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Jacob`s anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, "Am I in God`s place, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?"
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A Righteous Rebuke
Commentators like John Calvin and Matthew Henry explain that Jacob's anger was not simple frustration but a "holy indignation." He was defending God's honor. Rachel's desperate demand put Jacob in God's place, and his sharp reply was a "faithful reproof" meant to correct her misplaced focus and point her back to the true Giver of life.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
19th Century
Anglican
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
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16th Century
Protestant
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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