Bible Commentary

Then thou shalt say, [They be] thy servant Jacob’s; it [is] a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he [is] behind us. Coming to see thy face, and beg thy favour. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole 13-23. took . . . a present forEsauJacob combined active exertions … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 32:18”

And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose [art] thou? and whither goest thou? and whose [are] these before thee? 17. he commanded the foremostThemessengers were strictly commanded to say the same words [Gen 32:18;Gen 32:20], that Esau might bemore impressed and that the uniformity of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 32:17”

And he delivered [them] into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space between drove and drove. That his gift might be represented to Esau with most advantage, and his mind might by little and little be sweetened towards him. Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 32:16”

Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals. Verse 15. Ten bulls] The Syriac and Vulgate have twenty; but ten is a sufficient proportion to the forty kine. By all this we see that Jacob was led to make restitution for the injury he had done … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 32:15”

Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams, 14. two hundred, &c.] The numbers here given enable us to form some idea of the great size of Jacob’s caravan. The animals are apparently mentioned in the order of their value, beginning with the least valuable. Jacob hopes by the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 32:14”

And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother; 13 21. Jacob’s Present to Esau 13. a present ] Heb. minah. Cf. Gen 43:11; Gen 43:15. See note on Gen 4:3. Jacob hopes that a substantial present will turn away the resentment … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 32:13”

And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude. 12. thou saidst ] See Gen 28:14. as the sand of the sea ] See Gen 13:16, Gen 22:17, and cf. Gen 16:10. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 32:12”

Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, [and] the mother with the children. 11. from the hand of Esau ] Jacob in his prayer makes no reference to the possible cause of Esau’s anger, and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 32:11”

I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast showed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands. 10. I am not worthy ] Heb. I am less than all, &c. The meaning is, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 32:10”

And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee: 9. O God, &c.] Jacob’s prayer consists of (1) an invocation; (2) a reminder of the promise; (3) a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 32:9”