Charles Spurgeon Commentary Genesis 32:1

"And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him." — Genesis 32:1 (ASV)

And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.

What an encouragement the visit of these angels must have been to Jacob after the strife which he had had with Laban!

But, dear friends, angels often come to meet us, though we do not know it. As in the old classic story, the poor man said, "This is a plain hut, but God has been here," so we may say of every Christian's cottage, "Though it is poor, an angel has come here," for David says, The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

As the angels of God met Jacob, I trust that if you have come here after some stern battle, and trial, and difficulty, you may find the angels of God meeting you here.

They do come into the assemblies of the saints. Paul tells us that the woman ought to have her head covered in the assembly because of the angels, that is, because they are there to see that all things are done decently and in order.

And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.

When he left the promised land, he had a vision of angels, ascending and descending upon the ladder, as if to bid him farewell.

Now that he is going back, the angels are there again to speed him on his way home to the land of the covenant, the land which the Lord had promised to give to Abraham and his seed.