In nature there are places that are common and places that are special. Now the next paragraph in the story tells us why perhaps these gates are hidden out of our natural sight, He was afraid. We can be standing right next to one, and in the natural we would not have a clue that it is even there. So that the first thing we learn from Jacob’s experience is that spiritual portals have to be revealed to us. What he meant was that he had spent time in that place previous to going to sleep, and had it not been for the dream that revealed to him the significance of that place, in the natural, he would have never known that a spiritual portal existed right there in his encampment. As soon as Jacob awoke from his dream, astonished by the presence of God that was there, his comment was, I did not know it.
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