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God came to Laban, the Syrian, in a dream of the night, and said to him, "Take heed to yourself that you don`t speak to Jacob either good or bad."
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God's Direct Intervention
Commentators agree that God personally intervened to protect Jacob from a vengeful Laban. By appearing to Laban in a dream, God demonstrated His active and sovereign care for His people, directly stepping in to safeguard them from those with hostile intentions.
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18th Century
Theologian
תרפים terāpı̂ym — Teraphim. This word occurs fifteen times in the Old Testament. It appears three times in this chapte…
19th Century
Bishop
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19–35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
Abraham beg…
17th Century
Pastor
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Minister
God can put a bridle in the mouths of wicked men to restrain their malice, though He does not change their hearts. Though they have no love for God…