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32:3–12 Remembering Esau’s death threats from twenty years earlier (27:41–42), Jacob now made a special effort to gain Esau’s favor with the assistance of messengers. The first prong of his strategy was verbal: Jacob had the messengers call Esau lord and himself your servant, thus honoring Esau’s position as firstborn—even though he had previously taken Esau’s birthright and blessing. Jacob also made sure he was the first to initiate contact between the brothers, in order to seek Esau’s favor.
To prepare for the coming confrontation with his brother, Jacob did two things: first, he divided his group in two so at least some of his people could escape if necessary; second, he offered a prayer with three elements: an admission that he was unworthy of the many blessings God had given him, a prayer for rescue, and a reminder of God’s promises to prosper and multiply Jacob.
To prepare for the coming confrontation with his brother, Jacob did two things: first, he divided his group in two so at least some of his people could escape if necessary; second, he offered a prayer with three elements: an admission that he was unworthy of the many blessings God had given him, a prayer for rescue, and a reminder of God’s promises to prosper and multiply Jacob.
Bergen, R. D. (2017). Genesis. In E. A. Blum & T. Wax (Eds.), CSB Study Bible: Notes (pp. 57–58). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
This is about the verse before verse 10 but I thought it was key.
9. Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham—In this great emergency, he had recourse to prayer. This is the first recorded example of prayer in the Bible. It is short, earnest, and bearing directly on the occasion. The appeal is made to God, as standing in a covenant relation to his family, just as we ought to put our hopes of acceptance with God in Christ. It pleads the special promise made to him of a safe return; and after a most humble and affecting confession of unworthiness, it breathes an earnest desire for deliverance from the impending danger. It was the prayer of a kind husband, an affectionate father, a firm believer in the promises.
Jamieson, R., Fausset, A. R., & Brown, D. (1997). Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (Vol. 1, pp. 34–35). Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
9. Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham—In this great emergency, he had recourse to prayer. This is the first recorded example of prayer in the Bible. It is short, earnest, and bearing directly on the occasion. The appeal is made to God, as standing in a covenant relation to his family, just as we ought to put our hopes of acceptance with God in Christ. It pleads the special promise made to him of a safe return; and after a most humble and affecting confession of unworthiness, it breathes an earnest desire for deliverance from the impending danger. It was the prayer of a kind husband, an affectionate father, a firm believer in the promises.
Jamieson, R., Fausset, A. R., & Brown, D. (1997). Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (Vol. 1, pp. 34–35). Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
10 Jacob’s earnestness is shown in his address to God. He invokes the “God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, O Lord,” almost the same as the Lord’s self-disclosure at Bethel (28:13). But usually such lengthy titles are avoided in human speech about God (cf. 28:20). By using this full title, Jacob seeks to recall all that God has done for his father and grandfather. Then he reminds the Lord that his present predicament is the result of obeying the divine command. “Return to your country and your clan” is an almost exact quote from 31:3 with the final clause “that I may be with you” paraphrased as “that I may do good for you.”
Wenham, G. J. (1994). Genesis 16–50 (Vol. 2, p. 291). Dallas: Word, Incorporated.
Passage Guide | Genesis 32:10 › Cross References
| The Lexham English Bible | |
| Genesis 24:27 | And he said, “Blessed be Yahweh, God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld his loyal love and his faithfulness from my master. I was on the way and Yahweh led me to the house of my master’s brother.” |
| Genesis 28:10–11 | 10 Then Jacob went out from Beersheba and went to Haran. 11 And he arrived at a certain place and spent the night there, because the sun had set. And he took one of the stones of the place and put it under his head and slept at that place. |
| Genesis 32:2 | And when he saw them, Jacob said, “This is the camp of God!” And he called the name of that place Mahanaim. |
| Genesis 32:7 | Then Jacob was very frightened and distressed. So he divided the people, flocks, cattle, and camels that were with him into two companies. |
| Genesis 38:18 | And he said, “What is the pledge that I must give to you?” And she said, “your seal, your cord, and your staff that is in your hand.” And he gave them to her and went in to her. And she conceived by him. |
| Genesis 47:31 | Then he said, “Swear to me.” And he swore to him. Then Israel bowed himself on the head of the bed. |
| Numbers 17:2 | “Speak to the Israelites, and take from among them twelve staffs, a staff from each family from among all their leaders according to their families’ households. Write the name of each man on his staff, |
| 2 Samuel 7:18 | Then King David went and sat before Yahweh and said, “Who am I, my lord Yahweh, and what is my house that you have brought me up to this place? |
| 2 Samuel 9:8 | Then he did obeisance and said, “What is your servant that you have paid attention to the dead dog like me?” |
| Job 8:7 | Though your beginning was small, your end will be very great. |
| Psalm 18:35 | You also gave me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand supported me, and your humility made me great. |
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