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A Model of Obedience
Commentators see Jacob's actions as a straightforward model of how children should obey their parents in all lawful matters. His willingness to listen to both his father and mother and undertake a long journey stands as a positive, instructive example.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 28:1–22
18th Century
Theologian
קהל qâhāl — “congregation.”
מחלת māchălat — Machalath, “sickness, or a harp.”
לוּז l…
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 28:1–22
19th Century
Bishop
John Gill
On Genesis 28:7
17th Century
Pastor
And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother
As it became him, and as it becomes all children to be obedient to t…
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Matthew Henry
On Genesis 28:6–9
17th Century
Minister
Good examples impress even the ungodly and malicious. But Esau thought, by pleasing his parents in one thing, to atone for other wrongdoings. Carna…